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City-Bahn trains stop next to regional trains at Chemnitz main station. / Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa

Renewed strikes at City-Bahn Chemnitz

The trial of strength between the train drivers' union GDL and Chemnitz City-Bahn continues. At short notice, the GDL has announced that it will be striking the lines from noon on Tuesday until 6 a.m. on Wednesday morning, the railroad company announ ..

View of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden / Photo: Robert Michael/dpa

Staatskapelle tour: Two female conductors instead of Thielemann

Christian Thielemann will not lead the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden on the last tour of his tenure. The outgoing chief conductor had to hand over the baton at short notice due to illness, the orchestra announced on Tuesday. He will be replaced by "two of the world's leading female conductors". L ..

Students sit in a lecture hall on Open University Day / Photo: Arno Burgi/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa/Symbolic image

Fewer Bachelor's degrees and more Master's degrees in Saxony

At Saxony's universities, fewer young people graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 2023 than in the previous year. The number of degrees fell by 7.4 percent to 6,690, as announced by the State Statistical Office on Tuesday. In contrast, the number of master's degrees rose by 5.4 percent to 6102. 148 ..

View of the Frauenkirche with the organ before the start of a presentation for the 2020 music year / Photo: Robert Michael/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa/Archivbild

Frauenkirche Dresden seeks successor for prominent position

One woman and three men will be allowed to audition in June for the coveted church musician position with a focus on the organ in Dresden's Frauenkirche. They convinced the nationwide expert commission, which decided on a total of 29 applications, as the Dresden Frauenkirche Foundation announced on ..

The logo of the Sächsische Aufbaubank - Förderbank / Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa/Archivbild

Millions in funding for new innovation clusters

Saxony plans to provide millions in funding to further innovation alliances between industry and science. Up to three projects will be supported over a period of up to ten years, the Ministry of Economic Affairs announced on Monday. Up to five million euros are available for each project. Innovative ..

A police patrol car with flashing blue lights at a scene. / Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa/Symbolic image

Six injured in accident involving three cars

Six people have been injured, one of them seriously, in an accident in Großrückerswalde in the Erzgebirgskreis district. According to the police on Sunday, a 37-year-old driver steered too far to the left on an incline with a slight left-hand bend and crashed into the side of two oncoming cars. His ..

A police patrol car with flashing blue lights at a scene. / Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa/Symbolic image

Six injured in accident involving three cars

Six people have been injured, one of them seriously, in an accident in Großrückerswalde in the Erzgebirgskreis district. According to the police on Sunday, a 37-year-old driver steered too far to the left on an incline with a slight left-hand bend and crashed into the side of two oncoming cars. His ..