Editing Jena (section)

=== Education and research ===
[[File:Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Hauptgebäude, Jena.jpg|thumb|[[University of Jena]]]]
[[File:ThULB 2011.jpg|thumb|University Library]]
After reunification, the educational system was realigned. The [[University of Jena]], established in 1558, was largely extended. Today there are approximately 21,000 students at this university. Another college is the [[Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena]], a [[Fachhochschule|University of Applied Sciences]] founded in 1991 which offers a combination of scientific training and its practical applications. There are also nearly 5,000 students.

Further there are six [[Gymnasium (Germany)|Gymnasium]]s, five state-owned and one Christian (ecumenical). One of the state-owned is a ''Sportgymnasium'', an elite boarding school for young talents in athletics or football. Another state-owned Gymnasium (the [[Carl-Zeiss-Gymnasium Jena]]) offers a focus in sciences also as an elite boarding school additionally to the common curriculum.

The various research institutes based in Jena include: 
* The [[Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology]] is an important research center and offers a Ph.D. program
* The [[Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History]]
* The [[Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry]]
* The [[IPHT Jena|Institute of Photonic Technology]]
* The [[Fraunhofer Society|Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering (IOF)]]
* The [[Leibniz Institute for Age Research]], a research center with a Ph.D. program
* INNOVENT - a private research center
* The Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology
* Friedrich-Löffler-Institute of Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses
* Friedrich-Löffler-Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis
* The Jena Center for Bioinformatics