Invitation to all interested people to the excursion "Old places, new (T)spaces" Shaping home between town and country What does home look like in times of change? How can old railway stations become new meeting places, cultural centres or places of the future? These questions are at the centre of the excursion "Old places, new (T)spaces", to which we cordially invite you!

How will clean technologies shape the future of our economy? And how can they be used to create new innovative strength and competitiveness from innovative regions? The three-day tech convention "Decarbon Days", which is celebrating its debut in the boomtown of Cottbus from 26 to 28 June, is dedicated to these questions.

Living, searching, shaping home! What structures are needed to keep home alive? Fishbowl discussion with guests from practice and science

This year, BTU is once again taking part in the nationwide "City Cycling" competition - led by team captain Vice President Prof. Peer Schmidt. Take part and register now for the "BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg" team!

In the summer semester 2025, BTU4Future with guest lecturer Patricia Vester will focus on the topic of cultural sustainability and the critical reflection of different cultures of remembrance: a place to reflect on different perspectives on (colonial) history will be created around the Women's Place for Bililee Ajiamé Machbuba at BTU.

Aminophosphonates - We use them every day. Whether in detergents, dishwashing detergents, cosmetics or shampoos, without phosphonates these products would lose quality and, above all, their performance. But what happens to them after use? Do they harm the environment?

On September 26 and 27, 2024, the Lusatian Future Forum on Land Use will take place in Cottbus for the first time. With this event, the Land-Innovation-Lausitz (LIL) research alliance aims to focus on future-oriented land use in Lusatia and beyond. The focus of the event is on the exchange of information between the interest groups.

In Lusatia, hydrogen is currently being given a relevant role in the decarbonization of the economy and energy supply. But to what extent should Lusatia rely on hydrogen as the "new green coal"? Should hydrogen be used across the board as the "bread and butter" of the energy transition or only in individual areas as the "champagne" of the energy transition?

Hydrogen - the new coal of Lusatia? Or rather the new import oil of the energy region? The energy transition hope "hydrogen" is full of local fairy tales and global import logics. In a panel discussion, the local Lusatian perspectives (Markus Will) and the global justice aspects (Lasse Thiele) of hydrogen will be discussed.

How can we achieve a better quality of life through optimal nutrition? How can we get more regional food on the table? And what does all this have to do with the climate?