Artificial intelligence is a key technology for tackling the major challenges of our time: it can make production processes more sustainable, conserve resources, improve healthcare and strengthen companies’ position in the face of international competition.

On 4 July 2026, hundreds of visitors of all ages, including many prospective students, took the opportunity to experience the genuine campus atmosphere at the BTU in Senftenberg, find out about the courses and projects on offer, and chat with academics and students.

A stroll through Berlin city centre on a hot July day – for most people, it’s a matter of putting up with it. For Susan Draeger, it’s a research question.

Culture is a crucial factor for the future of rural regions. Researchers at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg have, for the first time, provided comprehensive evidence of how cultural networks fund social participation, drive regional development and strengthen democratic cohesion.

BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg is systematically expanding its range of degree programmes in the forward-looking field of rail transport. With a new specialisation within the Civil Engineering study programme, students will be able to acquire rail-specific skills from the 2026/27 winter semester onwards and gain qualifications for a growing professional field.

Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU), together with its partners, is taking the Lausitz Science Park into its next phase of development: following notarisation, Lausitz Science Park GmbH (LSP GmbH) will officially commence operations on 1 July 2026.

At one of the world’s largest energy efficiency competitions, the student team Lausitz Dynamics from the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) secured victory in the Prototype Hydrogen Fuel Cell category. The Shell Eco-marathon Poland took place from 24 to 28 June 2026 at the Silesia Ring in Kamień Śląski.

“CoolKnee” aims to improve post-operative rehabilitation following knee surgery through the use of smart textiles, sensors and digital data analysis

Muthu Kumaran Parthiban came to Senftenberg studying Biotechnology focusing on Bioanalytics. After graduating, he found a position at an acclaimed Leibniz Institute and talks about his career path in this interview.

A power cut, a disruption to traffic control systems, or a networked industrial plant that goes out of sync: it is in situations like these that the true resilience of technical systems is revealed. What matters is not just that a disruption occurs – but how that disruption develops over time.