Jena, 04.03.2026. Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena continues to advance the expansion of its infrastructure. This Wednesday, the foundation stone for the new FORUM communication center was ceremoniously laid. The project is funded by the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung and is intended to serve as a central meeting place in the future.
- Event: Foundation stone laying for new building
- Building: FORUM communication center
- Client: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität (FSU) Jena
- Funding: Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung
- Purpose: Interdisciplinary exchange and stronger networking of science, city, and state
A New Hub for Knowledge Transfer
With the laying of the foundation stone, an important university construction project is taking concrete shape. The FORUM communication center is not just designed as a pure teaching or research building but follows an integrative approach. It is intended to specifically create spaces for interdisciplinary exchange – across the boundaries of individual faculties. At the same time, the building is intended as a bridge between the academic space and the general public to actively promote the networking of science, urban society, and the surrounding region.
The Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung played a decisive role in the realization of the construction project, acting as a sponsor and thus once again supporting the development of Thüringen as a science location.
Background: Science City Jena and the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung
As Thüringen’s largest university, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität shapes life and the economy in Jena with its tens of thousands of students and researchers. New buildings like the FORUM communication center are essential to adapt the infrastructure of the „Lichtstadt“ to modern requirements of knowledge transfer. The participating Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung, founded in 1889 by Ernst Abbe in Jena, is one of the oldest and largest private science-funding foundations in Germany. It traditionally invests heavily in regional projects to make research and teaching in the fields of natural sciences and engineering future-proof.
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New building – University lays foundation stone for FORUM communication center
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