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Minister-President Christine Lieberknecht joined a business and science delegation on a two-day visit to Russia in mid-June aimed at strengthening business and political links.

A delegation of more than 40 US and Canadian honorary consuls toured Thuringia in early June, visiting Erfurt, Arnstadt, Jena and Wartburg Castle in Eisenach.

Students at Ilmenau University of Technology (TU Ilmenau) get a top-level education, according to the latest ranking by the CHE, or Center for Higher Education Development (Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung), in which the university scored…

Demonstrating faith in medical technology from Jena. Alere Technologies GmbH in Jena can move forward with developing testing processes that will help diagnose tuberculosis and HIV, thanks to support from Bill and Melinda Gates.

Since 2009, the state of Thuringia has dubbed companies that have become recognized market and technology leaders ‘Market Champions’. The “Globally Brilliant” series showcases these exciting companies.

Every summer for 20 years, the DomStufen-Festspiele in Erfurt have drawn opera lovers to a very special experience: a performance by the city’s theater of a work by a major composer on the steps of Erfurt Cathedral, against the fabulous…

When the second video mapping and facade projection festival ‘Genius loci’ begins in Weimar on 8 August, the facades of the city’s historic buildings will come alive and tell rich, multi-layered stories.

With its plethora of hills, meandering waterways and long valleys, Thuringia is perfect for hiking. The thirteenth

summer hiking program invites visitors to discover the delights of the region’s natural Beauty.