Eastern Germany is home to an impressive number of regional and national networks and clusters. Use our platform and get in touch with all the relevant players you have to know.

After the reunification, the swift expansion and rebuilding of transportation routes became the main priority of infrastructure policy in Eastern Germany. More than EUR 67 billion were invested in completing a large number of highways, the rail system, and telecommunication networks. An efficient logistics and communication network has since developed in the new federal states, ensuring quick access to suppliers, service providers, and many state-of-the-art industry parks. 

A highly qualified workforce is key to economic competitiveness and success, as well as to prosperity of a given region. The new federal states in Eastern Germany have a highly motivated, qualified and reliable workforce – with many workers qualified to carry out more than one job. As such, they belong to one of the most flexible and best trained workforces worldwide.

Eighty-seven percent of the available workforce in the new federal states have completed formal vocational training. Specific industry requirements are met by vocational colleges that work closely with respective companies in the relevant business segments. Each year, around 80 thousand students successfully complete their studies in Eastern Germany.

A multitude of excellent universities, research and development centers, and business partnerships have significantly increased the attractiveness of the new federal states for international investors. A broad range of industry clusters – covering everything from renewable energies, optics, biotechnology, chemicals and electronics to nanotechnology, aerospace, and automobile assembly – provide promising opportunities.