Th e post coachman from Cottbus cleans the Cottbus post coach ...
This is a popular German tongue twister. Yet the age of the post coach is long since over. Nowadays, people travel to Cottbus by car, train or aeroplane. The Spreewald motorway A 15 has two exits for Cottbus. Medium-distance trains (Interregio) connect the centre of Lower Lusatia with the German federal capital city of Berlin. It is also possible to fly to the Cottbus-Drewitz or Cottbus-Neuhausen airfields to find out more about the unfathomed possibilities of this up and coming economic region.
In Cottbus we speak high-tech
The Technology and Industrial Park Cottbus (TIP Cottbus) north-west of the city provides ample space for innovative business ideas. The Cottbus Technology and Research Centre (TFZ) is likewise located here.
Research meets the real world
The Brandenburg Technical University Cottbus - Senftenberg (BTU), Brandenburg's only technical university, is located in the immediate vicinity of the TIP Cottbus. The BTU Cottbus - Senftenberg regularly receives excellent ratings in university rankings. The university's profile is characterised by a focus on environment, energy, materials, building as well as information and communication technologies. The research in these fields yields excellent results in a national and international context and is being further extended on the basis of a strategic research plan. Entrepreneurs encounter a dynamic interface between science and business and have access to highly qualified young academics and scientific know-how.
Excellent funding conditions
Cottbus is the largest regional growth centre in the southern Berlin-Brandenburg capital city area, featuring clear cost structures and a highly skilled workforce. Major companies such as Vattenfall Europe Mining & Generation AG, Deutsche Bahn AG, envia Mitteldeutsche Energie AG, arvato direct services Cottbus GmbH and the well-respected Sana Cardiology Centre Cottbus already are established on site. When may we welcome you?
Be inspired and assured by the transformation of an entire region. Invest in the Technology and Industrial Park Cottbus!