On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, at 5.00 pm, the opening reception for the exhibition “The Denied” will take place at the Cottbus City Museum. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) is organising three public events to accompany the exhibition, which runs from 8 October 2026 to 3 January 2027. Anyone interested is warmly invited!

The young Nigerian woman has been studying for a Master’s degree in Transfers-Fluids-Materials in Aeronautical and Space Applications (TFM-ASA) at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) since 2025. She has successfully completed her dissertation at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) on the topic of electrified propeller technologies.

A demolition excavator is gnawing its way through a prefabricated block of flats. For most people, it’s just building rubble. For Angelika Mettke, it’s a treasure trove. For 30 years, the BTU professor has been fighting against the throwaway mentality of the construction industry and giving concrete slabs weighing tonnes a new lease of life. The Tagesspiegel ranks her amongst the 100 most influential figures in Berlin’s scientific community.