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Visions for a German-Polish health region

The AGEPOL project aims to lay the foundations for a German-Polish health region. The central question is how the health, social inclusion and quality of life of older people in the cross-border region can be sustainably improved.

Group photo of the prize-winners

BTU has once again been named ‘Brandenburg’s Think Tank’

The Berlin-Brandenburg Business Plan Competition (BPW) has recognised the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) and its Founders’ Service for the fourth time as Brandenburg’s leading university for start-ups.

Group photo: Energy-Efficient Vehicles module

Skills development at the heart of teaching and study

Just a few days ago, the student team Lausitz Dynamics secured victory in this year’s Shell Eco-marathon energy efficiency competition. Now, the ‘Energy-Efficient Vehicles’ module, which is offered as part of the General Studies programme, has been awarded the 2025 Teaching Prize by the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg.

Logo: Lausitz Science Park

Events

End-of-semester concert - Jazz/Rock/Pop

20.07.2026 | 20:00

Studying & Teaching

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.

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Study across Europe with EUNICE courses

Students have access to a wide range of multidisciplinary courses. They can benefit from the expertise of more than ten European universities and tailor their educational pathway to suit their...

Fulya in Taipei

Between night markets, bubble tea and a massive campus

Fulya Nur Kirnak is studying for a Master of Science in Architecture at BTU. She spent the last semester at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST) in Taipei.

The team at the prize-giving ceremony

Victory at the Shell Eco-marathon

The student team Lausitz Dynamics took first place in the Prototype Hydrogen Fuel Cell category. The Shell Eco-marathon is all about driving as energy-efficiently as possible.

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

Art that doesn’t want to be smooth

Prof. Verena Issel and the courage not to sit on the fence, but to build something of her own from both worlds.

How change comes about

Inside a university building, there are workbenches, old bicycles and boxes full of things that others would have thrown away long ago. For BTU researcher Prof. Melanie Jaeger-Erben, this place is...

Group photo of the participants, photo: Tom Scheppan

Researchers following in the footsteps of the polar pioneers

The six-strong expedition team is making its way entirely self-sufficiently from Ilulissat to Tasiilaq across the Greenland ice sheet, in temperatures around freezing, with headwinds and snowfall.

"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.

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.

Campus & Life

Student cultural campus festival is becoming increasingly popular

Around 1,500 delighted guests of all ages enjoyed themselves at this year’s festival, which offered a varied programme featuring many highlights, colourful stalls and culinary delights.

at the Biotechnology stand, photo: BTU, Ralf Schuster

Huge turnout at the open day in Senftenberg

Interested people of all ages had a choice of around 40 events. They took the opportunity to find out about study programmes and projects and to chat with students.

The atmosphere during a quiz night

Pub quiz at the Casablanca in Finsterwalde on the future of medicine

The Finsterwalde branch and the Quizlab are hosting an event on 16 July 2026 from 7 pm: the aim is to encourage people of all generations to engage in conversation, with a particular focus on women.

View of the lake with blue swimming caps, photo: BTU, Ralf Schuster

Lausitz took the plunge, and BTU was there too

With over 1,400 swimming caps, Lake Großräschen secured second place in the 5-Lakes Challenge – marking the launch of the network of navigable lakes in Brandenburg and Saxony.

From Ideas to Projects – Competition poster

Sustainability: Calling for student projects for the future

To ensure our world remains a place worth living in for future generations, we need ideas! Students can get involved and submit their projects until 1 July 2026.

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