A demolition excavator is gnawing its way through a prefabricated block of flats. For most people, it’s just building rubble. For Angelika Mettke, it’s a treasure trove. For 30 years, the BTU professor has been fighting against the throwaway mentality of the construction industry and giving concrete slabs weighing tonnes a new lease of life. The Tagesspiegel ranks her amongst the 100 most influential figures in Berlin’s scientific community.

Three research organisations, five institutes, one site: on Thursday 1 October 2026, the ground-breaking ceremony for a new research campus took place at the Nordring in Cottbus.

The Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) made it into the top 40 per cent worldwide straight away. This result highlights how the BTU is making a name for itself internationally as a young, research-intensive university. For the latest ranking, published on 30 September 2026, 2,297 higher education institutions from 118 countries and territories were assessed.

KNOWLEDGE FOR ALL: Information session and launch of the Seniors’ Academy Wednesday, 7 October 2026, 2.00 pm, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Campus Senftenberg, Konrad Zuse Media Centre, Room 11.22 and online. Participation is free of charge and no registration is required.

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If a workstation breaks down in a factory hall, transport robots will in future automatically find a new route – just like a sat-nav does when there’s a diversion. To ensure no mistakes are made, a second system looks over the shoulders of the workers right at the workbench and warns them if a component is not being fitted correctly.

To mark the start of the new school year, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg is offering pupils the chance to find out about degree programmes and study conditions at an early stage. Even if they are not yet in their final year, many young people will soon have to make decisions about their future.

The Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) and TÜV Rheinland Academy are jointly developing a regional skills development network. The ‘SKILL – Skills for Structural Change in a High-Performing Lusatia’ project marks the launch of a new initiative for the development and training of skilled workers in the context of structural change.

A team led by Prof. Dr Julia von Maltzahn at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) and the Leibniz Institute for Ageing Research in Jena has found a way to specifically transform malignant tumour cells in children into harmless muscle cells.

With a warm “Welcome to the BTU”, the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) welcomed more than 2,000 new students on Monday, 28 September. The academic year 2026/2027 was officially opened at the enrolment ceremony held at the Stadthalle Cottbus. A total of around 7,700 people are now studying at the BTU.