OpenFieldCampus Thüringen is the state-wide higher education alliance uniting all ten public universities and universities of applied sciences in the Free State of Thuringia, coordinating joint degree mobilities, digital learning platforms, and STEM research clusters.
Member institutions include Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, TU Ilmenau, University of Erfurt, and Nordhausen/Jena/Erfurt/Schmalkalden universities of applied sciences. Campus Thüringen spearheads joint research in photonics, optics, material engineering, humanities, and AI.
Prospective students apply through individual member university admissions portals or centralized uni-assist services. Cross-institutional credit transfer and shared doctoral colloquia require enrollment at an accredited Thuringian public university.
Premier state-funded doctoral research fellowship supporting outstanding PhD candidates across Thuringia in optics, photonics, quantum materials, and biomedical technologies.
World-renowned English-taught Master hosted in the Optics Valley (Jena/Ilmenau), covering laser physics, optical metamaterials, quantum cryptography, and semiconductor lithography.
Integration and career launch fellowship bridging international engineering and computer science master graduates directly into Thuringia’s high-tech Mittelstand manufacturing firms.
Alliance degree combining wind power analytics (Nordhausen), clean hydrogen fuel cells (Ilmenau), and energy grid economics (Erfurt).
State fellowship supporting female doctoral candidates and postdocs in mathematics, computer science, and engineering to foster future academic professorships.
Interdisciplinary degree combining cross-cultural psychology, multinational corporate communications, international public relations, and digital content analytics.
President of the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) and Former President of University of Jena · Thuringian University Rectors’ Council (TLRK)
Prof. Dr. Walter Rosenthal, physician and pharmacologist, has served as President of the University of Jena and President of the German Rectors’ Conference, steering national academic policy and Thuringian university alliances.
View research profile ↗Professor of Applied Physics and Micro-Optics (Jena Alliance) · Institute of Applied Physics / Abbe Center of Photonics
Prof. Dr. Thomas Pertsch leads world-class optical physics research within the Thuringian photonics cluster, developing resonant photonic nanostructures and non-classical quantum light sources.
View research profile ↗Professor of Energy Engineering and Network Coordinator · Department of Engineering / Thuringia Energy Alliance
Prof. Dr. Burkhard Fichtner coordinates collaborative clean energy research among Thuringian universities of applied sciences, evaluating deep geothermal integration for municipal district heating networks.
View research profile ↗University profile compiled from official Hochschulen in Thüringen - Academic Network academic bulletins and institutional directories reviewed on 2026-10-16. OpenField is an independent research guide.