Jena, June 25, 2026 – Without foreign support, healthcare and nursing care in Jena can hardly be secured in the future. This was the clear conclusion reached by around 30 industry representatives during a recent specialist discussion held by the Stadt Jena and the Wirtschaftsförderung.
- Topic: Securing nursing care in Jena through international specialists
- Participants: Stadt Jena, Wirtschaftsförderung, Universitätsklinikum Jena, nursing facilities, education providers
- Main problems: Bureaucracy in professional recognition, tense housing market, integration
- Planned measures: Expansion of local support, closer exchange with the state of Thüringen
Specialist Discussion on Stability of Care in Jena
Representatives of nursing facilities, the Universitätsklinikum Jena, education providers, and the city administration met at the initiative of the local Wirtschaftsförderung to discuss the burning issues of personnel security in the healthcare sector. The message from those involved was unmistakable: The recruitment and retention of international workers is no longer an optional extra, but an essential building block for long-term stability of care in the Thuringian university city.
Bureaucratic Hurdles and the Search for Housing
The discussion centered on the practical hurdles that foreign nursing staff and their employers face in everyday life. The lengthy processes for the state recognition of foreign professional qualifications were particularly criticized. In addition, there is the pressing problem of the local housing market: The already difficult search for an apartment in Jena makes the arrival of new employees massively more difficult. The sustainable integration of specialists into the social life of the city was also identified as a central task.
City Announces Concrete Measures
Social Affairs Officer Kathleen Lützkendorf announced in response to the debate that the Stadt Jena would noticeably expand local support structures. In addition, dialogue with the Thüringen state government is to be intensified in order to accelerate bureaucratic processes at the state level. Since all actors agreed that the problem can only be solved through close cooperation, the specialist discussion is to be continued soon.
🎭 Integration and Urban Life in Jena
Jena is considered an international lighthouse in Thüringen with a high proportion of students and scientists from all over the world. However, the integration of specialists into everyday working life presents the city’s society with continuous tasks. In addition to language barriers, access to affordable housing and an open welcoming culture in the districts play a central role in retaining foreign workers in the region in the long term.
🛒 Technical Language for Nursing
For international nursing staff, communication in everyday professional life is the key to success. Suitable technical and language books facilitate the entry into everyday German nursing life.
Source: Original article by Jena TV / Stadt Jena (Merve Cilburunoglu)
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Nursing care hardly possible without international specialists anymore
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