What study programmes are available at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) - and which one is right for me? What is it like to attend a lecture? What is there to discover on campus? On Thursday, 15 January 2026, there will be answers to these and many other questions at the Senftenberg site between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

On Friday, 19 December 2025 at 5:30 pm, participants in the public lecture series "Forensic Sciences: On the trail of the crime" at the Cottbus main campus of BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg will follow the trail of past clues to previously unsolved criminal cases. The officer will be former Director of Criminal Investigation Karsten Bettels.

On 11 December 2025, students from the BTU campuses in Cottbus and Senftenberg and pupils from the Georg Heinsius von Mayenburg School in the Senftenberg district of Brieske once again faced the question of which of their self-constructed bridges is particularly strong and light.

Excellent results in the current ranking of the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHE) for Master's degree programmes at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) in the field of engineering.

Numerical simulations will be the focus of the pupils university at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) on 17 December 2025 and 28 January 2026.

On 4 December 2025, the Federal Government Commissioner for Eastern Germany, Minister of State Elisabeth Kaiser, and the Lusatia Representative of the Minister President Dr.-Ing. Klaus Freytag visited the Center for Hybrid Electric Systems Cottbus (chesco) at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg.

"How flying robots measure our world" - this is the topic of the last children's university lecture of 2025 at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) on 10 and 11 December.

On Tuesday, 9 December 2025, from 5 pm, the film screening "Die Architekten" (GDR, 1990), the reading of the novel "Die Allee" (Galiani Verlag, 2025) and a discussion with director Peter Kahane and author Florentine Anders will take place at Cottbuser Weltspiegel. Anyone interested is cordially invited to the event!

In addition to university members, visitors from the region will have the opportunity to be enchanted by the Christmas flair at the BTU in Senftenberg on Wednesday and Thursday, 10 and 11 December 2025, from 3 pm to 10 pm.