Networks, system integration and flexibility are key to the next phase of the energy transition. At the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU), this transition is not merely being discussed, but is being actively shaped through research and practical application.

At the heart of Prof. Klaus Birkhofer’s research lies an often underestimated insight: gardens are highly complex ecosystems. At the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, on the chair of Ecology, he is investigating how biodiversity develops in urban and rural green spaces and what role predatory arthropods, in particular spiders, play in this process.

Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) is once again visiting Cottbus Zoo with its Open BTU series. On Wednesday 3 June 2026, as part of the 37th Cottbus Environment Week, anyone interested is invited to the zoo restaurant at 5.30 pm.

Digital skills, social participation and structural change are the focus of the new educational project LausitzLabs. The project will be presented on Thursday 28 May 2026 at Startblock B2 in Cottbus as part of the public pop-up maker event and the closing event of the exhibition "zusammen:schrauben – A Culture of Repair and Making".

The latest event in the Open BTU series, taking place on Wednesday 27 May 2026, is dedicated to the history of the Berlin Wall. Anyone interested is invited to the main campus in Cottbus to hear a talk by Prof. Dr Leo Schmidt, the long-standing former holder of the Chair of Architectural Conservation at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU).

Young people in Years 7 to 10 who are interested are invited to Senftenberg on Wednesday 27 May 2026 at 4 pm for an exciting lecture organised by the Pupil University of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) in collaboration with the German Aerospace Centre (DLR).

BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg and the Brandenburg Refugee Council invite you to a public online debate on migration, asylum policy and social cohesion

Science and research are key drivers of change in Lusatia. Federal Minister for Research Dorothee Bär saw this for herself today during her official inaugural visit to the state of Brandenburg.

The core objective of the interdisciplinary Theranosticum Lausitz consortium is to develop more personalised, precise and gentler treatments for patients. This consortium of renowned specialist institutions in the field of theranostic medicine – one of the most promising areas of modern cancer diagnosis and treatment – is working to integrate diagnosis and treatment more closely.

To mark the start of a particularly topical series of lectures, the continuing education programme in Forensic Sciences and Engineering at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) – the only one of its kind in Germany – invites you to attend on Friday, 15 May 2026, at 5.30 pm.