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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.

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

A Look Back at the History of the Long Night of Science in Jena

People often synchronize their movements unconsciously. Through a brief physical activity and a cooperative game, participants can experience how synchrony can influence teamwork.

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?

A mobile robot demonstrates fully autonomous inventory tracking of books and clothing items equipped with UHF RFID tags. A book believed to have been lost in a library is located, with an accuracy of within a few 10 cm.

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.

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

How should we deal with discriminatory statements? What anti-democratic codes and symbols appear on social media? How do AI and VR contribute to shaping the learning process about democracy? We explore these and other questions in our programs.

For over 130 years, ZEISS camera lenses have been impressing users with their unique quality. In collaboration with vivo, ZEISS is developing smartphone cameras that bring the ZEISS Portrait Style to your phone. Tessar, Biogon, Sonnar—capture portraits with the legendary ZEISS look.

Explore virtual worlds, discover digital cultural heritage, and take a journey through Jena's history

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

Collection items, forest maps, museum inventories: Experience firsthand how we’re using AI to digitally catalog Thuringia’s cultural treasures. And beneath the ThULB, the Fürstenkeller—dating back to 1532—awaits exploration—one of the largest vaulted cellars in Germany.

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?