Overview

• On July 31, 2025, the Medical University of Lusatia – Carl Thiem and BTU Cottbus–Senftenberg formalized an open-ended cooperation pact to expand joint research, teaching and community engagement.
• The collaboration will target health system research and the digitalization of healthcare delivery through coordinated projects.
• Institutions will share infrastructure, foster scientific talent and integrate their medical education programs more closely.
• BTU President Gesine Grande and MLU board head Eckhard Nagel emphasized the partnership’s role in guiding Lusatia’s post-coal structural renewal.
• The unlimited-duration agreement establishes a long-term strategic alliance to drive regional innovation and modernize healthcare.