The climate is saved! Prof. Hartmut Graßl, one of Germany's most renowned climate researchers, is coming to town. There is a lot of talk about the climate, the discussions are often heated and quite a few people, especially older citizens, feel put off. That can be changed. Prof. Graßl has the answers.

On behalf of the FG Technology and Environmental Sociology, the FrauenOrte Brandenburg, the central Equal Opportunities Officer of the BTU and students of the BTU4Future module, we cordially invite you to the public opening ceremony of the women's place of Bilillee Machbuba at the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg on 9 July on the main campus.

Many things are changing: places of residence, neighbourhoods, workplaces, family relationships. Some of this is because we are getting older, others because the economy and society are on the move. What gives us stability? What connects us? What rituals sustain us - across generations and cultures? We cordially invite you to a dialogue about home, rituals and togetherness.

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.