The Multimedia Center aims to intensify the application of new media and multimedia communication in all work areas of the university, especially in teaching (eLearning) and research (eScience), as well as in university marketing. In this capacity the Multimedia Center has been charged with coordinating the implementation of the BTU multimedia strategy. The Multimedia Center will serve as both a research and service facility with the following tasks:

• Development of practice-oriented research prioritising "e-Learning in Higher Education" to support the application of modern education technologies at BTU. 
• Providing multimedia services and multimedia resources (for BTU as well as for external customers).
• Direct support of teaching and continuing education.

The Multimedia Center will work closely with various departments and facilities at BTU, particularly in the ICMC, as well as with the press office and the marketing division. Furthermore the Multimedia Center will contribute to the coordination of regional e-Learning activities in Brandenburg and cooperate within the framework of current projects with other universities, academic networks and research institutions both at home and abroad.

The Multimedia Center has been provided with the most advanced technical equipment available. This includes the infrastructure for e-Learning with a central learning management system as well as several computer workstations (with diverse multimedia authoring and development tools), videoconferencing technology, presentation technology, professional sound and video eqipment, several video cameras and video-editing systems, digital still-frame cameras, scanners, 3D animation systems etc.

Topics of multimedia services:

• eLearning 
• multimedia - media production
• internet