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Erfurt - The Welcome Center Thuringia that opened its doors in September is the main contact point in Thuringia for skilled foreign personnel intending to further the careers in the region. In the Welcome Center one can find extensive…

An 18-strong delegation of business people from Thuringia travelled to Israel at the end of October with the goal of strengthening business relationships. The visit was organized by LEG’s foreign trade team, Thuringia International.

Thuringia’s state premier, Christine Lieberknecht, solidified her state’s excellent relationships with the Alpine Principality of Liechtenstein on a one-day visit at the end of October.

Ten companies from the optics and optoelectronics sector in the Thuringia region joined Thuringia International, LEG’s foreign trade team, at the Laser World of Photonics in Mumbai in mid-November.

Thuringia is working hard to come up with a new regional research and innovation strategy for smart specialization by mid-2014 so that key EU funding will continue to be directed to the research and development scene in the region after…

November was “awards month”, with the 16th Thuringia Innovation Prize awarded and the Thuringian Energy and GreenTech Agency (ThEGA) in Erfurt announcing the winners of the 2013 Thuringian Energy Efficiency Prize.

How can we use resources sustainably, efficiently and without harming the environment? Around the world and right here in Thuringia, entrepreneurs are turning their minds and money to answering precisely this question. Green technology has…

Only course of its kind in Germany

Ilmenau - Ilmenau University of Technology launched its new master’s degree in “Electrochemistry and Metal Finishing” in time for the 2013/2014 winter semester. The only course of its kind in the country,…

The “Market Champions” (Stark am Markt) project, which began in 2009, is Thuringia’s way of honoring its companies that are doing well in marketing and technology in Germany, Europe and around the world. “Globally Brilliant” is our way of…

The Young Philharmonic Orchestra Jerusalem Weimar played to enthusiastic audiences in Tel Aviv, Haifa and Jerusalem in October, delighting the lovers of classical music. A joint project of the Franz Liszt Hochschule für Musik in Weimar and…