You have been appointed to the BTU?

We are pleased that you have accepted the call to a professorship or even a junior professorship. We will be happy to assist you as you start your new working environment in Lusatia.

As a family-oriented university, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg has set itself the goal of supporting dual careers and offering dual-career couples a place to live and work together.

The Welcome Centre is the central advisory and service point for newly appointed professors as well as for international visiting scientists, doctoral candidates and postdocs who come to us for more than three months.

Date: October 20, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Central Campus - details to be announced.

Brief Review: BTU President Prof. Gesine Grande, full-time Vice President for Research and Transfer Prof. Michael Hübner, Vice President for Studies and Teaching Prof. Peer Schmidt and Chancellor Alfred Funk welcomed the professors appointed to the university since the end of last year for the first time on October 28, 2022, on the 7th floor of the Information, Communication and Media Center (IKMZ). In a pleasant atmosphere and with a view over the city of Cottbus, it was not only the perfect opportunity to get to know each other. The new colleagues also used the meeting in particular to learn more about each other's fields and to find common topics for cooperation in research and teaching. The entire Executive Board, which was present, was also pleased to get into conversation with the new scientists.

Some of the invited professors have already been researching and teaching in Cottbus or Senftenberg since the end of 2021. Others were appointed for the summer semester 2022 and others for the winter semester 2022/2023 and have thus just started their service. Seven professors (overview) were successfully newly appointed at the six faculties and the Faculty of Health Sciences (FGW) during this period.

After a round of introductions, in which each of the newly appointed professors reported something about their own career and professional interests, there was also an opportunity for one or two anecdotes related to their new professional start at the BTU. Valuable suggestions were gladly taken up by the university management and solutions were proposed. Once again, it proved to be an advantage that one can exchange ideas in an uncomplicated and personal manner at the BTU.

In this seminar, we give all "newcomers" of the respective year a compact overview of the orientation and goals as well as the organization and processes at our university.During your start-up phase, we will be happy to provide you with comprehensive and individual information on administrative organization, university life and BTU facilities. You will learn interesting facts about teaching, research and committees at the university. There are also numerous opportunities for active sporting activities and targeted further education and training.

Link to the Start me up - Newcomer Program

Please see our current notices on this page.

Next date: To be announced.

Get to know your new working environment. We would be happy to organize a campus tour for you.

The university works closely with the city of Cottbus and the city of Senftenberg. As part of this cooperation, appointment mentors personally supervise newly appointed professors and provide authentic information, including:

• sightseeing and recreational opportunities in the region
• the many questions that arise in connection with a move to Cottbus
• the care and schooling of children
• the prospects in the region for your partner.

Appointment sponsors are employees and students of our university with strong ties to the city as well as committed people from the region. Please contact us if you would like support in this regard.

Are you looking for an active balance to your professional activities? On the homepage of the Central Institution for University Sports, you will find information about the opportunities to get involved in sports at the various BTU locations.

The BTU also offers its employees a wide range of preventive health care options.

The topic of CONTINUING EDUCATION is writ large at the BTU.