Care affects us all
Reconciling work and family care poses major challenges for many people - often unexpected and involving considerable organisational effort. To support you in such situations, we are now offering personal care counselling once a month directly at the Cottbus main campus.

Who is the service for?
The free, confidential and anonymous counselling is aimed at all employees - both those with current care needs in their family environment and those who would like to obtain information at an early stage and as a preventative measure.

What can you expect?
Specialists from the Cottbus care support centre will advise you individually on topics such as

• Organisation and planning of care
• Care insurance benefits
• Relief offers for caring relatives
• Legal bases and support services

Procedure and registration
45 minutes are set aside for each counselling session; if necessary, the time can be extended to up to 60 minutes.

Next counselling appointment (Wednesdays, 13:30 - 16:30):

• 17 September

Location:
Room 2.43, main building, Cottbus main campus

Registration:
Please call
T +49 (0)355 69 3834 to register at least two days before your preferred date.

This children's university event deals with the topic of the environment.

How is plastic made? What would life be like without plastic? What happens to our plastic waste? Are there other ways to produce plastic without damaging our environment? During the event, the children get to know CARBI, the carbon atom. CARBI explains what plastic is and what we can do with our plastic waste

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Roh Pin Lee, Institute for Decarbonisation and Transformation of Industry

Date: 15 October 2025 (Campus Senftenberg, Building 11, Room 11.122), 17:00-17:45

Further information about the event can be found here!

This children's university event deals with the topic of the environment.

How is plastic made? What would life be like without plastic? What happens to our plastic waste? Are there other ways to produce plastic without damaging our environment? During the event, the children get to know CARBI, the carbon atom. CARBI explains what plastic is and what we can do with our plastic waste

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Roh Pin Lee, Institute for Decarbonisation and Transformation of Industry

Date: 16 October 2025 (Audimax 2, main campus)
The lectures in Cottbus are always offered on the same topics at 3 pm and 5 pm .

Further information on the event can be found here!

This student university event deals with the subject of the voice.

How do we produce sounds, whether we sing or speak? How does our voice work?
These questions will be answered in the lecture.
It will also show why our voice sounds so distinctive
and all the unexpected things we can do with it. Numerous practical elements will be used to take a completely new look at what we often use thoughtlessly every day: our voice.

Officer: Johannes Kaufhold, Institute of Instrumental and Vocal Performance and Teaching

Date: 29 October 2025 (Campus Senftenberg, Building 11, Room 11.122), 16:00-17:30

Further information about the event can be found here!

This children's university event is all about crystals.

Join our two heroes Kristallopher and Tropfine on their exciting journey through the world of crystals! Together we will discover how crystals are formed deep underground and how we can grow them artificially in the laboratory. Did you know that crystals are found in lasers, smartphones and even solar cells? They are much more important and common than you might think! And the best thing is: in our live experiments, we will see exactly what crystals are capable of and grow them directly on site in just a few minutes

Officer: Dr Owen Ernst, Chair of Physical Chemistry

Date: 12 November 2025 (Campus Senftenberg, Building 11, Room 11.122), 17:00-17:45

Further information about the event can be found here!

This children's university event is all about crystals.

Join our two heroes Kristallopher and Tropfine on their exciting journey through the world of crystals! Together we will discover how crystals are formed deep underground and how we can grow them artificially in the laboratory. Did you know that crystals are found in lasers, smartphones and even solar cells? They are much more important and common than you might think! And best of all: in our live experiments, we will see exactly what crystals are capable of and grow them directly on site in just a few minutes

Officer: Dr Owen Ernst, Chair of Physical Chemistry

Date: 13 November 2025 (Audimax 2, main campus)
The lectures in Cottbus are always offered on the same topics at 3 pm and 5 pm .

Further information on the event can be found here!

This student university event deals with the subject of the voice.

How do we produce sounds, whether we sing or speak? How does our voice work?
These questions will be answered in the lecture.
It will also show why our voice sounds so distinctive
and all the unexpected things we can do with it. Numerous practical elements will be used to take a completely new look at what we often use thoughtlessly every day: our voice.

Officer: Johannes Kaufhold, Institute of Instrumental and Vocal Performance and Teaching

Date: 16.11.2025 (Audimax 2, main campus), 16:00-17:30

Further information about the event can be found here!

Date: 02.12.2025 (main campus), 9 am to 11 am

This practical course is aimed at family carers and interested individuals. It teaches strategies for accompanying dying people, strengthens confidence in dealing with death and dying and provides access to helpful networks.

Contents of the course:

• Practical impulses for dealing with dying (e.g. nutrition, pain, touch)
• Information on regional/non-regional support services (e.g. SAPV, hospice services)
• Legal aspects and funeral culture
• Self-care, coping with stress and dealing with grief
• Avoiding unnecessary hospitalisation

Communication channels, rituals, dealing with people with dementia and ways of saying goodbye at home are also discussed. The course encourages participants to confront their own fears and shows where support can be found.

Registration: by clicking on the link

Officer: Anja Gehrke-Huy (qualified social pedagogue / bereavement counsellor / educational advisor)

This children's university event deals with the topic of drones.

Drones are small flying robots that are equipped with cameras, lasers or thermal imaging devices. They fly over fields, construction sites or large factory buildings and take pictures or measure everything precisely from there. This allows people on the ground to see what things look like in these places - without having to be there themselves. This is particularly practical if a roof is too high, a site too dangerous or a field is huge. With the help of drones, farmers, for example, can recognise whether their plants have received enough water, or construction workers can check whether a building is still in good condition. This saves time, money and makes work much safer. But there are also things that need to be taken into account: Drones are not allowed to fly everywhere, for example not near people or during storms. They are also careful not to take photos of private property. In the future, drones are set to become even smarter. Perhaps they will then fly in groups, think like small computers and help even better in surveying and protecting our world.

Officer: Matthias Nattke, Chair of Factory Planning and Operation

Date: 10 December 2025 (Campus Senftenberg, Building 11, Room 11.122), 17:00-17:45

Further information on the event can be found here!

This children's university event deals with the topic of drones.

Drones are small flying robots that are equipped with cameras, lasers or thermal imaging devices. They fly over fields, construction sites or large factory buildings and take pictures or measure everything precisely from there. This allows people on the ground to see what things look like in these places - without having to be there themselves. This is particularly practical if a roof is too high, a site too dangerous or a field is huge. With the help of drones, farmers, for example, can recognise whether their plants have received enough water, or construction workers can check whether a building is still in good condition. This saves time, money and makes work much safer. But there are also things that need to be taken into account: Drones are not allowed to fly everywhere, for example not near people or during storms. They are also careful not to take photos of private property. In the future, drones are set to become even smarter. Perhaps they will then fly in groups, think like small computers and help even better in surveying and protecting our world.

Officer: Matthias Nattke, Chair of Factory Planning and Operation

Date: 11 December 2025 (Audimax 2, main campus)
The lectures in Cottbus are always offered on the same topics at 3 pm and 5 pm .

Further information on the event can be found here!