For the 29th time, the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) is awarding the DAAD prize of 1,000 euros to international students for outstanding academic achievements and special commitment. The prize is traditionally awarded at the beginning of the winter semester.

Brandenburg's Minister of Science Schüle, Minister of Education Freiberg, and Senftenberg's Mayor Pfeiffer joined BTU President Prof. Grande today, October 9, 2023, to open the new study programme "Primary School Teacher Training".

With lively music, Indian dance, an award ceremony, a new cooperation and many beaming new students, the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg starts the new academic year. The motto is: "We want to know".

At the start of the winter semester 2023/24, the public lecture series "Open BTU" will focus on social issues associated with structural change in Lusatia in four lectures. Whether in urban development, attractive places to work and live, or in the context of social innovations, the transformation processes are multi-layered.

Scientists discover a completely new order of bacteria that could be the key to improving biogas production.

Alternative Propulsion for climate-friendly mobility, interesting facts about flow experiments under zero gravity, learning in digital worlds: The list of exciting topics is diverse and offers all those interested not only news from science but also phenomena to marvel at, to touch and to try out.

On Monday, October 2, 2023, Robert Denk will take up his new post as chancellor of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU).

Lecture series of the "Netzwerk ostdeutscher Hochschulen Sozialer Arbeit gegen rechts" (Network of East German Universities of Social Work against the Right) founded at the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg in the winter semester 2023/24. Start: October 17, 2023.

Shaping structural change together - that's the aim of the second Enlightenment 2.0 Action Day at Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Information, Communication and Media Centre (IKMZ) on the Cottbus main campus.

The Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) will host the annual conference of the Commission for Pedagogical Anthropology - Section General Education Sciences - of the German Society for Education Sciences (DGfE) from September 27 to 29, 2023. Participants from all over Germany and Austria will come to Cottbus.