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What will tomorrow’s energy supply look like—and what aspects of it are already a reality in Jena today? The City of Jena’s exhibition “ENERGY—WHAT MOVES US” provides answers to these and other questions about the energy transition.

Marvel at the milestones from 35 years of study, teaching, research, and campus life at the Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences in Jena

What is romantic love? An absolute emotion or a dangerous social construct? This staged panel discussion brings together perspectives from Jena’s early Romantic period, modern sociology, and contemporary literature.

Digitalization, Industry 4.0, and robotics are also making their way into vocational and academic training at ZEISS. Our trainees and students will present their latest robot programming projects to you live.

A new AI will soon be assisting researchers at our institute with their work—and our visitors can already ask it all sorts of questions during the Long Night of Science!

Are you looking for book recommendations? Are you interested in new voices from our neighboring Slavic countries? Come join us at our literary salon, where new releases from Poland and the Czech Republic are presented every hour on the hour.

To what extent do close relationships shape our self-image? With the RISC questionnaire, visitors can discover this for themselves through a series of short questions and receive immediate, personalized feedback.

Discover the German language in all its diversity: from dialects to current language trends to the movements of the mouth when speaking.

The forest on your island is limited, and the pigs are multiplying! Can you keep the island's climate stable and still keep your neighbors happy?

We cordially invite you to our "Three-Minute Musicals."

Find out about the current status of the construction project and take a peek inside the future building right now with VR glasses.

Take part in an exciting scavenger hunt and win a prize!

Which photos are real, and which are AI-generated? Submit your guess, get advice—from a person or a machine—and make a new decision. With live results: How is the audience doing, and whose advice carries more weight?

Would you like to feel more confident going into job interviews or answer common questions more effectively? In this 10-minute quick coaching session, you’ll receive practical tips for making a compelling impression and have the opportunity to ask personalized questions about job interviews.