Student Assistants

Student Support and Programme Coordination:

Ece Tug is a Master’s student in World Heritage Studies at BTU Cottbus–Senftenberg and works as a Student Assistant supporting programme coordination. Her work includes assisting with the onboarding of new students, providing organisational and study-related guidance, and supporting communication between students and the programme. Before beginning her Master’s studies, she gained five years of professional experience as a Project Officer at an NGO working in the field of cultural heritage. She contributed to national, international, and EU-funded projects, with experience in project coordination, stakeholder engagement, event management, and community-focused activities. She holds a Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in German Language and Literature and an Associate degree in Cultural Heritage and Tourism.

Hybrid Teaching & Digital Learning:

Coming to Germany from Nepal with a background in Architectural Design and high hopes of bringing positive change back to his country through the knowledge and experiences at BTU Cottbus, Sumin Bajracharya is exploring possibilities as a young professional and Master's student in World Heritage Studies. Growing up to the toll of temple bells in a land rich in traditions, he seeks to empower people to preserve and protect their heritage by placing community at the core of cultural heritage management.

He is currently supporting the Chair of Cultural Management in Hybrid Teaching & Digital Learning as a Student Assistant. His responsibilities include providing technical support for conducting hybrid and online classes in the Master's programmes, including recording, editing, and uploading lectures; contributing to the ongoing development of the digital learning environment and the enhancement of hybrid teaching; supporting the creation and publication of digital teaching and learning resources; and coordinating the organization and delivery of accompanying online learning formats and virtual events.

Sumin Bajracharya

bajrasum(at)b-tu.de 

Assistance to the Chair of Cultural Management:

Dunja Belić is an art historian and a student of the Dual Degree Master’s in World Heritage Studies at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg and the Master’s in Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. Her professional background is in contemporary art curation, gallery management, and performance art studies. Within the Cultural Management team she supports the development and implementation of syllabi, module and event management and the research on authoritarian transformations. She has been part of the Cultural Management team since January 2026.