BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg is systematically expanding its range of degree programmes in the forward-looking field of rail transport. With a new specialisation within the Civil Engineering study programme, students will be able to acquire rail-specific skills from the 2026/27 winter semester onwards and gain qualifications for a growing professional field.

Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU), together with its partners, is taking the Lausitz Science Park into its next phase of development: following notarisation, Lausitz Science Park GmbH (LSP GmbH) will officially commence operations on 1 July 2026.

At one of the world’s largest energy efficiency competitions, the student team Lausitz Dynamics from the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) secured victory in the Prototype Hydrogen Fuel Cell category. The Shell Eco-marathon Poland took place from 24 to 28 June 2026 at the Silesia Ring in Kamień Śląski.

A power cut, a disruption to traffic control systems, or a networked industrial plant that goes out of sync: it is in situations like these that the true resilience of technical systems is revealed. What matters is not just that a disruption occurs – but how that disruption develops over time.

Comprehensive information about studying, fascinating insights into the world of science and much more will be available on Saturday 4 July at the Campus Senftenberg of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU).

Entitled “Green-blue sunsets and other Mars rover stories”, the latest lecture in the public series “MINT on Wednesdays” will take place on 24 June 2026 at 5.30 pm on the main campus of BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg. The speaker is Prof. Dr Franz Renz from the Institute of Coordination Chemistry at Leibniz University Hannover.

More female professors, greater visibility for female researchers, more opportunities for women in STEM: through the Female Professors Programme III, the BTU has brought about lasting change over the past six years. As this funding phase draws to a close, the university is taking stock and reporting positive results.

On Sunday, 21 June 2026, Pushkin Park will become a meeting place for lovers of international culture from 12 noon to 7 pm. This colourful mix of Singing, dancing and culinary delights has long since become a cherished tradition – and for many visitors, a highlight of the Cottbus City Festival. BTU President Prof. Gesine Grande and Lord Mayor Tobias Schick will open the event together.

Lusatia is becoming an international research hub for structural change: The Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU), in collaboration with the University of Luxembourg, is coordinating the new research network ‘Geographies of Economic Ideation and Spatial Transformation (GEIST)’, which is DFG-funded.

Lusatia is once again taking centre stage in Europe’s energy and industrial transformation: on 24 and 25 June 2026, the Decarbon Days will take place on the main campus of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU).