5 reasons to choose Jena
Why Jena? This is what characterises our city of light:
Strong high-tech industries
Jena is a high-tech centre, particularly for the optics/photonics, digital economy, biotechnology and medical technology sectors. The city offers an innovative environment and optimal conditions for companies to develop their potential. Together with renowned research institutions, Jena-based companies regularly develop groundbreaking innovations and products. In Jena, questions about the future are answered and enabling technologies are created – key technologies that lay the foundation for further technological progress.
Industries
Successful companies
Jena is home to successful companies from a wide range of industries. From crafts to high-tech, from established global players to medium-sized “hidden champions” to dynamic start-ups. In Jena, everyone finds ideal conditions for their economic success. The City of Light offers a wide range of companies with strong growth potential. Many companies work closely together in networks, associations and cooperation projects, thereby strengthening their innovative power and competitiveness.
Companies
Qualified professionals and young talents
Jena has an excellent educational landscape. With a strong focus on STEM education in many schools and extracurricular learning centres, the city lays the foundation for broad interest and technical and scientific understanding among schoolchildren. Four vocational schools offer vocational and academic training, with more than 1,000 graduates completing their vocational training there every year. Around 20,000 young people study at Jena’s two universities – Friedrich Schiller University and Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences. Graduates from a wide variety of fields of study and work enter the job market every year.
As a cosmopolitan and young city, Jena also attracts highly qualified international professionals who find an inspiring environment here. The Welcome Centre Jena supports new arrivals in getting started in the city.
Skilled Workers
High-performance research
Jena is an internationally recognised hotspot for cutting-edge research. Around 4,500 dedicated scientists work hand in hand here to tackle the major issues of our time. The long-established Friedrich Schiller University and the practice-oriented Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences, together with twelve renowned scientific institutes, form a unique network and a successful interdisciplinary research landscape. What’s more, the paths to commercial application are short. In Jena, business and science have been working hand in hand for generations. Researchers collaborate with forward-looking companies to develop practical solutions. Targeted technology and knowledge transfer gives rise to new products, processes and companies.
Research & science
Innovation and entrepreneurial spirit
Jena sees itself as a source of ideas and a breeding ground for start-ups. There is a lively start-up spirit here, and entrepreneurial thinking and action are valued and encouraged. Universities and research institutes are constantly producing start-ups. Established companies and young founders form close partnerships, work together on projects and drive developments forward. Thanks to a strong infrastructure and a wide range of advisory and support services, aspiring entrepreneurs find the ideal conditions for shaping concepts, testing business models and turning visions into reality. This is how brilliant ideas become market-ready innovations.
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