Television and social media at the centre of the children's university

"Of presenters, bloggers and influencers: how is television created and how does it differ from social media?" Participants in the children's university at Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) will be exploring this current topic on 3 and 9 April 2025.

Pupils from third to sixth grade are invited to the event on Thursday, 3 April at 3 and 5 p.m. in the Central Lecture Hall Building, Audimax 2, on the university's  main campus in Cottbus. Further information:
https://www.b-tu.de/unileben/btu-region-erleben/kinder-jugendprojekte/kinderuni-cottbus

On Wednesday, 9 April, this 45-minute children's university lecture will take place at 5 p.m. in the large lecture theatre of the Konrad Zuse Media Centre on Campus Senftenberg . Further information:
https://www.b-tu.de/unileben/btu-region-erleben/kinder-jugendprojekte/kinderuni-senftenberg

The speakers are Ralf Schuster, Thomas Rößler, Jakob Krüger and Isabelle Grätz from the BTU Multimedia Centre team.
Registration is not required.

How is news made on television and what makes videos on YouTube or Instagram so special? In this children's university event, participants will learn about the exciting world of video production - from large studios to small smartphones. They will also learn how news is made and why it is important to check information properly in order to recognise fake news. The difference between TV and social media will also be explained.

The children's university lectures are designed to awaken an interest in solving scientific problems at an early age and give children the opportunity to experience the flair of a university.
BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg gives schoolchildren from the third to sixth grades the opportunity to get a taste of university life and teaches them how to solve everyday scientific phenomena in a child-friendly, exciting way. This encourages formative experiences that awaken the youngest children's interest in science and reduce their inhibitions about university.

Outlook:
The next BTU Children's University event is an excursion to the Welzow Archaeotechnical Centre on 17 April from 8:45 am to 1:30 pm. It is all about nature and is entitled
"We save bees, beetles & butterflies". The number of participants is limited. Please register by sending an e-mail to kinderuni(at)b-tu.de.
More about this event:
https://www.b-tu.de/news/artikel/27754-stark-in-die-zukunft-zu-gast-im-archaeotechnischen-zentrum-1

Specialist contact

Christina Schultka
VP L 1 Studienorientierung (Recruiting)
T +49 (0) 355 69-4994
Christina.Schultka(at)b-tu.de

Press contact

Ralf-Peter Witzmann
Kommunikation und Marketing
T +49 (0) 3573 85-283
ralf-peter.witzmann(at)b-tu.de
Experts from the BTU Multimedia Centre lead the current children's university event (from left): Ralf-Schuster, Isabelle Grätz, Jakob Krüger, Thomas Rößler. Photo: BTU, Sascha Thor
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