Innovation out of Tradition

Saxony's great innovative strength was and is a major asset. This is confirmed by the EU "Regional Innovation Scoreboard": Saxony is a European "Strong Innovator".

Focus on R&D Higher Education Contact

No-Code Robotics (Source: Wandelbots GmbH, Dresden)

EU "Regional Innovation Scoreboard" - Saxony Scores With:

R&D expenditures

high public and corporate spending on research and development
Innovative SMEs

High expenditures on innovation in the SME sector
Process innovations

above-average number of SMEs introducing process innovations
High-tech Workplaces

Large number of employees in innovative SMEs

Graphic: Top 20 regions in the EU based on research intensity (source: EU Regional Innovation Scoreboard 2023)

Strong Focus on Research & Development

R&D expenditure in the public and corporate sectors is one of the most important drivers of growth in a knowledge-based economy. Research intensity (R&D expenditure as a proportion of a region's GDP) is therefore an important indicator of a region's future competitiveness and prosperity.

The region around Saxony's state capital of Dresden in particular has ranked among the top 5 regions in the EU for years. The Leipzig region is also consistently among the top 10.

EU Regional Innovation Scoreboard 2023

Excellent Higher Education as the Basis for Saxony's Success

82.8 % - Above-average proportion of vocational school students with foreign language lessons (national average: 49.9 %)
24.6 % (national average: 17.2 %) Proportion of engineering graduates among all graduates - top figure among all federal states
Above-average doctorate rate: 7.7 % (national average: 5.5 %)
Public expenditure per student in Saxony is a good 2.84 times higher than total state expenditure per capita (national average: 1.73).
Highest investment ratio at universities: 16.3 % (national average: 10.4 %)
16.3 % of students are foreign students - the third-highest figure in the federal state comparison (average: 10.4 %)
High research orientation:
- 263,100 euros in third-party funding raised per professor - highest value in Germany (national average: 167,500 euros).
- Highest number of researchers at universities in relation to GDP

_{Source: INSM German Education Monitor 2024}

Skilled Employees