A power cut, a disruption to traffic control systems, or a networked industrial plant that goes out of sync: it is in situations like these that the true resilience of technical systems is revealed. What matters is not just that a disruption occurs – but how that disruption develops over time.

After months of intensive preparation, the student team Lausitz Dynamics from the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) is set to compete in one of the world’s largest energy efficiency competitions with its self-developed energy-saving vehicle, the HydroRaycer. The Shell Eco-marathon will take place from 24 to 28 June 2026 in neighbouring Poland.

More female professors, greater visibility for female researchers, more opportunities for women in STEM: through the Female Professors Programme III, the BTU has brought about lasting change over the past six years. As this funding phase draws to a close, the university is taking stock and reporting positive results.

On Sunday, 21 June 2026, Pushkin Park will become a meeting place for lovers of international culture from 12 noon to 7 pm. This colourful mix of Singing, dancing and culinary delights has long since become a cherished tradition – and for many visitors, a highlight of the Cottbus City Festival. BTU President Prof. Gesine Grande and Lord Mayor Tobias Schick will open the event together.

Lusatia is becoming an international research hub for structural change: The Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU), in collaboration with the University of Luxembourg, is coordinating the new research network ‘Geographies of Economic Ideation and Spatial Transformation (GEIST)’, which is DFG-funded.

Lusatia is once again taking centre stage in Europe’s energy and industrial transformation: on 24 and 25 June 2026, the Decarbon Days will take place on the main campus of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU).

The new EUNICE course catalogue for 2026/27 offers BTU students a wide range of multidisciplinary courses, enabling them to benefit from the expertise of more than ten European universities and to tailor their educational pathway to their individual needs.

Björn Riedel will receive the Physics Study Award 2026 of the »Physikalische Gesellschaft zu Berlin e.V.«

On 12 June, the Spreekino Spremberg became a stage for entertaining science: at the 5th Brandenburg Science Slam, six slammers presented their topics to an audience of just under 150 people. The winner was Rudy Cepeda Gomez from the DLR Institute of Electrified Aviation Propulsion.

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.