Billions for Zeitz: Structural change starts with a large investment boost!

Billions for Zeitz: Structural change starts with a large investment boost!

Zeitz, Deutschland - Today, an exciting chapter in structural change has emerged in Zeitz. Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff presented funding notices of a total of 333 million euros, which are specially intended for the redesign and revitalization of industrial wasteland in the coal region. A central component of this plan is the renovation of secondary school III/elementary school Stadtmitte, which is supported with 17.8 million euros. In addition, 15.5 million euros flow into the “Realbor Zekiwa Zeitz” project, which is realized on the site of a former stroller factory. This is the largest project of the new European Bauhaus in Saxony-Anhalt and is to be implemented by the end of 2027. [News today] (https://www.nachrichten-heute.net/1388192-Haseloff-uebergt-333-million-euro-fuer-structural change-to-time-in-time-html) reports that Haseloff has expressed the desire to make the structural change into a real success story.

But what exactly is behind the real laboratory Zekiwa? Sustainable construction methods and innovative design concepts are to be tested on the three hectare area. The aim is to develop an aesthetically exemplary, sustainable, circular and climate -neutral building. The project is closely linked to the Just Transition Fund (JTF), which enables a socially just transition and is supposed to mitigate the negative consequences of the coal phase -out. Bauhaus Dessau emphasizes that the Zekiwa project not only works on clear environmental standards, but also on the revitalization of the industrial monument according to the principles of the new European Bauhaus, which are as important as "Beautiful-Sustainable-Together".

a strong consortium

The Zekiwa project is borne by a majority of multidisciplinary consortium. The participants include the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation and the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, flanked by Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle and the Rathenau Forum. This cooperation shows how building can take place as a process of society as a whole in accordance with the environment. Together with the city of Zeitz and the citizens, the consortium acts as a core team to find innovative solutions for future challenges.

Overall, the federal government provides for coal regions up to 26 billion euros by 2038 as part of the Investment Act to support economic growth and the creation of new jobs in the affected regions. Part of these funds flows into targeted projects such as the strong federal program, which is intended to promote sustainable development in coal regions. BMWK shows that many other initiatives and research projects, for example in the area of ​​energy transition or for the training of specialists, were also launched.

The commitment to structural change in the region is not only characterized by substantial high means, but also by innovative approaches that are intended to improve the local life and have a sustainable influence on the environment. The coming years will be decisive to successfully implement these approaches and to make structural change in the coal region a success story.