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The state is providing a total of EUR 6.4 million to the Thuringian Innovation Center for Recyclable Materials (ThIWert), which is affiliated with the University of Applied Sciences in Nordhausen. Established in 2018, ThIWert develops new…

The UEFA European Football Championship will kick off soon in Germany – and Thuringia will be well represented. At the end of May, the German national team and coach Julian Nagelsmann will spend a week preparing for the tournament at the…

It is a school unlike any other. The German Professional School (GPS) is an institution that specifically prepares refugees and, prospectively, young people from third countries for vocational training in Thuringia while focusing on…

Thuringia has long been one of the most innovative locations for battery technology in Europe. As the world moves towards optimized e-mobility, Thuringia is laying the foundation for the storage solutions of the future.

A Thuringian company is making an important contribution to the car battery of the future: Weimar-based IBU-tec Advanced Materials has rolled out a new type of cathode material for sodium-ion batteries. According to the company, it is the…

The renowned Thuringia Innovation Prize was awarded for the 26th time in Weimar: It honors exceptional forward-looking developments and entrepreneurial achievements in Thuringia. The winners’ skills and capabilities reflected some of the…

It strengthens the heart and circulation, gives cosmetics their color, adds just the right seasoning in the kitchen – and is becoming a tourist magnet for Thuringia and Central Germany. It’s saffron, a versatile all-rounder extracted from…

The ballroom of Erfurt’s town hall erupted in thunderous cheering one Sunday afternoon in mid-September when the UNESCO decision was announced in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 5,000 kilometers away: The Jewish medieval heritage in the Thuringian…

A large number of contacts, the signing of ten collaboration agreements and contracts, and a broader collaboration in business, science and skills management – this is the successful outcome of a seven-day trip taken by a Thuringian…

Thuringia is not only an attractive location to set up a company or relocate to, but also a good breeding ground for entrepreneurial growth and expansion. There is plenty of evidence to back this up. Only recently, two companies in northern…