Landeshauptstadt Kiel Wappen der Landeshauptstadt Kiel

High-tech and research from Kiel

At times of economic and structural change, Kiel consistently focuses on education and future technologies such as medical technology, biotechnology and environmental protection technology, and pushes ahead with dovetailing business and science. Around 30,000 people study at the institutions of higher education in Kiel. The business start-up centre and the science park turn knowledge into innovative products, thus creating safe jobs.

The Hörn-Campus and the flap bridge
The Hörn-Campus and the flap bridge

Das Leibniz-Institut für Meereswissenschaften, die Medizinische Fakultät der Universität und das Institut für Welt wirtschaft setzen international Forschungsmaßstäbe. Mehr als die Hälfte aller EDV und Multimedia-Firmen des Landes arbeiten in der Kieler Region.

At the shipyard of HDW
At the shipyard of HDW
Foto: Peter Lühr

Christian-Albrechts-University
Christian-Albrechts-University

Innovative products from Kiel include large engines, drive shafts, locomotives, fuel cells, marine pharmaceutical products, high-tech yachts and double hull tankers, tsunami early warning systems, nautical, optical and laser equipment. Kiel is the place where famous Nobel Prize winners such as Max Planck and Otto Meyerhof lived, researched and taught.

previous   next