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Jena, 08.06.2026 – The Thuringian university startup network “StarTH” receives pioneering financial support for the coming years: Thuringia’s Science Minister Christian Tischner presented a funding notification of 4.8 million euros at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena last Friday to sustainably strengthen the academic startup scene in the Free State.
Jena, June 5, 2026. An attempted arson occurred on Friday in the historic Stadtkirche St. Michael in the city center of Jena. A 45-year-old man was arrested on-site by emergency services.
Starting June 1, 2026, the GalaxSea leisure pool in Jena-Winzerla will close for extensive modernization. The facility is expected to remain closed until late 2027, affecting schools, sports clubs, and families who must use alternative swimming facilities in the region.
Starting this week, one of the most important connecting roads in the Jenaer Westviertel will be completely closed to all traffic. The extensive civil engineering and road construction works are expected to last until December 2026.
The Jena urban development committee has presented the final report for the “Innenstadtvision 2035,” a strategic concept developed with citizens to guide the transformation of the city center into a greener and more multifunctional space.
FC Carl Zeiss Jena secured the Thüringenpokal on Saturday afternoon at Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld with a 1:0 victory over ZFC Meuselwitz, qualifying for the DFB-Pokal.
The city of Jena has presented its comprehensive “Innenstadtvision 2035” concept to the city development committee, aiming to make the city center more attractive, greener, and multifunctional over the next decade.
The skyline of Jena’s city center has gained a new glowing attraction: at the top of the new high-rise on the Campus Inselplatz, the name of the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität and its motto have recently begun shining over the city’s rooftops.
Jena, 21.05.2026. Good news for the employees of the insolvent traditional company “Jenaer Leiterplatten”: There is a concrete future perspective for the struggling company, as a rescuing investor is in sight.
At the start of the week, drivers in Jena must prepare for speed controls. According to current reports, mobile speed cameras are active in the city area this Monday to monitor the speed of road users.