BTU Welcomes Exchange Students for the Summer Semester

As part of the ERASMUS+ and STUDEXA exchange programs, students from Algeria, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Egypt, Ghana, India, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Mozambique, Oman, Poland, Romania, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine have found their way to Cottbus and Senftenberg.

They enrich the BTU student body with an enormous variety of academic and cultural experiences. Among them are students from the German-Jordanian University, who are combining a semester of study at BTU with a subsequent internship in Germany.

During the welcome event, the new exchange students received information on the organization of the language courses offered by the Language Center at various levels. The International Relations Office also provided a wealth of information on organizing studies at BTU as well as helpful tips on the cultural offerings in the region and planned day trips in the summer semester 2025. The programme was supplemented by a presentation from the Department of International Affairs of the StuRa, which informed the exchange students about various offers of the interest group and presented planned campus events, as well as by the presentation of the newly founded Local ERASMUS Initiative of BTU. This is a group of volunteer students who help exchange students find their way around BTU and organize events for them.

The welcome session was not only an opportunity to exchange information, but also to socialize and network. During a relaxed round of pizza and entertaining games to get to know each other, the international students were able to make initial connections with each other and with the International Relations Office team.

BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg is delighted to welcome this diverse and international community into its midst and is looking forward to the shared experiences and adventures to come in the summer semester of 2025.