Archive "Press releases"

19.06.2024

BTU awards prizes for excellent teaching

Highly committed lecturers and module teams with their outstanding and exemplary modules have been awarded teaching prizes at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU).

BTU Vice President for Studies and Teaching Prof. Dr. Peer Schmidt (left) and the winner of the Teaching Award 2023 Dr. Francesc G. Rodríguez Mansilla standing next to each other with the award.

19.06.2024

Outstanding research achievements at BTU

On June 19, 2024, Research Day, the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) awarded the prize for the university's best dissertation. In addition, the second and third-placed doctoral theses were honored and a Young Researcher Prize and a Senior Researcher Prize were awarded for the first time.

Group photo of all award winners

18.06.2024

"Whose East German art is this?"

The first Summer Academy for East German Art will take place from June 19 to 22, 2024 in Beeskow, Eisenhüttenstadt and Cottbus.

Blick in die Regale mit Plastiken

12.06.2024

Climate-neutral mobility on the car-free university day

The Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) is once again taking part in the Germany-wide Car-Free University Day on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, from 11 am to 4 pm. All interested parties are invited to take part in a colorful hands-on program, meeting point: Cottbus main campus, Walther-Pauer-Straße 7, Interims-Mensa/FabLab area (garage complex).

 Poster + schedule for the Car-Free University Day 2024 at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg. Copyright: BTU, Department of Infrastructure and Mobility Planning

10.06.2024

Agroforestry in Lusatia: New paths for agriculture

How we can counter the effects of climate change in land use and agriculture is the subject of research in the AgroBaLa project. The project results will be presented to the public at a final event on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at the Domin farm in Peickwitz near Senftenberg.

Plowed field and trees in the background

04.06.2024

New international Master's degree programs at BTU - apply now!

The Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) is expanding its wide range of future-oriented Master's degree programmes to include the international study programmes Hybrid Electric Propulsion Technology, Micro- and Nanoelectronics, Transformation Studies and Urban Design and Sustainable Revitalization for the winter semester 2024/25.

Three students in front of the Information, Communication and Media Centre BTU in Cottbus.

04.06.2024

Networking and jobs at the campus-X-change 2024

Career opportunities after graduation, internships and the co-op programme are just some of the topics at the largest job fair for academic professionals in the state of Brandenburg. Students, graduates and pupils are cordially invited to this year's campus-X-change recruiting fair: Wednesday, June 12, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the BTU main campus in Cottbus.

Young job seekers at the campus-X-change