BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg is actively involved in researching and promoting literacy processes. At the centre of these efforts is the Graduate College "Enabling a successful life through basic education and literacy" (GrAl), which is headed by Prof. Dr Juliane Noack Napoles in the BTU's Chair of Education Sciences.

"AUF TAUCHSTATION" is the motto of this year's competition, in which around 150 young talents are taking part in 17 teams. They will all meet on Saturday, 25 January 2025, in Cottbus at the main campus of BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg. The students will be prepared for the competition and supported by clubs, research institutions and their schools.

The iCampus at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) is inviting industry partners to its 5G Day on 22 January 2025. The BTU's self-sufficient 5G network has been in operation since spring 2024. It can be used free of charge by regional companies. The focus will be on the advantages and opportunities this offers for commercial enterprises.

The final lecture in the public series "Forensic Sciences: Tracking down the crime" at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) will be held on Friday, 24 January 2025 at 5:30 p.m. by Chief Constable Glesel from the Berlin State Criminal Police Office (LKA).

Participants in the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) pupils' university will embark on an exciting journey through space and time on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the university's Cottbus central campus.

The public lecture series “Open BTU” offers current research insights for change on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at 5:30 pm. The potential of carbon fibers made from renewable raw materials and Lusatian bioplastics will be demonstrated.

More than 60 German-speaking universities and research institutions want to set an example and have jointly announced that they will cease their activities on the X platform (formerly Twitter). BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg has also joined this initiative.

In January 2025, the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) will launch the innovative project "LaKo-MA" - Lusatian Coal Transformation: Measures to increase acceptance and optimise the planning and approval processes for the accelerated expansion of renewable energies in Lusatia.

Can residential buildings be built and dismantled several times? Or to put it another way: can houses be dismantled into their individual parts and used to build something new again? Answers to these questions can be found on Wednesday and Thursday, 8 and 9 January 2025, at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) children's university.

The mensa on the Campus Senftenberg of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus Senftenberg (BTU) will be transformed into a ballroom on Saturday, 11 January 2025. Not only BTU students and staff, but also external guests are welcome to attend the Snowflake Ball. Interested parties can now secure their tickets online.