Prospective students can submit an application to study at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg for the 2026/27 winter semester – from 1 March 2026 if they hold a foreign higher education entrance qualification, and from 20 April 2026 if they hold a German higher education entrance qualification.

Stay curious and discover new things – that’s the motto for anyone who wants to learn and understand more without the pressure of exams. Our open learning programme is open to anyone interested, regardless of age or prior qualifications. Registration is now open for the guest auditor programme at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg! The summer semester starts on 13 April 2026.

Stay curious, discover new things, share knowledge: with lectures, workshops and excursions, the ‘Knowledge for All’ programme for visiting students at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg invites you to join in the learning experience once again during the summer semester of 2026. Registration is now open.

A new study by the BTU College in Cottbus-Senftenberg, in collaboration with Imperial College London, shows that solar power systems in Germany often exceed previous expectations regarding their lifespan – despite measurable drops in output.

The BTU held a ceremony to mark the graduation of the second cohort of students from the Bachelor’s degree programme in Midwifery. The successful graduation ceremony, which included the presentation of certificates, took place on 20 March 2026, with 14 delighted graduates proudly receiving their certificates and celebrating the successful completion of their demanding course of study.

As part of the General Studies module (FÜS), students, under the guidance of Prof. Klaus Birkhofer, examined the global decline in biodiversity, human-wildlife conflicts and the country’s colonial past.

Interdisciplinary, networked, forward-looking: the Structural Change Unit at BTU has been fully staffed since February. With Dr Jessica Wilde, Dr Petra Henrich-Noack and Dr Tobias Steinmetzer, the team gains not only a diverse range of expertise but also extensive experience in research management and interdisciplinary collaboration.

How can endangered craft knowledge be preserved? BTU researchers and regional initiatives are focussing on personal stories: At the blueprint weekend in the Wendish-German Museum of Local History in Jänschwalde/Janšojce, the storytelling café becomes a living archive - and brings generations into dialogue.

BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg is a partner in the Innovatorium Lausitz (ILAU) skilled labour project at Schwarze Pumpe Industrial Park. Together with the ISP special-purpose association, the BTU wants to develop the NEXUS-HUB - the centrepiece of the ILAU, which aims to qualify and integrate skilled workers from Germany and abroad and retain them in the region in the long term.

From the practice room to the stage - and sometimes straight to her own song: Stella-Marie Jahn studies Singing in the Jazz/Rock/Pop department at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg. She particularly appreciates the informal atmosphere and the many opportunities to try out theory on stage straight away.