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Cottbus celebrates Europe: Exciting program in May 2025!
In May 2025, the BTU Cottbus will promote intercultural exchange with Europe Weeks and celebrate European values in Cottbus.
Cottbus celebrates Europe: Exciting program in May 2025!
In May 2025, the Brandenburg Technical University of Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU), together with the city of Cottbus and other cooperation partners, will offer an extensive program to celebrate the European idea and promote intercultural exchange. The event aims to celebrate Europe's shared values and takes place as part of the Cottbus European Weeks, which are organized in close cooperation between the “Education & Integration” department of the city of Cottbus and the BTU's International Relations Office.
The Cottbus European Weeks begin with a cinema week in the OBENKINO, which takes place from May 1st to 7th under the motto “The sea is the sky”. On May 8th, the “Café Europa” will open in the culture and meeting center 7512 in Neu Schmellwitz, which will ensure a lively exchange with interactive activities. A highlight will be the Day of Ukrainian National Costume on May 16th in Pushkin Park, which celebrates the cultural diversity of Europe. The Cottbus European Talks are also on the program that day, during which Lausitz will be promoted to the European Commission as a “Net Zero Valley”.
Promotions and events
The activities of the European Weeks continue on May 20th with a “speak dating” in the city museum, which aims to promote language skills and international contacts. The “Mission Paralympics” sporting event will follow on May 21st in the athletics stadium, followed by the senior sports festival on May 28th in the athletics hall. On the same day, various activities will also take place on the BTU central campus, including an escape game and a postcard campaign that deal with the topic of international experience.
Another important event is the Cottbus welcome festival KLĔB A SOL, which takes place in the city center on May 22nd. This festival offers a platform for diverse intercultural interaction and is intended to warmly welcome the local people. Europe Day on May 9th commemorates the Schuman Declaration and is celebrated by many EU countries, which illustrates the high importance of the European idea.
European university alliances
The BTU Cottbus is also an active member of the European university alliance “European UNIversity for Customized Education” (EUNICE). This alliance is part of a larger network that was recently expanded to include 15 German universities in 14 new alliances. The new European University Alliances are part of Erasmus+ initiatives and aim to promote collaboration between over 560 higher education institutions in Europe. Loud germany.representation.ec.europa.eu The European Commission's support for these alliances will be up to 14.4 million euros per alliance over four years.
There are currently a total of 65 European University Alliances, which include over 570 universities from 35 countries. There are also many partners from Ukraine who are integrated into these networks. This underlines the European strategy, which aims to support at least 60 alliances with more than 500 higher education institutions by mid-2024. The aim is to create an integrated European university campus with flexible learning opportunities, common curricula and high quality teaching daad.de makes clear.
The Cottbus European Weeks and the associated study and exchange programs not only offer a platform for intercultural encounters, but are also a crucial part of the effort to strengthen the European university landscape and promote exchange among students.