Jena and its University: How the Wine-Growing Town Became a Center of Excellence

Symbolbild: Jena und seine Uni: Wie aus der Weinbauernstadt ein Exzellenz-Standort wurde

Jena, 16.06.2026 – The Friedrich-Schiller-Universität (FSU) shapes the life, economy, and cityscape of Jena like almost no other institution. An upcoming TV documentary on MDR takes this as an opportunity to shed light on the profound historical and current role of the university for Thuringia’s City of Light.