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When the German real estate industry meets at the Real Estate Arena in Hanover on 14 and 15 May, Lusatia will not be missing. As a growing economic area with a high level of innovation, the region will be presenting itself at the joint stand "Krasse Lausitz - die Chancenregion" with projects and current topics such as the development of the Lausitz Science Park.

It was really crowded! On Saturday, 10 May 2025, young and old alike wandered through the Potsdam Science Park to get a taste of research at the 12th Potsdam Science Day. Over 40 Brandenburg educational institutions presented themselves. Among them was BTU, which was a crowd-puller with its programmes.

A fortnight ago, there was a widespread power outage on the Iberian Peninsula and in parts of southern France. In a technical analysis, Professors Mario Schenk, Kaveh Malekian and Harald Schwarz summarise the information currently available in the sense of a technology-oriented specialist discussion.

Experts from BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg and cooperation partners are investigating how home can be lived and shaped in a transfer series on the topic of social change and belonging in the "AlterPerimentale" project. The series of events will open on Tuesday, 13 May 2025, at 5 p.m. in the Kunsthalle Lausitz.

From 5 to 7 May 2025, the third annual summer school of the BTU-BAM Graduate School »Trustworthy Hydrogen« was successfully held at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM).

The role of older people in environmental protection is the topic of a lecture by environmentalist and scientist Prof. Dr Hubert Weiger as part of the lecture series "Alt sein, na so?" (Being old, so what?) on Wednesday, 14 May 2025, from 5.30 p.m. at the main campus of BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg.

"Research. Discover. Join in." - This is the motto of the Day of Science in the state capital on Saturday, 10 May 2025, from 1 pm to 7 pm. The Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) will be taking part in the Potsdam Science Park with an exciting and informative programme.

There were 201 submissions, and the BTU team won! The founders of "quantum grade materials (qgm)" impressed the expert jury across the board. They came out on top in the 2nd phase of the Berlin-Brandenburg business plan competition with their business concept and pitch.

Science as a driver of structural change: researchers see significant impetus for Lusatia

How can historical monuments be protected from natural disasters? Dr.-Ing. Katja Piesker from the German Archaeological Institute will be addressing this question on 29 April 2025 from 7 p.m. in the Central Lecture Hall Building of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU).