Guest auditor studies KNOWLEDGE FOR ALL Open university

Study without exams and pressure to perform

With the guest student program Open University - KNOWLEDGE FOR ALL, all people interested in education can further their education in individual fields of knowledge at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg. Cultural partnerships and specific courses for guest students extend this special study offer.

  • There is no age restriction. Admission requirements are not necessary.
  • The study program serves the purpose of personal further education. A degree is not obtained.
Contact persons

Coordination

Joris NoellnerT 0355 69 3680
Thomas HasenauerT 0355 69 3680
Maxi VollmeringT 0355 69 3548

Senior assistance

Lecturers

For many years, we have been able to draw on the profound expertise and experience of our lecturers and project group leaders, both from the BTU and from the ranks of the guest auditors themselves. We also enjoy working with external lecturers.

We offer you the opportunity to work as a lecturer in your field of interest. Contact us and share your special experiences with us. We look forward to your initiatives, every encounter and suggestion.

Suggestions/ideas/hints

Do you have any? The Centre for Continuing Education (ZWW) will be happy to take them on board.

Services & Fees

In order to realize the extensive offer, a fee of 50.00 € per semester is charged according to the fee schedule of the BTU Cottbus - Senftenberg. An additional fee of 30.00 € is shown for events with special effort.
Upon registration, participants receive the access authorization and the knowledge card, which entitles them to participate in up to four educational offerings such as courses, project groups or excursions from the program "WISSEN FÜR ALLE". In addition, the knowledge card opens access to the open seminars from the university's lecture schedule to the extent of eight semester hours per week and the use of the libraries. All guest auditors also receive special offers from our cultural partners and discounts on language courses offered by the Central Institution for Languages and on sports activities offered by the Central Institution for University Sports.

registration

Registration is a prerequisite for participation in the guest student program. You are welcome to use the uncomplicated online option.

Registration in the usual way by e-mail to weiterbildung(at)b-tu.de or by mail with our registration form is of course still possible.

This is how it works:

  1. First book theguest student program "WISSEN FÜR ALLE".
  2. Then enroll in the desired individual courses. Please be fair and enroll in the desired courses.
  3. You will then receive a fee notification and with the access authorization our knowledge card as a semester pass.
  4. Your obligation to pay arises upon receipt of the fee notice.

The events are accessible with the knowledge card. Please note that we allocate places in events in the order in which registration is received.

In case of insufficient registration, we reserve the right to cancel training events. In this case, the participation fee already paid will be refunded in full. You have no further claims. The BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg also reserves the right to replace announced officers with equivalent ones due to urgent organizational requirements or to postpone or change dates.

Our event formats

The events are held on site at the BTU. You can also participate in some offerings online. We will support you in using our video conferencing tools and will be happy to give you an introduction. If you have any questions about the courses listed in the course catalog, please contact the respective departments.

We will inform you immediately if there are any changes in the course schedule.

Learning new things is fulfilling, makes us happy and accompanies us in all phases of life. With workshops, project groups, lecture series and excursions, the WISSEN FÜR ALLE program offers many opportunities for further education and exchange. We offer an overview of what is on offer in the summer semester.

Program

Excursions and guided tours
  • 08.05.2023: Excursion Military History Museum Dresden
  • 05.06.2023: Science Gallery
  • 31.05.2023: Visit to vehicle maintenance plant Cottbus
  • 07.06.2023: Tour of the New Cottbus Plant
  • 10.05.2023: Visit Cottbus combined heat and power plant
  • 15.06.2023: Excursion Burg (Spreewald)
  • 19.04.2023: Cottbus Baltic Sea tour
  • 02.06.2023: Zoo summer tour
Seminars from the BTU study programmes

In the open seminars from the regular program, you will attend the lectures together with our BTU students. Place and time are subject to change. Please check the Teaching Info Portal for details.

FACULTY 1 - Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics and Electrical Engineering and Information Technology

AC Engineering
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Gardill
Thurs. 7:30 a.m. - 9 a.m., Begins April 13, 2023 Large lecture theatre.

Databases
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Ingo Schmitt
Mon. 13:45 - 15:15, Start: April 10, 2023 ZHG - SR 1

Algorithmizing and Programming
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Petra Hofstedt
Tues. 13:45 - 15:15, Start: April 11, 2023
LG 1A - HS 1
Fri. 13:45 - 15:15, Start: April 14, 2023
ZHG - HS B

Algorithmic Discrete Mathematics
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Ekkehard Köhler
Mon. 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., start: April 10, 2023 ZHG - SR 1
Tues. 9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m., start: April 11, 2023 ZHG - SR 1

Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry II
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Gennadiy Averkov
Mon. 13:45 - 15:15, start: April 10, 2023 LG 1A - 304
Thu. 11:30 - 13, start: April 13, 2023 HG - Room 0.18

Analysis II
V.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Valeriya Lykina
Mon. 9:15 - 10:45 a.m., Start: April 10, 2023 HG - Room 0.19
Thu. 9:15 - 10:45 a.m., Start: April 13, 2023 HG - Room 0.19

Mathematics W-2
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Carsten Hartmann
Mon. 13:45 - 15:15, start: April 10, 2023 Large lecture theatre
Tue. 11:30 - 13, start: April 11, 2023 Large lecture theatre

Introduction to Programming
Prof. Dr. oec. Andreas Freytag
Tues. 15:30 - 17 h, Start: April 11, 2023 ZHG - Audimax 2

General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism)
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Ingo Flege
Tue. 13:45 - 15:15, start: 11 April 2023 LG 1A - HS 2
Wed. 11:30 - 13, start: 12 April 2023 LG 1A - HS 2

Mathematics IT-2 (Linear Algebra)
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Ekkehard Köhler
Mon. 13:45 - 15:15, Start: April 10, 2023 LG 1A - HS 2
Tue. 11:30 - 13, Start: April 11, 2023 ZHG, HS B

FACULTY 2 - Environment and Natural Sciences

Fundamentals of Hydrology and Water Resources Management - Hydrology I
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Christoph Hinz
Tues. 11:30 - 15:15, Start: April 11, 2023 ZHG - HS A

Applied Hydrology
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Christoph Hinz
Tues. 11:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m., Start: June 6, 2023 ZHG - HS A

Soil Chemistry
apl. Prof. Dr. agr. habil. Dirk Freese
Mon. 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Start: April 10, 2023 LG 1A - HS 1

Circular Economy and Waste Management
Prof. Dr. Christian Abendroth
Mo. 15:30 - 19 Uhr, Start: 10. April 2023 ZHG - HS B

Agricultural Hydraulic Engineering
Prof. Dr. agr. Bachar Ibrahim
Mon. 7:30 - 9 a.m., Start: April 10, 2023 LG 1A - HS 1

Technical Hydromechanics
Dr.-Ing. Konrad Thürmer
Fri. 7:30 - 9 a.m., Start: April 21, 2023 Large lecture theatre

Biology
apl. Prof. PD Dr. rer. nat. habil. Manfred Wanner
Tues. 1:45 - 3:15 pm, start: April 11, 2023 ZHG - HS C

FACULTY 3 - Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Energy Systems

Technology and Utilization of Renewable Energy Source
Steffen Swat, Prof, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jochen Möller, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Lars Röntzsch
Wed. 13:45 - 17 h, Start: 12 April 2023 LG 1A - HS 1

Introduction to Logistics
Prof. Dr. habil. Herwig Winkler
Tues. 9:15 a.m. - 1 p.m., Start: April 18, 2023, Research Center 3H - 1.04

Management of Production Systems
Prof. Dr. habil. Herwig Winkler
Wed. 9:15 a.m. - 1 p.m., Start: April 19, 2023, Research Center 3H - 1.04

Materials in Electrical Engineering and Electronics
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Michael Beck
Wed. 8 - 8:45 a.m., Start: April 12, 2023, Campus Senftenberg, Building 14E - Room 14E.104

Engine Integration
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Höschler, Dr.-Ing. Majid Asli
Tues. 11:30 - 13 h, start: April 11, 2023, LG 3A - Room 325
Wed. 13:45 - 15:15, start: April 12, 2023, LG 3A - Room 325

Standardized Representation and Design
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Höschler, Paul König
Fri. 11:30 - 13 h, Start: April 21, 2023, Large lecture theatre

Project Management
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralf Woll, Christine Goldmann
Thurs. 17:30 - 19 h, Start: 13 April 2023, ZHG - Audimax 1

Statistical Methods of Quality Management (Quality Theory II)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralf Woll, Lennart Grüger
Thu. 9:15 a.m. - 1 p.m., Start: April 13, 2023, LG 3A - Laboratory


FACULTY 4 - Social Work, Health and Music

Foundations of Eudaimogenesis - Enabling Successful Living
Prof. Dr. Juliane Noack Napoles
Mon. 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Building 10 - SD - 10.211 Seminar Room - Sachsendorf Campus

Basic Features of the German Welfare State
Prof. Dr. phil. habil. Norbert Pütter
Wed 9:15 - 10:45 am, start April 12, 2023, Campus Sachsendorf / Lab Building Lecture Theatre 15V110

Social Problems and Social Policy
Dr. Sebastian Sierra Barra
Wed. 15:15 - 16:45, Start: April 12, 2023, Campus Sachsendorf , Building 15.V.110

Music Pedagogy II
Prof. Dr. phil. Gregor Fuhrmann
Wed. 13:30 - 15, Start: April 12, 2023, Campus Sachsendorf, Building 7 - Room 7.117

Überraum Formenlehre
Prof. Wolfgang Glemser
Tues. 9 - 9:45 a.m., Start: April 11, 2023, Campus Sachsendorf, Building 7 - Room 7.112

Concert Hall Instrumental Studies
Prof. Dr. phil. Bert Greiner
Wed. 3:45 - 4:30 p.m., Start: April 12, 2023, Sachsendorf Campus, Building 9 - Room 9.118

Music History I
Dr. Krzysztof Switalski
Tues. 15:15 - 16:45, Start: April 11, 2023, Sachsendorf Campus, Building 7 - Room 7.117

Overroom Music History I (Popular Music)
Dr. Krzysztof Switalski
Wed. 17 - 18:30, Start: 12 April 2023, Campus Sachsendorf, Building 7 - Room 7.117 Overroom

B-TU for Future - Transdisciplinary Module for Climate Protection and Sustainable Development
Prof. Dr. phil. Melanie Jaeger-Erben, Luisa Stuhr
Wed. 17:30 - 19, Start: 12.April 2023, ZHG -SR 3

FACULTY 5 - Economics, Law and Society

Basic Microeconomics
Pof. Dr. oec. habil. Jan Schnellenbach
Tues. 9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m., Start: April 18, 2023, ZHG - Audimax 1

Economics and Philosophy
apl. Prof. PD Dr. phil. habil. Steffen Groß
Mo. 9:15 - 10:45, Start: April 10, 2023,LG 1A - Room 304

Sociology
Dr. phil. Knut Laaser
Fr. 13:45 - 15:15, Start: 14 April 2023, Lab Building 4B - 3.19

Fundamentals of European Law
Apl. Prof. Dr. iur. habil., LL.M. Eur. Jan Hoffmann
Thurs. 5:30 - 7 p.m., Start: April 13, 2023, Großer Hörsaa

Environmental Law
Simone Herzberg, Prof. Dr. rer. publ. Dr. h. c. Lothar Knopp, Eric Witte
Mon. 9:15 - 10:45, Start: April 17, 2023, ZHG - SR 2

Media Law I (Intellectual Property and Media Law)
Prof. Dr. jur. Winfried Bullinger
Fr. 9:15 - 13 Uhr, Am: May 5, 2023, June 2, 2023, June 9, 2023, June 23, 2023, June 30, 2023, LG 1A - HS 1.

Technology in Science and Philosophy
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. phil. habil. Astrid Schwarz
Wed. 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Start:April 19, 2023, ZHG - SR 1

Private Law II - Debt and Property Law
Prof. Dr. jur. Eike Albrecht
Thurs. 13:45 - 15:15, Start:April 13, 2023, LG 1A - HS 1

Advanced Studies of International Environmental Law
Ph. D. Alicia A. Epstein, Prof. Dr. jur. Eike Albrecht
Tues. 3:30 - 5 p.m., Start: April 11, 2023, LG 1A - HS 1

Human Resource Management
Prof. Dr. phil. Silke Michalk
Mon. 13:45 - 17 h, Start: April 10, 2023, HG 0.17

Controlling I: Strategic Controlling
Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Klaus-Peter Grote
Thurs. 9:15 - 13h, Start: April 13, 2023, LG 3B - 101

FACULTY 6 - Architecture, Civil Engineering and Urban Planning

Fundamentals of Design
Dr.-Ing. Florian Seidel
Tues. 9:15 - 10:45am, Start: April 11, 2023, Large Lecture Theatre

Building Technology
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Winfried Schütz
Tue. 9:15 - 10:45, Start: April 11, 2023, LG 1A - HS 1

Urban Design
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Anna Lundqvist, Prof. Benjamin Wille
Wed. 15:30 - 17 h, Start: 12 April 2023, ZHG Audimax 2

Urban Management 2/ Urban Sociology
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Silke Weidner, Anna Oechslen
Tues. 9:15 - 10:45 am, Start: April 11, 2023, ZHG - Audimax 2

Introduction to Geoinformation Systems
Dr.-Ing. Katja Heine
Thu. 9:15 - 10:45 a.m., Start: April 13, 2023, LG 1A - HS 1

History of Civil Engineering
Prof. Dr.-Ing. David Wendland
Tues. 15:30 - 17 h, Start: April 18, 2023, ZHG - SR 2

StructuralMechanics 2 - Strength of Materials
Guest Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Geralf Hütter
Mo. 9:15 - 12:30, Start: April 10, 2023, Campus Sachsendorf Building 15V.110

History of Art I
Prof. Dr. Sylvia Claus
Tues. 5:30 - 7 pm, Start: April 18, 2023, LG 1A - 304

Planning Theory
V.-Prof. Dr. Julia Binder
Tues. 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., begins April 18, 2023, LG 2A - SR AU.12

Orient yourself in our program or in the Info-Portal Lehre.

Sports offers

The guest students can participate in the versatile offer of the Central Institution for University Sports (ZEH) according to free capacities.

Each semester, there are about 150 sports courses in about 70 different sports, from endurance sports to game sports and team sports to dance courses and water sports. This variety also enables all guest auditors to find the right sport as a balance to everyday life.

All sports courses are listed on the ZEH homepage.

On Tuesday, April 11, 2023, 8 a.m., the website will be activated for booking the courses.

The fees for all guest auditors can be viewed on the homepage of the Central Institution for University Sports. You must register for this as a guest auditor/alumni. The knowledge card must be presented on the first day of the course.

University Libraries

Use the knowledge card to take advantage of the extensive services offered by the university libraries on the main campus, in Cottbus-Sachsendorf and on the Campus Senftenberg.

Cultural partnerships

Cultural partnerships

With your knowledge card, you receive interesting discounts when visiting our cultural partners, such as reduced admission prices or access to special events. This cooperation points to the cultural diversity in our region and is constantly being expanded.

We are pleased to fund the exchange between cultural institutions with you and thank all cultural partners who are committed to the guest student program.

You can find detailed information in our semester brochure Program "Open University - Knowledge for All".