News

13 October 2026 to 26 January 2027
Inter-university online lecture series ‘Conflicts of Transformation: Academic and applied perspectives on structural change and transformation’, winter semester 2026/27

10 September 2026
Save the date: The official launch of ZeStuR will take place on 10 September 2026 in Cottbus. Attendance is by invitation only (invitations will follow shortly). 

Until 10 August 2026
: Members wanted – ZeStuR is seeking members for the new Lusatian Transformation Council until 10 August 2026

Press reports

17 May 2026 zdf heute
Structural change in Lusatia: How to succeed with the coal phase-out

20 January 2026 rbb24
Structural change isn’t something where you put something in at the top and something comes out at the bottom

31 December 2025 rbb talk
Leaders of Change: Melanie Jaeger-Erben

26 November 2025 Radio Cottbus
Centre for Structural Change: How the BTU intends to support the transition in Lusatia

26 November 2025 Niederlausitz aktuell
BTU Centre for Structural Change & Regional Development begins work

25 November 2025 BTU News: BTU establishes a Centre for Structural Change and Regional Development