July 28, 2025: The EU Commission has announced funding of around 100 million euros for the STEP (Strategic Technologies for Europe) project for the new EXZELLENZ vocational school center (BSZ) for electrical engineering in Dresden. The total costs of the school construction project amount to around 136.2 million euros. The EU is now providing 100 million euros of this from funding from the ERDF/JTF program.
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According to Minister of Economic Affairs Dirk Panter: “This is a good day for Saxon industry. Excellently trained specialists are the key to successful companies. In this respect, the new BSZ Electrical Engineering has a real key position. It will ensure that “Silicon Saxony” can continue to grow. We are delighted that the EU is supporting us in keeping Saxony fit for the future as a business location with the help of training and innovation. The new BSZ will be a real beacon with which we want to attract trainees from all over Germany and our neighboring countries to Saxony.”
Minister of Education Conrad Clemens: “Saxony is becoming the training heart of the semiconductor industry. High technology does not start in the laboratory, but in the classroom. This 100 million milestone from the EU is catapulting our specialist training towards the future – a huge opportunity for young people in Saxony.”
The BSZ for electrical engineering in Dresden is getting a modern learning environment for the urgently needed training of specialists in critical technologies such as microelectronics. The educational campus is to be built in the Prohlis district in the coming years.
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