Science

Central Hesse has Germany's second-highest student-per-capita rate, with 4.2 students for every 100 inhabitants. Giessen has the nation's highest student ratio, with 44 % of the city's population enrolled at Justus-Liebig University. Moreover, this time-honoured university offers its student a unique constellation of fields of study. No other German university offers a combination of courses featuring medicine, veterinary medicine, agricultural science, household science and nutritional science. Central Hesse's three higher-learning institutions have established themselves as renowned centres of innovation, providing the region and the nation with an invaluable pool of qualified personnel. The field of optical technology, for example, is steeped in tradition, having brought forth a variety of entrepreneurs, inventors, products and brands such as Ernst Leitz, Minox and Hensoldt. The region's universities, meanwhile, have gained an excellent reputation for their medical research and application. Industry sectors such as biotechnology, medical technology and pharmaceuticals profit from the region's innovative competence and dispose over excellent development potential. Business founders and investors will find a comprehensive network of suitable business partners in Central Hesse to help them realise their ideas and achieve their objectives