Open BTU - Film screening: Purpose - A new compass for our world

All interested parties are invited to Audimax 1 on the Cottbus main campus of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU).
The film will be shown in the original English version with German subtitles. Registration is not required. Admission is free.

Thepanellists are Martin Oetting, director of the filmPurpose, Dr Andrea Vetter, transformation researcher from the Chair of Technology and Environmental Sociology at BTU and author, Sebastian Zoepp, social entrepreneur and Manager of the Spreeakademie, founding member of Lausitzer Perspektiven e.V..
The moderator is Dr Stefanie Gerold from the Chair of Sociology of Technology and the Environment.

Many of today's crises - be it in relation to biodiversity, climate, democracy, migration or social justice - have a common origin: the capitalist economic system. Purpose, a film by Martin Oetting, follows two people who are trying to tackle the root of these problems by developing a visionary political project. Their aim is to transform the current growth-driven, elite-orientated system into an economy focused on the common good, putting the well-being of people and the planet at the centre.

A panel discussion will follow the film screening. The focus will be on the film's themes and the exploration of strategies for sustainable and socially just economic activity.

Date: Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 17:30 to 19:00
Location: Audimax 1 at the main campus of BTU, Konrad-Wachsmann-Allee 3, 03046 Cottbus

About the Open BTU lecture series
From 9 April 2025 to 2 July 2025, the Open BTU public lecture series will offer insights into exciting areas of knowledge. The following topics will be explored from different perspectives in the summer semester:

• Our soils in Lusatia
• Biodiversity and biodiversity protection (as part of the 33rd Cottbus Environment Week)
• Democracy and hope in the crisis

With this educational format, which is open to all interested parties, the university's Centre for Continuing Education supports lifelong learning and funds the transfer of knowledge and ideas in the region by addressing socially relevant issues. The BTU co-operates with other universities and institutions. Each lecture will be followed by an opportunity for questions and dialogue with the speakers. Anyone interested is cordially invited to take part in the wide range of events on offer.

More about the Open BTU lecture series:
https://www.b-tu.de/weiterbildung/offene-hochschule/open-btu