The university has 185 professors, 640 additional academic staff and more than 7,000 students, of which 2,350 are of foreign origin from more than 100 nations.

In the following years, the university underwent major construction efforts and the number of students continued to grow.

The following faculties exist:[5] The new library was opened in the year 2004 and is called Informations-, Kommunikations- und Medienzentrum (IKMZ).

The winter term (Wintersemester) is the official beginning of the academic year and lasts from 1 October to 31 March.

The teaching takes place in only 15 weeks per semester and is followed by an examination period (Prüfungszeitraum) where usually no lectures are held.

With a few exceptions, the degree programmes at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg are open admission, i.e. without a numerus clausus (NC).

A total of 16 study programmes (one Bachelor, eleven Master, four Ph.D.) are offered in English:[6] All students, regardless if they are German or non-German, must pay a fee of approximately 165 euros per semester.

The largest fair for academic specialists in the state of Brandenburg (campus-x-change) takes place on the central campus of the BTU in Cottbus and aims to provide opportunities for internships, student trainee positions, final theses and graduate positions.

The declared aim of both universities is to actively promote networking with industry in the state of Brandenburg.

The project focuses on new transfer paths, but also on improved knowledge management via the joint platform Innovation Hub 13.