The University of Lausanne is fostering partnerships
The Medical University of Lausitz - Carl Thiem (MUL-CT) and Brandenburgische Technische Universität (BTU) Cottbus-Senftenberg have strengthened their partnership through a signed agreement, focusing on joint excellence in research, science, and teaching.
This collaboration emphasizes openness, equality, fairness, reliability, and trust, aiming to create educational and scientific programs that support regional structural change and offer developmental opportunities for future generations. Key focus areas include health system research and digitalization of healthcare, as well as the development of the Cottbus and Lausatia region as a science and research hub.
Prof. Dr. mult. Eckhard Nagel, Director of Health Care at MUL-BT, highlights that this partnership underpins the universities' roles in addressing social challenges in healthcare and digital transformation, combining their strengths for a successful future in health system innovation and digital healthcare solutions.
While specific joint projects have not been detailed, the emphasis on "health system research and digitalization of healthcare" suggests collaborative initiatives may involve developing new healthcare models, digital health technologies, or data-driven health research, consistent with their shared objectives in science and education innovation.
BTU President Gesine Grande stated that both universities will research, teach, and engage with society together in the future. The cooperation includes the joint use of infrastructure, promotion of scientific talent, and close integration in medical training.
Eckhard Nagel, from the Board of the Medical University's Healthcare Management, emphasizes the societal responsibility in the cooperation. However, no specific details about the societal challenge in the region were mentioned.
The agreement between the universities is open-ended, with both institutions committed to ongoing collaboration and engagement with society.
Additional connected initiatives at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, such as the Carbon Lab Factory Lausitz (involving sustainable materials research and industrial scaling across Saxony and Brandenburg), illustrate the university’s active interdisciplinary research environment, potentially complementing health-related digital system research with advanced material science applications.
In summary, the expanded cooperation centers on joint efforts in health system research and digital healthcare modernization, embedded within a broader commitment to regional scientific advancement, educational excellence, and structural transformation.
- This expanded cooperation between MUL-CT and BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, centering on health system research and digital healthcare modernization, also includes education and self-development, aiming to create opportunities for future generations.
- The Carbon Lab Factory Lausitz at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, focusing on sustainable materials research and industrial scaling, could potentially collaborate with the health-related digital system research, utilizing advanced material science applications in science and education-and-self-development initiatives.
