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at the science location Jena, regional and international

With the Friedrich Schiller University as the driving force, a unique culture of cooperation has developed in Jena. The University, non-university research institutions, the University Hospital, the University of Applied Sciences, foundations and high-tech industry work closely together to form a lively, productive and highly visible science and business region with partners all over the world. Jena has the highest density of research institutions in Germany in relation to the number of inhabitants (Städteranking 2022, IW Consult).

Research, business and city united in one network

  • City of Light Jena

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    About one third of Jena's population studies, researches or works at the University or at pne of the numerous non-university institutions. Even today, Jena is still the "stacked city of knowledge" as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once described it.

    Panorama Jena
    Image: André Gräf (jenaparadies)

Living and working in Jena

placeholder image — View of Jena with the German words "Welcome to the City of Light. Welcome to paradise."

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