The best growth preconditions, when growth is your priority ...
Why invest in Cottbus?
Cottbus is a vibrant place, a great place to do business, and host to many major scientific institutions. Many highly specialised small and medium-sized enterprises like the Deutsche Bahn as well as several federal and regional authorities including the German Insurance Institution for miners, Railway Workers and Seamen, the Federal Office for Mining, Geology and Raw Materials, the Federal Office for Construction and Transport have been convinced to locate here to benefit from the business infrastructure, the universities as well as conference and exhibition facilities.
Brandenburg is currently Germany’s most dynamic business centre (DIW, 2010) and boasts many new jobs, apprenticeships and rapidly growing tax revenues. At 32 %, the percentage of highly-skilled workers far exceeds the national average.
Business – Cottbus provides:
- Solid infrastructure
- Good conditions for SMEs and large-scale industry
- Highly-skilled labour force and university-educated young talent
- Attractive cost structures
- Moderate personnel costs and offi ce rents
- Interface between research and development
Science – Research and development is very important in Cottbus
There are 6,400 students, 125 professors and 526 academic staff . The BTU Cottbus is an internationally acclaimed technical university excelling in research and innovation. The university is application-oriented. There is plenty of research and development conducted in engineering and the sciences and the BTU Cottbus often makes its mark in international top-level research.
BTU Cottbus research focus
- Energy and environment
- Materials
- ICT
- Construction
In addition to the BTU Cottbus the Lausitz University of Applied Sciences has captured much attention for its excellent education standards in engineering, the natural sciences, economics and social sciences as well as Art. Projects in the field of developing new technologies for factories and process monitoring as well as production and welding technologies are highly regarded throughout Germany.
weitere Informationen
