Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg is a public technical university in Cottbus and Senftenberg, Brandenburg. The present university was created in 2013 by combining the former BTU Cottbus and Lausitz University of Applied Sciences, linking research-university and applied traditions. Its institutional story includes 1947 — a mining engineering school was established in Senftenberg. 1948 — a building school opened in Cottbus. Today, the university's profile is shaped by engineering, energy, environment, architecture, heritage, planning, natural sciences, artificial intelligence, computer science, health, business, and social transformation. The setting matters: Its campuses in Cottbus and Senftenberg sit in Lusatia, a region where energy transition, industrial change, heritage, and sustainable development are immediate practical questions.

The current study portfolio represented in this file includes 24 undergraduate entries and 35 postgraduate entries. Undergraduate choices range from Architecture, Building History and Art History, Civil Engineering, Urban Planning and Urban Design, Business Administration to Mathematics, Medical Informatics, Physics. At postgraduate level, examples include Architecture, Building History and Art History, Civil Engineering, Climate-adapted Construction and Operation, Heritage Conservation and Site Management and Mathematics, Micro- and Nanoelectronics, Physics. These program names are kept at course level, while concentrations and academic themes appear separately as specializations. The portfolio contains both German- and English-taught programs and includes design, laboratory, health, teacher-education, and engineering routes with different entrance requirements.

Applicants must begin with the live program page because language, semester start, academic prerequisites, and selection rules differ. For winter semester 2026/27, applications with foreign qualifications opened March 1; many international master's deadlines fall on May 15 or July 15, while the exact program notice remains controlling. International qualifications may require a dedicated credential-review route, and master's applicants can be asked for module descriptions so that the responsible committee can compare prior coursework with the chosen degree. Admission is separate from enrollment: a successful applicant still needs to meet the document, health-insurance, and payment steps stated in the offer. Doctoral study follows faculty, graduate-school, or cooperative arrangements and requires a suitable project and academic supervision.

Regular degree programs generally have no tuition. BTU publishes a winter semester 2026/27 semester fee of €391.80, combining enrollment, student-services, student-body, and semester-ticket components. Course-specific exceptions remain possible, particularly for professional, continuing-education, joint, or cooperative study. Students should therefore budget for housing, insurance, learning materials, travel, and any program-specific costs in addition to the published institutional charge. Funding may come from BAföG where eligible, the Deutschlandstipendium, foundations, mobility grants, project employment, or doctoral support, but every award has a separate application and selection process.

Career preparation reflects the university's academic profile rather than a guaranteed placement system. Laboratories, design studios, regional transition projects, internships, and employer cooperation support pathways in engineering, digital systems, energy, planning, construction, heritage, science, and administration. Students can strengthen outcomes through internships, practical projects, research assistantships, employer events, entrepreneurship support, international experience, and early use of career counseling. BTU is a strong fit for students seeking a technical university with unusually broad English-taught options and direct exposure to energy and structural transformation in Lusatia. The strongest applicants will compare curriculum, teaching language, entry rules, and location with their own academic background before submitting an application.