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LIVING SCIENCE

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01BTU IN NUMBERS

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foundation: 15 july 1991 · 6 722 students, including 986 international

students from more than 90 countries · 119 professorships ·

571 scientific staff, thereof 296 Externally funded · 577 non-scientific staff,

thereof 55 Externally funded · University Budget 2010 (including reinforcement of

staff funds 4.7 million €): 52.9 million € · External Funding 2010: 20.0 million €

FACULTIES

Faculty 1 – Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science

Faculty 2 – Architecture, Civil Engineering and Urban Planning

Faculty 3 – Mechanical, Electrical and Industrial Engineering

Faculty 4 – Environmental Sciences and Process Engineering

THE CAMPUS

Total campus area: approx. 300,000 m² ·

Main working space: approx. 82,000 m²

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BTU IN NUMBERS

The Main Building with its striking entrance portal was fully renovated in 2008

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STUDY COURSES Bachelor Master

Applied Mathematics

Architecture

Interpretation and Communication of Architecture

Architektur.Studium.Generale

Building and Conservation

Civil Engineering

Business Administration*

Biomedical Electronic Engineering

eBusiness

Electrical Engineering

Fuel from Biomass and WasteEnvironmental and Resource Management (engl.)

Euro Hydro-Informatics and Water Management (engl.)

Computer Science

Information and Media Technology

Culture and Technology*

Land Use and Water Management

* Numerus clausus


Mechanical Engineering

Mathematics

Renewable Raw Materials and Regenerative Energy

PhysicsPower Engineering (engl.)

Urban and Regional Planning

Structural Engineering

Technology and Innovation Management

Technologies of Biogenous Raw Materials

Environmental Engineering

Process Engineering

Environmental Engineering Process Technology

Industrial Engineering*

Economathematics

Business Law for Technological EnterprisesWorld Heritage Studies (engl.)

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NUMBER OF STUDENTS


1.054

1.690

1.164

715

1.084

1.625

1.067

811

1.163

1.568

1.165

839

1.168

1.631

1.264

842

1.151

1.447

1.268

812

1.144

1.398

1.306

796

1.118

1.411

1.651

891

1.099

1.452

2.122

953

1.125

1.607

2.645

1.103

1.045

1.823

2.610

1.243

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Faculty 4 – Environmental Sciences and Process EngineeringFaculty 3 – Mechanical, Electrical and Industrial EngineeringFaculty 2 – Architecture, Civil Engineering and Urban PlanningFaculty 1 – Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science

4.623 4.5874.735

4.9054.6444.678

5.071

5.615

6.4806.722

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NUMBER OF FOREIGN STUDENTS


1.083

1.154 1.1291.192

1.100

947 957920 965 986

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ACQUISITION OFEXTERNAL RESEARCH FUNDS


14,415,5

16,7

14,513,5

15,116,3

20,8

26,9

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annual income in million €

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CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC FACILITIES


Centre of Energy Technology Brandenburg (CEBra)

Research Centre Landscape Development and Mining Landscapes (FZLB)

Centre for Human Ecology (HöZ)

Centre for Law and Administration (ZfRV)

Centre for Flow and Transport Modelling and Measurement (CFTM²)

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OTHER SCIENTIFIC FACILITIES


Joint Laboratory of IHP and BTU (JointLab)

Center for research and material testing (FMPA)

Panta Rhei gGmbH

Center for lightweight construction materials

Center for Energy-Technology Brandenburg (CEBra)

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OTHER FACILITIES


Information, Communication and Media Centre (IKMZ) University Library / University Computing Centre / Multimedia-Centre / Operations Data processing

Centre for Continuing Education (ZfW)

Language Centre (ZES)

University Sports Centre (ZEH)

Central Workshop


INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

BTU Cottbus

The University maintains scientific co-operation with around 145 universities across the world, whilst fostering student and academic exchanges with over 110 partner universities.

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02THE PHILOSOPHY OF BTU

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BTU Cottbus is an internationally recognised, innovation-driven institute of technology with a sharply defined academic profile. We concentrate on five focal areas: Environment, Energy, Materials, Building, as well as Information and Communication Technology. Our mission is not only to impart knowledge and skills in engineering and natural sciences in a forward-looking and sustainable manner, but also to explore and to convey interdisciplinary competencies to our students.

Teaching and research at BTU meets the highest international standards in a ‘real-life laboratory’ environment, BTU combines a decidedly international orientation with a strong regional accent. By guaranteeing excellence in our specialist areas of expertise, we are striving to become European leaders in Executive Post Graduate Programmes (Lifelong Learning). BTU offers an excellent learning environment and a favourable teacher-student ratio, which together ensure outstanding career opportunities for our graduates.

Our university is dedicated to promoting equal opportunity in science and in the community at large, both in terms of university policy and its practical implementation. BTU is also actively committed to supporting young parents in their efforts to coordinate their university studies and their careers.

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MISSION STATEMENT

The distinctive spiral staircase of the Information, Communication and Media Centre

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Scientific research at BTU is strategically concentrating on

five focal areas: Environment, Energy, Materials, Building, as

well as Information and Communication Technology. These

five areas of academic focus constitute, however, only one

component of BTU’s overall research activities, in which more

than one hundred university Chairs are actively involved.


RESEARCH PROFILE

Nature’s secrets revealed: BTU has the lead in the GermanResearch Foundation (DFG) collaborative specialresearch programme Transregio 38, which explores theorigins of ecosystems. BTU has its own six-hectare openairlaboratory on a section of the former open cast mineWelzow-Süd.

FOCAL AREAS

ENVIRONMENT BUILDING ENERGY MATERIALS INFORMATION AND

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

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BTU is characterised by its active promotion of transdisciplinary research and teaching: a successful approach across disciplines can be more easily implemented at a small university such as BTU, than at mega-universities with their complex hierarchies.

BTU research strives to identify local solutions to global problems. The challenge of meeting the energy needs of a growing world population, while at the same time conserving the environment and the natural resources, are examples of the complex problems scientists must face today.We need young people to get involved and to actively contribute to this important task, lateral thinkers willing to dedicate themselves to science and to making a positive impact, young scientists who are ready and able to contribute to international and interdisciplinary teams.


BTU RESEARCH – WORKING TOGETHER FOR A BETTER WORLD

Samples obtained onsite are examined and evaluated in the laboratory

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BTU Cottbus benefits greatly from its unique geographical location: while other universities resort to laboratory simulations, BTU students and teachers have access to a dedicated ‘real-life laboratory’ right in their own back yard. The City of Cottbus and surrounding Lausitz Region are particularly suited for hands-on research of all kinds. This is a significant advantage for students in any of five focal areas of research, and especially in our core subjects Environment, Energy, and Building.


BTU TEACHING – LEARNING IN A REAL-LIFE LABORATORY

BTU students have the opportunity to gain invaluable practical experience by cooperating with partners such as Rolls Royce during their studies

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Students at BTU Cottbus benefit greatly from our university’s

unique didactic approach (“didactic fingerprint”), which

consists of practice-oriented teaching environments

and project-based learning. BTU has achieved special status

on the basis of its selection as a ‘Rolls Royce University

Technology Centre’ (UTC) in 2005: BTU was the first

German university to receive this prestigious honour, and is

one of only 24 such University Technology Centres

worldwide – a recognition of excellence that also gives us

direct access to Rolls Royce’s invaluable international

networks.


PRACTICE – ORIENTED STUDY PROGRAMMES

In 2008, BTU students initiated the project “Let’s plant a garden”: together with the citizens of Cottbus our students actively develop and plant gardens on derelict land around the city

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BTU is one of the most popular universities in Germany, according to a study conducted by the student network studiVZ. The reasons for this popularity are clear: outstanding scientific facilities, first-rate teaching in small classes, and individual student counselling in an informal but international atmosphere. BTU’s dedication to quality helps students obtain their degrees within the allotted time – and all this without tuition fees!

Centre for Higher Education Development 2008 in the ZEIT Student Guide: Industrial Engineering programme earned on the first place;

BTU courses in Business Administration, Mechanical Engineering, Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, and Culture and Technology are also very popular among students.

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BTU – OUR STUDENTS LOVE IT HERE

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Information, Communication and Media Centre (IKMZ)

- more than 1 million media units,

- 600 reading, learning and training places, 170 of which are equipped with multimedia services


BTU FACILITIES – SIMPLY THE BEST

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The Panta Rhei Hall provides office space and laboratories to BTU scientists conducting research into new materials and

processes, particularly in the area of lightweight construction


MULTIMEDIA SEARCH FACILITIES AVAILABLE AT IKMZ · STUDIO WORK SPACES · LATEST TECHNICAL FACILITIES · EXCELLENT SUPERVISION

On its seven floors, the Information, Communication and Media Centre (IKMZ) offers modern computer workstations, online search services, as well as information in printed and digital form


LIVING IN COTTBUS

BTU students have a broad choice of accommodation options:

Student Services rents dormitory apartments with Internet access for 160 to 313 € per month, depending on size and provided facilities.

The city´s housing association rents apartments in all price categories and close to the university, which gives BTU students access to the local housing market.

These accommodations range from inexpensive studios and small apartments in old buildings, to modern maisonettes.

Numerous well-preserved 19thcentury residential buildings still adorn the city’s west end


LIVING IN COTTBUS

The historical centre of Cottbus is marked by the Altmarkt (Old Market) and the medieval St.

Nikolai Church (Oberkirche)

The successful Coffee Latte coffee shop was established in 2004 by Doreen Zeumke, a BTU graduate; the shop now employs 16 persons


The City of Cottbus offers the full range of leisure activities and cultural amenities.

ART IN A POWER PLANT The former power plant Dieselkraftwerk erected in 1928 houses Cottbus’ Museum of Contemporary Art since 2008. The museum’s extensive art collections can be viewed in the context of continuous exhibitions.

THE VERY BEST IN THEATRE Cottbus State Theatre offers a broad spectrum of sophisticated cultural programmes, from progressive theatrical performances to concerts and opera.

AN INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHT: THE EASTERN EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL Each year in November, Cottbus is transformed into a cinema capital, when famous filmmakers from Eastern Europe and their teams come to the city:

The STUDENT CULTURE AND BAR SCENE of the Cottbus Altstadt (Old Town) offers special flair close to the campus.

BTU is famous for offering a diversity of UNIVERSITY SPORTS, which help provide the correct balance to study for many students.

CULTURAL LIFE IN COTTBUS

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