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Jena, 16.04.2026. The Studierendenwerk Thüringen is providing financial support to committed students: A significantly increased funding budget of 30,000 euros per half-year will be available for cultural, sporting, and intercultural projects in the future.
Unexpected personnel decision at FC Carl Zeiss Jena: The club’s sporting director is stepping down from her position completely unexpectedly. The exact background of this sudden move is currently still unclear.
Minister President Mario Voigt will discuss Thuringia’s structural changes and future challenges at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena on April 20, 2026.
Drivers in Jena must pay close attention to their speed this Wednesday, as mobile speed cameras are active in the Kernberge district to ensure road safety and compliance with speed limits.
Jena, 15.04.2026. The Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik has published new data from the 2022 Census. For Jena, a massive range in rental prices is evident, varying between 5 and 14 euros depending on the location.
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.