Research

At the BTU Cottbus five major research topics have been established. The Research Center Landscape Development and Mining Landscapes is the central scientific facility on the area of the topic "Environment".

The Research Center Landscape Development and Mining Landscapes promotes both fundamental research and applied research. Basic research is the pre-requisite for new methods and applications proved and established by applied research projects. On the other hand fundamental research aims at deficits of knowledge identified by application oriented projects. The Research Center Landscape Development and Mining Landscapes promotes therefore the symbiosis of both research approaches.

In addition to the financial support by the  DFG several more applied projects are carried out with support by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research ( BMBF) as well as by regional and national mining and reclamation companies.