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Cottbus 2026 Cultural Salon: "Water" to be hosted at the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg

“Christall Floods” – When tears become music: a Baroque concert with the Ensemble Due sopra il Basso on Wednesday 20 May 2026 at 6.30 pm in Teaching Building 4A, the Experimental Hall.

Science and research as drivers of structural change: Federal Minister for Research visits the BTU

Science and research are key drivers of change in Lusatia. Federal Minister for Research Dorothee Bär saw this for herself today during her official inaugural visit to the state of Brandenburg.

106th Conference of Civil Engineering Departmental Committees at the BTU

This week, the BTU is hosting the 106th Civil Engineering Departmental Committee Conference (BauFaK). Until Sunday, around 140 students and Departmental Committee representatives from Germany, Austria and Switzerland will be meeting in Cottbus to discuss current issues in Civil Engineering, higher education policy and social matters.

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Events

KLĔB A SOL - The Cottbus Welcome Party

21.05.2026 | 15:00 - 20:00

Studying & Teaching

Final preparations for the Lausitz Dynamics race are underway

With their vehicle, the HydroRaycer, the student team is now in the final stages of preparation: this year’s Shell Eco-marathon will take place in Poland from 24 to 28 June 2026.

Students on the lawn in front of the IKMZ

Submit your application now to study in the winter semester of 2026/27!

Prospective students holding a foreign higher education entrance qualification have been able to submit an application online via the uni-assist portal since 1 March 2026.

Try it first, then study! Open days at BTU

Open Days from 23 to 25 June 2026: Prospective students can get a taste of what university life is like, for example in STEM subjects, Architecture, Business Administration, Social Work, and the...

International students in front of the cherry grove

A warm welcome to exchange students for the summer term 2026

The event was a wonderful opportunity to introduce the new exchange students to the wide range of opportunities awaiting them during their stay at BTU.

Two new BTU student representatives on the EUNICE Student Advisory Board

Full of energy, Ha Lien Pham and Maral Chavoshi Tehrani represent the BTU students in order to strengthen their voices within EUNICE and intensify international exchange.

Research & Transfer

"This unimaginable nature of space and time – it has never let me go."

In an interview: Physicist Prof. Dr Christine Ruffert is organising this year’s iCampμs Cottbus Conference 2026.

Profile of Prof. Jens Riedel

Joint appointment underscores the strategic partnership between BAM and BTU

Jens Riedel of the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing has been appointed chair of Spectrochemical Analysis at the BTU.

Science parks as spaces for future prospects

Experts discussed the role of science parks in science, business and regional transformation at the TransformationsFORUM Hochschulstadt in Halle (Saale) on 5 May.

From science fiction to reality

What fascinated him about Captain Future as a child is what he is now researching: AI systems that recognise human states and respond to them.

The scientist who asks what remains

For Prof. Johanna Blokker, walls are not silent witnesses, but storehouses of experiences, hopes and ruptures.

Campus & Life

Cottbus Culture Salon 2026: "Water" at the BTU

“Christall Floods” – When tears become music: a Baroque concert with the Ensemble Due sopra il Basso on Wednesday, 20 May 2026, at 6.30 pm in Teaching Building 4A (Experiment Hall), main campus

Faculty 4 of BTU Elects New Dean’s Office

Prof. Dr. jur. habil. Jens M. Schubert was elected Dean.

Gruppenfoto Science Slam 2025

5th Brandenburg Science Slam starts

Scientists present their research in an entertaining way at a total of seven locations in Brandenburg - including Finsterwalde and Spremberg.

The ribbon is cut

Fitness trail opens on the BTU Campus Senftenberg

The new programme is aimed at university staff and students as well as the general public. The outdoor activities are designed to promote health and encourage active breaks, whilst also serving as a...

Ralf Schuster in front of his paintings

The wonderful, colourful world of studying and working

Ralf Schuster’s exhibition can be viewed until 4 July 2026 at the media centre of the campus library on the Campus Senftenberg; admission is free during opening hours.

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