When three basketball teams face each other on a match day, there is more Mathematics involved than one might initially think. A scientist demonstrates how mathematical research from the university can bring direct benefits to amateur sport in the region.

It’s a real treat for little foodies: pupils aged 8 have the chance to visit Schokoladenland Felicitas in Spremberg-Hornow during the summer holidays. There are still a few places left for the event on Tuesday, 11 August 2026. It’s free of charge. You’ll need to make your own way there. Complete registration now!

A BTU dissertation shows how smallholder farmers can use three smartphone photos to reliably estimate the yield of their coffee harvest: a cost-effective approach with potential for agriculture worldwide.

BMFTR to continue to fund the Transfer Initiative until 2030: successful interim review paves the way for the expansion of regional innovation structures

From 5 to 31 August 2026, the BTU will be hosting the ‘FEM*Lights @ BTU’ poster exhibition at the Information, Communication and Media Centre (IKMZ). Seventeen large-format posters will showcase female researchers and the results of the Female Professors Programme III. The exhibition is open to the public free of charge during the IKMZ’s regular opening hours.

The Berlin Physical Society (Physikalische Gesellschaft zu Berlin e.V.) has awarded the 2026 Physics Student Prize to Björn Riedel from the chair of Applied Physics and Semiconductor Spectroscopy at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU).

During the annual open day for the Architecture, Urban Planning and Civil Engineering study programmes at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, the studios and workshops will be open to offer fascinating insights into the diversity of these practice-oriented studies. Anyone interested is warmly invited to join a guided tour.

Anyone interested is warmly invited to attend the final lecture in the summer semester’s public lecture series, ‘Forensic Sciences: Investigating a Crime at a Football Stadium’: Friday, 24 July 2026, 5.30–7.00 pm, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Cottbus Central Campus, Main Lecture Theatre. Attendance is free of charge and no registration is required.

The Berlin-Brandenburg Business Plan Competition (BPW) has recognised the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) and its Founders’ Service for the fourth time as Brandenburg’s leading university for start-ups.

Just a few days ago, the student team Lausitz Dynamics secured victory in this year’s Shell Eco-marathon energy efficiency competition. Now, the ‘Energy-Efficient Vehicles’ module, which is offered as part of the General Studies programme, has been awarded the 2025 Teaching Prize by the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg.