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.

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.

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.

On 29 April 2026, Faculty 4 for Human Sciences at BTU Cottbus–Senftenberg elected a new faculty leadership team. Prof. Dr. jur. habil. Jens M. Schubert was elected Dean. The newly elected Vice Deans are Prof. Dr. phil. Juliane Noack Napoles, responsible for Academic Affairs and Teaching, and Prof. Dr. Heidrun Herzberg, responsible for Research.

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).

The stage is set for ideas from Lusatia: until 31 August 2026, entrepreneurs, innovators, start-ups, start-up teams and innovative projects from the Saxon and Brandenburg parts of Lusatia can submit applications to take part in the STAR*PARADE free of charge. We are looking for creative business ideas, technological innovations and forward-looking solutions across eight categories.

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.

The kick-off event will bring together key stakeholders from 27 to 29 April.

As part of its efforts to promote equality, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg honours particularly talented, high-achieving and committed female students in MINT* bachelor's and master's degree programmes every year. Submission deadline: 28 February 2026

On 15 December 2025, the second network meeting on the integration of international students at BTU into the regional labour market took place. Under the title ‘Internationale Studierende in der Region halten’, 29 representatives from the university, the student body, the regional economy and institutions related to the labour market and integration came together.