What do people say when they are asked to describe the future of Lusatia based on a single object? Dr Johannes Staemmler answers this question in the book "99 Future Objects from Lusatia", which was recently published. A brief interview with the editor.

"Lost your way? - That wouldn't have happened with maths! The Mathematics of Networks" is the topic of the children's university lecture at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) on Wednesday and Thursday, 12 and 13 February 2025.

The stereotomy laboratory at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) houses a replica of a Notre Dame vault. It was built for teaching and research purposes under the direction of Prof. Dr.-Ing. David Wendland. He has now welcomed Notre Dame chief architect Pascal Prunet to show him the work.

Dr.-Ing. Ramona Riedel researches and teaches at the Faculty Environment and Natural Sciences at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) and is currently completing her habilitation. She is heavily involved in promoting young talent in the STEM sector. The International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February is an opportunity to introduce the scientist.

In December, the world celebrated the reopening of Notre-Dame. Now chief architect Pascal Prunet is coming to BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg to talk about the restoration on 11 February. The public is not only cordially invited to attend on site, the lecture will also be streamed live on YouTube!

The Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) is establishing the Graduate College "Enabling a successful life through basic education and literacy" (GrAl) with a kick-off event at its Cottbus-Sachsendorf site on Tuesday, 11 February 2025.

Workshops with citizen participation help researchers to identify the mobility needs of older people as part of the cross-university AlterPerimentale initiative. Here, interested parties have the opportunity to actively participate in the research and contribute their experiences.

Around 210 pupils will be taking part in the popular event format for school classes at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) from 28-30 January 2025.

The public lecture series "Open BTU" on Wednesday, 29 January 2025 at 5:30 p.m. at the end of the winter semester will focus on modern futurology and transformation research as well as the promotion of future skills.

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.