Lusatia is set to become a hub for the battery industry of the future: with the launch of the collaborative project “HERES – BTU Centre of Excellence for High-Tech and Energy Materials and Their Recycling in Senftenberg”, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg is establishing a research platform – unique in eastern Germany – dedicated to the sustainable recycling of materials essential to technology.

Since last year, the first commemorative plaque honouring a Black woman has been installed as part of the ‘FrauenOrte Brandenburg’ initiative: on 9 July 2025, the 50th ‘FrauenOrt’ dedicated to Bilillee Machbuba was unveiled at the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg. This ‘FrauenOrt’ has now been expanded to include a film and an audio walking tour.

How can materials, goods and products be tracked in real time within production and logistics, and how can processes be managed more transparently? This question will be the focus of an event for businesses taking place on Wednesday, 29 April 2026, from 9 am to 5 pm at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU).

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.