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On the initiative of Prof. Dr Wolfram Berger, Vice-President for Internationalisation at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, the EIZ and BTU have further expanded their international activities in India. The aim of the outreach mission was to establish new partnerships in research, teaching, innovation and entrepreneurship.

When three basketball teams face each other on a match day, there is more Mathematics involved than one might initially think. A scientist demonstrates how mathematical research from the university can bring direct benefits to amateur sport in the region.

A BTU dissertation shows how smallholder farmers can use three smartphone photos to reliably estimate the yield of their coffee harvest: a cost-effective approach with potential for agriculture worldwide.

The [‘skai]-lab cooperation project reached a significant milestone last week with the successful completion of its first Summer School. Held at the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), the event brought together doctoral researchers and supervisors from BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, the DLR Institute of Electrified Aero Engines, and BAM.

The Berlin Physical Society (Physikalische Gesellschaft zu Berlin e.V.) has awarded the 2026 Physics Student Prize to Björn Riedel from the chair of Applied Physics and Semiconductor Spectroscopy at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU).

On 23 July 2026, Spremberg’s market square became a meeting place for science and society. In collaboration with ‘Wissenschaft im Dialog’, the Spremberg outreach centre engaged members of the public in discussions on current research topics.

The AGEPOL project aims to lay the foundations for a German-Polish health region. The central question is how the health, social inclusion and quality of life of older people in the cross-border region can be sustainably improved.

“CoolKnee” aims to improve post-operative rehabilitation following knee surgery through the use of smart textiles, sensors and digital data analysis

As part of the "Professionalisation of Housing Advice in Brandenburg" (ProWoB) project, an online self-study course on housing for older people has been developed. The main target group is housing advisers, but the course is also open to others who wish to explore the topic of housing for older people.

A new project by the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung) in cooperation with CERN offers students and doctoral researchers in technical disciplines early access to international cutting-edge research.