Current events
1. Invitation to the ZeStuR Future Forge
Event on 6 October 2026: Working together to drive change. A dialogue between research and practice.
As part of the ‘Future Forge’ initiative ‘Democratic Capacity for Action in Structural Change’, organised by theCentre for Structural Change and Regional Development (ZeStuR), we will be discussing, amongst other things, with representatives of the ‘Geflüchteten Netzwerk Cottbus e.V.’, the “Regenbogenkombinat Cottbus” and the “Engagierte Jugend Sandow” about the role that promoting democracy plays in shaping and supporting processes of structural change, and the conceptual and practical challenges facing civil society actors.
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2. Final Report on the VASiB Project
The project ‘Improving Reception Conditions for Asylum Seekers, Persons Entitled to Protection and Persons Entitled to Temporary Protection in Brandenburg’ (VASiB) came to an end at the end of May 2026.
The BTU study shows that decentralised accommodation for refugees in Brandenburg is possible and has been shown to offer them advantages over living in collective accommodation. Nevertheless, the state continues to house refugees predominantly in collective accommodation. This is shown in the final report on the VASiB collaborative project by BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg.
- Click here for the full press release
- Click here for the final report