BTU research in demand internationally: With a newly opened technology showroom in Georgia, the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) is putting its research into sustainable waste recovery and the circular economy into practice.

Six researchers from Germany and Switzerland are making their way through Greenland’s eternal ice, including two scientists and a graduate of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU). The 40-day expedition “Spurensuche 2026” set off on 23 May 2026 on the historic west-east traverse from Ilulissat to Tasiilaq.

How can hospitals be reliably supplied even when wildfires make roads impassable, people have to be evacuated and, at the same time, the number of emergency patients is rising?

A delegation of Australian experts visits BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg: Leading international figures from the worlds of business, academia and climate policy are visiting the university to learn about the transformation of energy-intensive industries

BTU is strengthening its role as a European pioneer in key future technologies for climate-neutral aviation. Through its research into hybrid-electric propulsion systems, hydrogen technologies, aircraft systems and sustainable mobility, the university is contributing its scientific expertise to a new European innovation partnership.

From 23 June 2026, prospective students at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) will have the opportunity to find out how a degree course in their chosen subject is structured. Under the motto “Try it first, then study”, the taster course offers an excellent insight into the content and procedures, special features and everything that is part of student life.

On 5 June 2026, Angela Obongo successfully defended her doctoral thesis on the topic ‘Determinants of Access to and Utilisation of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Services in Kenya: Health System and Policy Perspectives’ at the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg and passed her doctoral examination. We offer our warmest congratulations!

Open BTU: Public lecture on Wednesday, 17 June 2026, at 5.30 pm, with Prof. Dr Astrid Schwarz at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU). Anyone interested is warmly invited to attend this free event.

Structural change in Lusatia requires digital innovation. At the 5G / Edge Cloud Day at the BTU in Senftenberg, the university and the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute will demonstrate how modern communications and data infrastructures are unlocking new potential for research, healthcare and industrial applications.

As part of the "Professionalisation of Housing Advice in Brandenburg" (ProWoB) project, an online self-study course on housing for older people has been developed. The main target group is housing advisers, but the course is also open to others who wish to explore the topic of housing for older people.