Public lecture series "Open BTU" on Wednesday, 14 January 2026, 5:30 pm, with the chairperson of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Martin Schulz at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus Senftenberg (BTU) at the Cottbus main campus, Central Lecture Hall Building (ZHG), Audimax 2.

A lecture in the "MINT Lecture Series" at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU), which examines the changing relationship between human and machine creativity in the field of tension between artistic practice and technological innovation: Monday, 19 January 2026, 5:30 pm, main campus, Central Lecture Theatre Building, Lecture Hall C.

What study programmes are available at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) - and which one is right for me? What is it like to attend a lecture? What is there to discover on campus? On Thursday, 15 January 2026, there will be answers to these and many other questions at the Senftenberg site between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

The portals are open for young people who would like to apply for a Master's programme at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) in particular. Applications for the Economathematics Bachelor's study programme are also possible for the summer semester.

BTU students took the opportunity to further increase the visibility of the university in the town and helped organise the Senftenberg Christmas market.

On 15 December 2025, the second network meeting on the integration of international students at BTU into the regional labour market took place. Under the title ‘Internationale Studierende in der Region halten’, 29 representatives from the university, the student body, the regional economy and institutions related to the labour market and integration came together.

As part of the BTU teaching project "COCO - Commoning Cottbus" at the Urban Management chair, a place is being created in Cottbus city centre that will serve as a meeting place for students, residents and interested parties.

On Friday, 19 December 2025 at 5:30 pm, participants in the public lecture series "Forensic Sciences: On the trail of the crime" at the Cottbus main campus of BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg will follow the trail of past clues to previously unsolved criminal cases. The officer will be former Director of Criminal Investigation Karsten Bettels.

On 4 December 2025, the Institute of Education Sciences hosted a photo session under the motto "A strong sign for democracy, diversity and against interpersonal violence" - as a continuation of the initiative that was successfully launched in 2024 at a closed conference on primary school pedagogy critical of racism in the context of democracy education.