Jena, 06.03.2026 – At the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, the official starting signal for a pioneering new building has been given: The foundation stone for the communication center FORUM was ceremoniously laid.
- Event: Foundation stone ceremony for university new building
- Project: Communication center FORUM
- Location: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
- Funding: Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung
- Objective: Interdisciplinary exchange and networking of science, urban society, and the region
New Hub for Interdisciplinary Knowledge Transfer
With the communication center FORUM, the University of Jena is creating a new central meeting place. The building is intended to serve as a modern platform to actively promote cross-disciplinary dialogue in the future. Researchers from a wide variety of scientific disciplines will be provided with the necessary space here to develop joint projects, exchange ideas, and utilize synergies.
Furthermore, the architectural and thematic concept follows a strongly integrative approach: The FORUM is intended not only to act as a meeting place within the university but also to specifically intensify knowledge transfer into society. The goal is to noticeably strengthen the networking between the academic community, the Jena urban society, and the Thuringian surrounding area. This ambitious construction project is made financially possible by the extensive funding from the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung.
Background: Science and Foundation Tradition in Jena
The Friedrich-Schiller-Universität (FSU), with its thousands of students and researchers, is the central engine for urban life and innovation in Jena. The close integration of university basic research and local high-tech industry has shaped the profile of the so-called „Lichtstadt“ for over a century. Historically, the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung plays an absolute key role. Founded by Ernst Abbe in 1889, the foundation is dedicated by its statutes to the sustainable promotion of science, research, and teaching. Infrastructure projects such as the new communication center FORUM fit seamlessly into this tradition. In modern global competition for excellent specialists, they are a decisive location factor for keeping Thuringia as a research location future-proof and binding bright minds to the Saale.
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New Construction – University Lays Foundation Stone for Communication Center FORUM
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