Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg

1. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg 1 03/2019

2. 01FACTS AND FIGURES

3. Situated in the heart of the Lausitz region, BTU combines outstanding international research with future-oriented teaching. It makes an important contribution to society, our culture and the economy through knowledge and technology transfer and with further education. As a technical university, BTU offers a teaching concept found nowhere else in Germany: our courses of study lead to either a university or a university of applied science degree, or to a so-called dual education degree, which is obtained through a combination of academic schooling and vocational training. 183 professors (including guest, junior and deputy professors) • 652 academic employees of which 294 are financed by third party funds • 680 non-academic employees of which 48 are financed by third party funds, 14 are trainees (figures in the full-time equivalent, updated 31.12.2018, rounded to the nearest figure) General budget 2018: approx. 89,5 Mio. € Third party funding revenue 2018: approx. 32,2 million euros FACTS AND FIGURES Main Building, Central Campus 01 · FACTS AND FIGURES

4. FACULTIES Faculty 1 Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Electrical and Information Technology Faculty 2 Environmental and Natural Sciences Faculty 3 Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Energy Systems Faculty 4 Social Work, Health Care and Music Faculty 5 Economy, Law and Society Faculty 6 Architecture, Civil Engineering and Urban Planning CAMPUS SIZE Main Campus Cottbuslandareaaproximately 300,000 m² · effectivearea 82,000 m² Campus Senftenberglandareaaproximately 87,191 m² · effectivearea 22,964 m² Campus Cottbus-Sachsendorflandareaaproximately 63,966 m² · effectivearea 13,767 m² FACTS AND FIGURES Konrad Zuse – Media Centre Senftenberg 01 · FACTS AND FIGURES

5. NUMBER OF STUDENTS 7.280 students, thereof2.190 international students from more than 110 countries, mostly from china, india, poland and nigeria. 2190 7280 Number of international students 01 · FACTS AND FIGURES

6. B.Sc. Environmental and Resource Management M.A. World Heritage Studies M.Sc. Environmental and Resource Management M.Sc. Power Engineering M.A. Heritage Conservation and Site Management M.Sc. Urban Design – Revitalization of Historic City Districts M.Sc. Hydroinformatics and Water Management  M.Sc. Biotechnology Ph.D. Environmental and Resource Management  Ph.D. Heritage Studies Ph.D. Dependable Systems OUR INTERNATIONAL STUDY PROGRAMMES Konrad Zuse – Media Centre Senftenberg 01 · FACTS AND FIGURES

7. STUDYPROGRAMMES APPLIED STUDY PROGRAMMES RESEARCH-ORIENTED STUDY PROGRAMMES 01 · FACTS AND FIGURES

8. STUDYPROGRAMMES APPLIED STUDY PROGRAMMES RESEARCH-ORIENTED STUDY PROGRAMMES 01 · FACTS AND FIGURES

9. STUDYPROGRAMMES APPLIED STUDY PROGRAMMES RESEARCH-ORIENTED STUDY PROGRAMMES 01 · FACTS AND FIGURES

10. STUDYPROGRAMMES APPLIED STUDY PROGRAMMES RESEARCH-ORIENTED STUDY PROGRAMMES 01 · FACTS AND FIGURES

11. STUDYPROGRAMMES APPLIED STUDY PROGRAMMES RESEARCH-ORIENTED STUDY PROGRAMMES 01 · FACTS AND FIGURES

12. INSTITUTESANDSCIENTIFIC CENTRES • Brandenburg Centre for Energy Technologies (CEBra) • Research Centre Landscape Development and Mining Landscapes (FZLB) • David-Gilly-Institute for Higher Education, Research and Communication in Civil Engineering (DGI) • Centre for Law and Administrative Issues (ZfRV) • Center for Flow and Transport Modelling and Measurement (CFTM²) • German-Polish Centre for Public Law and Environmental Network (GP PLEN) – Joint Scientific Insitute of BTU (BTU) Cottbus - Senftenberg and Wrocław University (Wrocław ) • Centre for student acquisition and university preparation - College 01 · FACTS AND FIGURES

13. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONS The BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg has actually more than 235 partners in 151 universities in 49 countries. 01 · FACTS AND FIGURES

14. 02EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING

15. EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING • BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, newly established on 1 July 2013, is an amalgamation of BTU Cottbus and Lausitz University of Applied Sciences. It offers everything its two predecessor institutions offered yet is also developing completely new profiles. Where research and technology transfer are concerned, we greatly value our cooperation with other universities and non-university based research institutions, regional small and medium-sized businesses and also major, international corporations. Our university has initiated many measures aimed at keeping well-qualified people in the region. One of the most important of these measures is the expansion of our dual education degree course programme initiated in 2015. The university also supports start-up efforts. Respective assistance is offered in the form of institutional measures. Young start-ups create new impulses for the regional economy, and inspire modern forms of cooperation. Spiral staircaseoftheInformation, Communication and Media Centre (IKMZ) 02 · EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING 15

16. DEGREE COURCES THAT DIFFERENT NEEDS With more than 70 degree courses at three locations, BTU Cottbus–Senftenberg offers a wide spectrum of employment market oriented courses. The scope ranges from natural and engineering sciences to economics and cultural studies, as well as health sciences. Our health related courses, Healthcare Sciences and Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, and the three university of applied science level degree courses, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Industrial Engineering and Management, can also be taken in the form of a dual education degree course. Students of Mechanical Engineering 02 · EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING 16

17. DEGREE COURCES THAT DIFFERENT NEEDS BTU also offers individual time models such as full- or part-time courses, evening courses, or further qualification courses in order to create the perfect conditions for combining studying for a degree with working, looking after children or family life. With state-of-the-art technical equipment, a good level of supervision and innovative teaching concepts, our young university with an international focus guarantees hands-on, future-oriented learning. Teaching with innovative concepts 02 · EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING 17

18. BROAD SPECTRUM OF COURSES ON OFFER IN THREE PLACES At its three sites, BTU Cottbus–Senftenberg offers excellent conditions for teaching and research: the natural science, engineering and economics subjects are taught in Cottbus and Senftenberg, whilst the music and social pedagogy degree courses are taught in Cottbus-Sachsendorf. We are currently in the process of establishing our new healthcare, therapy and rehabilitation sciences department in Senftenberg in addition to the engineering sciences, chemistry and biotechnology courses already taught there. Biotechnology laboratory in Senftenberg 02 · EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING 18

19. OUTSTANDING RESEARCH • Excellent teaching should be matched by outstanding research, and also by the successful transfer of knowledge and technology into society and to the industry. This classic characteristic of a technical university also applies at BTU Cottbus–Senftenberg and will continue to be developed further. • BTU Cottbus–Senftenberg has made some changes in order to establish an outstanding profile in four research areas: • Smart Regions und Heritage, • Energy Efficiency and Sustainability, • Biotechnology, Environment and Health and also • Cognitive and Cyber-physical Systems. • We have conducted intensive and successful research in these fields for many years, and now intend to increasingly build on our past achievements. A strategic appointment policy will strengthen the various specialist areas to such an extent as to ensure that we can successfully accomplish this in a few years only. Research Platform »Chicken Creek« 02 · EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING 19

20. OUTSTANDING RESEARCH In proven areas of expertise, BTU Cottbus–Senftenberg enjoys not only national but international renown. The university collaborates with other universities in Germany and abroad, non-university based research institutions, regional small and medium-sized enterprises and also with major, globally active companies. With the Rolls Royce University Technology Centre, it belongs to the international network operated by this major corporation. Worldwide, only 26 universities, and only four universities in Germany, have been honoured with membership. Laboratory of medical Informatics 02 · EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING 20

21. BTU – STUDENTS´ BEST CHOICE OUR ADVANTAGES • Excellent facilities: student workplaces in workshops, libraries and computer pools as well as high quality technical research facilities • An attractive range of applied and research-oriented study programmes • International and multidisciplinary • Excellent teacher-student ratio YOUR OPPORTUNITIES • A high standard of practice-oriented courses • Individual career planning with an open structure up to doctoral studies • Experience abroad, intercultural competence • Professional opportunities through cooperative agreements with local businesses • The best job opportunities on the domestic and international job markets • Short-cuts for effective studies • Acquisition of soft skills 02 · EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING 21

22. 03STUDY AND LIVE AT THE BTU

23. INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND MULTIMEDIA CENTRE IN COTTBUS More than 870,000 mediaunits 600 libraryplaces, thereof170 withmultimediaequipment MODERN EQUIPMENT 03 · STUDY AND LIVE AT THE BTU 23

24. Research on novel materials, raw materials and processes, particularly in the field of lightweight engineering MODERN FACILITIES ∙ BEST STUDY CONDITIONS PANTA RHEI COMPUTER CENTRE The newly constructed building is computing centre and the institute building of computer sciences at the same time 03 · STUDY AND LIVE AT THE BTU 24

25. Studentsin front ofthe modern laboratorybuildingofbiotechnology MODERN FACILITIES ∙ BEST STUDY CONDITIONS CAMPUS SENFTENBERG CAMPUS COTTBUS-SACHSENDORF Besides management, administration and student service also various seminar rooms and working spaces are located In the main building on the Campus Cottbus-Sachsendorf 03 · STUDY AND LIVE AT THE BTU 25

26. LOCATION OF THE BTU The train from Cottbus Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Ostbahnhof takes only 75 minutes. Bicycles can be taken on the train and you will often see fellow students or teachers on the train. So for those who wish to combine the advantages of a large city with those of a new, modern university with high-quality technical equipment located in a smaller city - our university is just right for you. 01 · FACTS AND FIGURES

27. LEISUREAND CULTURAL ACTIVITY POSSIBILITIES Cottbus In a former Diesel power plant from 1928 lies the Cottbus Art Museum for contemporary art since 2008. The extensive collections can be seen in continual exhibitions. The converted power plant site in Amtsteich offers a very unique charm. The Cottbus Staatstheater (State Theater) offers sophisticated repertoire from concerts to opera. Its ensemble is well known nationwide. This Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) style building by the architect Sehring in 1908 was renovated in 2008 and has retained its original interior design. Something unique is the Eastern European Film Festival held every year in November that turns Cottbus into a metropolis for filmmakers. A student culture and bar scene around campus and in the nearby Cottbus Altstadt (old town) offers a special atmosphere. BTU’s collegiate sports programme is well known for its diverse offers, which fit very well for many students along side their studies. The beautiful old town of Cottbus 03 · STUDY AND LIVE AT THE BTU 27

28. LEISURE AND CULTURAL ACTIVITY POSSIBILITIES Senftenberg The “NEUE BÜHNE” celebrated ist 65th birthday in October 2011. Founded a year after World War II, the “Theater of the Miners” (Theater des Bergarbeiter) soon developed into a very popular Dreispartentheater (a unique German word for a theater comprising of performances of music, plays, and dance) in the country. Today it is a theater for everyone. Between Berlin and Dresden lies a new unique waterscape, the “Lausitzer Seenland” (Lusatian Lake District). For several years, the former surface mining landscape is getting a new look with deep blue splashes of color. A completely new landscape is developing, which will become the largest contiguous lake district in Europe with a total of 23 large lakes. The indoor ski slope “Snowtropolis” provides winter sport lovers the opportunity for winter sport and other fun activities all year round in an ice-cold atmosphere. There one can find a 130-meter long slope for skiing and snowboarding fans alike. The aquatics center “Senftenberger See” offers excellent sailing and wind surfing opportunities with its 1,300 hectares of water area, making it ideal for many water sport activities. The Senftenberg theater for everyone 03 · STUDY AND LIVE AT THE BTU 28

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