chesco and its research partners have passed the first stage of the new call for applications for the federal aviation research programme and impressed the jury with their research outlines.

In the public lecture series "Open BTU" with Prof. Dr Armin Grunwald on Wednesday, 11 December 2024, the focus will be on careful technology assessment in particular. All interested parties are invited to Audimax 1 at the Cottbus main campus of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) at 5.30 pm.

The interactive travelling exhibition "I AM A.I. - Artificial Intelligence Explained" was opened with a vernissage on 2 December 2024 at BTU's Information, Communication and Media Centre (IKMZ). From now on, all interested parties are invited to discover the basics and fields of application of artificial intelligence (AI) in a playful way.

More than 200 participants from research, politics and practice discussed the status of an economically, ecologically and socially sustainable transformation in the regions affected by the phase-out of lignite - the Rhenish, Lusatian and Central German mining areas - at the 2nd Transdisciplinary Structural Change Conference in Mönchengladbach on 27 and 28 November 2024.

Traditionally, and this year too, university members and visitors from the region can be enchanted by the Christmas flair at the BTU in Senftenberg on Wednesday and Thursday, 11 and 12 December 2024, from 4 pm to 9 pm.

At a "2nd workshop to identify potential for cooperation along the Berlin - Berlin-Adlershof - Cottbus innovation corridor" on 27 November 2024, four joint research projects were awarded prizes and the previously signed Memorandum of Understanding was presented.

To mark World Compassion Day on 28 November 2024, BTU is focusing on its groundbreaking research into artificial intelligence (AI) and its ability to recognise and analyse human emotions. In an exclusive video interview, Prof. Dr Thorsten Zander spoke to Robin Jost about the latest developments and prospects for AI research.

An exciting day for the youngest researchers and explorers at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU): On Saturday, 23 November 2024, the children's and pupils' university took place in cooperation with BASF Schwarzheide.

How healthy are people in Lusatia and neighbouring regions? What is the state of healthcare? What are the local living conditions like? These and other questions shape the new Germany-wide study "Health in Germany" by the Robert Koch Institute - supported by the Lusatian Centre for Digital Public Health (LauZeDiPH) at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg.

In the public lecture series "Open BTU" with Prof. Dr Ortwin Renn on Wednesday, 27 November 2024, citizens' expectations of energy policy will be discussed, among other things. All interested parties are invited to Audimax 1 at the Cottbus main campus of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) at 5.30 pm.