COMPETENCE FOR A BETTER FUTURE

COMPETENCE FOR A BETTER FUTURE

Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus (BTU)

Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU)

BTU Cottbus

Newly established in 1991

4 faculties

Broad scientific education in natural sciences and industrial technologies

Research and Education with a strong regional impetus

approx. 5 000 students(around 1 000 of which are from foreign countries)

1 150 employees(125 senior scientists, 502 assistant scientists)

Budget in 2006: 50.710,5 T€

Acquisition of external funds in 2006: 15.108,7 T€

stand 03/2008


Faculties

Faculty 1 Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science

Faculty 2 Architecture, Civil Engineering and Urban

Planning

Faculty 3 Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering

and Industrial Engineering

Faculty 4 Environmental Sciences and Process Engineering


Vision and Mission Statement

BTU stands for Building – Technology – Environment“Designing a sustainable future”

The BTU Cottbus is an internationally recognised, innovation-oriented small technical university for research and teaching.

Its areas of concentration are: the environment, energy, materials science, building and construction as well as information and communication technology.

In researching and interdisciplinary competencies beyong knowledge and skills inengineering and the natural sciences, BTU consistently brings forth sustainable outcomes for the future.


Key Issues in Science

InformationCommunication

Energy

Environment

Materials


Research focus

Regional development

Light weight materials, new functional materials

Power transformation, energy transfer and use of energy

Vehicle and engine technologies

Information technology and communication

Modeling and simulation

The interlocking research focus

Technical and social phenomena – man/environment/society

acts as a link between the research foci and integrates the departments ofeconomics, social sciences and humanities.


Acquisition of external research funds

Acquisition of external research funds in 2006: 15.109 T€

182715 1.072

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7.316

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10.86211.830

10.258 10.227

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Academic programs at BTU Cottbus

Applied Mathematics (M.Sc.) Architecture (B.Sc., M.Sc.) Interpretation & Communication of

Architecture (M.Sc.) Building and Conservation (M.Sc.) Civil Engineering (B.Sc., M.Sc.) business studies (B.Sc., M.Sc.*) Biomedical electronic Engineering (M.Sc.) eBusiness (B.Sc., M.Sc.) Electrical Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.,B.Sc.,M.Sc.)

Fuel from Biomass and Waste (M.Sc.)* Environmental Technologies (M.Sc.) Environmental and Resource

Management (B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.) Euro Hydro-Informatics and Water

Management (M.Sc.) Computer Science (Dipl.-Ing., B.Sc., M.Sc.) Information and Media Technology

(B.Sc., M.Sc.) Culture and Technology (B.A., M.A.*)

stand 03/2008

Land Use and Water Management (B.Sc., M.Sc.*)

Mechanical Engineering (Dipl.-Ing., B.Sc., M.Sc.)

Mathematics (B.Sc.) Renewable Raw Materials and Regenerative

Energy (M.Sc.)* Physics (B.Sc., M.Sc.) Power Engineering (M.Sc.) Process Engineering and Plant Design M.Sc.) Urban and Regional Planning (B.Sc., M.Sc.) Structural Engineering (M.Sc.) Technologies of biogenous raw materials (B.Sc.)

Technology and Innovation Management (M.A.) Environmental Engineering (B.Sc.) Process Engineering (B.Sc., M.Sc.*)

Industrial Engineering (Dipl.-Ing., B.Sc.*, M.Sc.*)

Economathematics (B.Sc.) Business Law for Technological Enterprises

(M.B.L.) Economic Studies (postgrad.-Dipl.) World Heritage Studies (M.A.)* in the pipeline


Number of students at BTU Cottbus

144

1.373

734

666

207

1.548

800

638

293

1.629

886

601

538

1.783

994

658

903

1.750

1.166

680

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

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1.306

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2.9173.193 3.409

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4.499 4.623 4.587 4.735

students

4.905

stand 03.03.2008

4.6444.678

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Number of foreign students at BTU Cottbus

96 104

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students

stand 03.03.2008


160 associates relationships to many partner universities and institutions worldwide

International Cooperation

GREENLAND

stand 03/2008


Central scientific facilities

Center for Law and Administrative Issues

Center for Human Ecology (HÖZ)

Center for Energy-Technology Brandenburg (CEBra)

Research Center Landscape Development and Mining Landscapes (FZLB)


Other scientific facilities

Joint Laboratory of IHP and BTU (JointLab)

Center for research and material testing (FMPA)

Panta Rhei gGmbHcenter for lightweight construction materials

Center for Energy-Technology Brandenburg (CEBra)


Other facilities

Information, Communication and Media Center (IKMZ)

Hochschul-Gebäude-Management-Lausitz (HGML)

Central facility for adult education

University sports center

Foreign language center


Technology Transfer

Transfer of university-based Know-how and consultancy

Support for the outsourcing of technology-oriented enterprises

Application and use of licenses

Cooperation between science and the economy especially with small-

scale technology-oriented enterprises with regard to the development of

innovative products and services

Investor center Cottbus

Support of the regional economy with regard to the maintenance

and creation of employment

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COMPETENCE FOR A BETTER FUTURE