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Jena, 14.04.2026 – On April 23, 2026, the Beutenberg Campus in Jena will open its doors for the “Forsche Schüler Tag”. Young people from the eighth grade onwards can come into direct contact with science and try out experiments in physics and the life sciences for themselves.
On April 28, the Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena will host Space Night 2026, offering insights into Thuringia’s role in international aerospace technology and current NASA missions.
Jena, 02.10.2026. The band Sugar Spine is coming to Jena for a concert in autumn 2026. The performance is part of an extensive tour of Germany and will take place at F-Haus in early October.
On April 11, 2026, the ad hoc Arena in the Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld hosted the 35th Thüringen state competition “Jugend forscht”. Under the motto “Maximum Perspective,” young scientists from across the Free State competed with a total of 80 innovative projects.
PVA TePla AG from Jena is increasingly moving into the focus of technology investors, benefiting from the strategic trend toward European tech sovereignty in sectors such as semiconductors and quantum electronics.
The 2026 Thuringian festival season promises a diverse program. In addition to the local Kulturarena in Jena, numerous major events such as the Rudolstadt Festival or the “SonneMondSterne” festival will attract music fans from across the Free State in the coming months.
The trial of a 42-year-old Syrian man has commenced at the Oberlandesgericht Jena. He is accused of membership in an Islamist combat unit during the Syrian civil war.
The Bavarian drone manufacturer Quantum Systems has acquired the Thuringian AI startup Spleenlab. The merger aims to secure the locations in Thüringen and expand the development of GPS-independent navigation software.
On the occasion of “Beaver Day,” NABU Thüringen highlights the ecological and economic importance of Europe’s largest rodent as a natural landscape architect that saves costs on revitalization.
Jena, 06.04.2026 – In the second trial against the right-wing extremist martial arts group “Knockout 51,” the Oberlandesgericht (OLG) Jena has delivered its verdicts. The prison and probation sentences remain significantly below the demands of the Federal Prosecutor General and have met with sharp criticism from victim representatives.