Press releases

Setting the course for the future of universities

Minister Schüle presents agreements on the future of state universities in the state together with the BLHP chairpersons / Universities receive 78 million euros to implement the higher education agreements

On the photo (from left): BTU President and BLHP Chairwoman Prof. Dr. Gesine Grande, Science Minister Dr. Manja Schüle, HNEE President and BLHP Chairman Prof. Dr. Matthias Barth, MWFK Press Spokesman Stephan Breiding.

Lausitz Science Park links science and business

Following on from the railroad plant and the Carl Thiem Medical University of Lusatia, the Lausitz Science Park is now also set to go ahead: On Monday, July 15, 2024, a framework agreement was signed in Cottbus/Chóśebuz for the development of the technology and innovation park on an area of approx. 420 hectares.

In the photo (from left): Kathrin Schneider, Minister and Head of the Brandenburg State Chancellery, Tobias Schick, Mayor of Cottbus, Prof. Dr. Gesine Grande, President of BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg.

A relaxed start to your studies with the BTU STEM Women's Scholarship

At the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU), young women interested in science and technology once again have the chance to receive special support initiated especially for them. Applications for a STEM women's scholarship for the winter semester 2024/25 can be submitted until August 31, 2024.

Group photo: Eight MINT women scholarship holders on a staircase.

Public end-of-semester concert: from jazz, rock and pop to classical music

Music students from the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) will be offering a stylistically diverse end-of-semester program on Wednesday, 17 July 2024 at 7 pm. All interested parties are cordially invited to attend free of charge in the large hall of the Cottbus Conservatory, Puschkinpromenade 13/14.

Student band with singer.

New at BTU: Natural and Applied Sciences and Business Informatics

For the winter semester 2024/25, the two Bachelor's degree courses in Applied Natural Sciences and Business Informatics will enrich the study options at Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU). Interested parties have until 15 September to apply for these and 28 other courses without admission restrictions.

Students working in the lab.

MINT-EC-Camp: "Materials for Future" - from molecule to material

The five-day MINT-EC camp starts at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU). From June 24 to 28, 2024, the 18 participating students from schools in the national excellence school network MINT-EC will learn about basic laboratory working methods in Materials Chemistry.

Prof. Dr. Peer Schmidt