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.

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.

Anyone who simply disposes of buildings after demolition is throwing away both valuable raw materials and the potential to reduce emissions. This is precisely where the work of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Angelika Mettke comes in; for over 30 years, she has been conducting research at the BTU into how building components from demolished buildings can be reused rather than turned into construction waste.