General Dynamics European Land Systems-Bridge Systems (GDELS), a global leader in the defense industry, is located in the heart of Kaiserslautern. The company is part of the Reston, Virginia-based...
Five female politicians from the future region of West Palatinate. Five women in different positions. Five different careers and motivations that have brought them to their current positions. However...
The positive development of Kaiserslautern as a high-tech location with around 40 high-tech companies, two universities, ten research institutes in the fields of IT and engineering and networks that...
"Because the people from here are important to us" - this is the motto of the leading food retailer WASGAU Produktions & Handels AG, which is immortalized in many places at the Pirmasens...
The LCG meeting on june 7th took the participants of the LCG program to Zweibrücken, where they had the opportunity to get to know different parts of the city. And with a very special "city guide":...
As part of the Leadership Connect Germany 2024 program, we visited the Vocational Training and Technology Center (BTZ) of the Palatinate Chamber of Skilled Crafts (HWK Pfalz). The HWK der Pfalz has a...
In 2023, we already visited KOB in Wolfstein once with the Leadership Connect program and the meeting was so successful that KOB agreed again this year to give the participants an insight into the...
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The kick-off to the FührungsFrauen Westpfalz networking events in 2024 could not have gone better. On March 21, the FührungsFrauen met at the Museum Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern to immerse themselves...
Corning GmbH, based in Kaiserslautern, has set itself the goal of improving air quality worldwide and produces ceramic substrates and high-performance filters for exhaust aftertreatment in the...
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Networking, exchanging ideas and finding potential cooperation or project partners are some of the most important aspects of our association's work.
With this in mind, we would like to offer our...
"You can lead well if you can lead yourself well and reflect on yourself"
This quote from Jutta Metzler, Deputy Chairwoman of the ZRW and Vice President of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, sums...
Americans have been stationed in Western Palatinate since the end of the Second World War. Ramstein Air Base is considered the most important U.S. military base in Europe, and not only that: it is...
After the extremely successful wall calendars of recent years, the next calendar for 2024 is already in the making. This time, it's all about the tiny ones in the region. Under the motto "Little West...
Women leaders - regardless of age, professional experience, industry - are confronted with diverse and special challenges. At the same time, women decision-makers in their professional environment...
The West Palatinate region, represented by ZukunftsRegion Westpfalz e.V. (ZRW), has successfully applied in the "HyStarter Competition" of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital...
In the course of our application to locate the European TESLA Gigafactory in Zweibrücken, a brochure was created in 2019 that bundled the competencies of business and science in the industry...
The most comprehensive coverage possible with mobile telephony and the Internet is becoming an increasingly decisive location factor, an essential basis for retaining young people and attracting new...
Together with the Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences and the Pirmasens Testing and Research Institute, we were able to successfully qualify for the concept phase in mid-2020 as part of...
True to the philosophy "There is no chance - let's do it", we applied for the settlement of the European Tesla-Gigafactory in 2017 in addition to hundreds of other locations. The world's leading...
In times of a growing shortage of qualified workers, soft location factors are becoming increasingly important. They determine the quality of a location's life and are therefore important factors in...
Legendary castles, beautiful landscapes, numerous sports and leisure facilities and state-of-the-art shopping centers: The diversity of the West Palatinate inspires! In our 236-page illustrated...
Since June 2017, the ZukunftsRegion Westpfalz has had a highly unusual marketing instrument on offer: the "Digital Beer Coaster". In a two-year project, a region-specific beer coaster was developed...
The illustrated book “One year in the West Palatinate” was created in close cooperation with the agency Tailor & Partner from Kaiserslautern. Numerous photographs, showcased in our media...
There is free wi-fi access at increasing numbers of locations in Germany, but it is still uncommon. Until now, free wi-fi has predominantly been found in cities like Berlin or Hamburg. With support...
One of the most important goals of ZRW is to strengthen the exchange between the players in the West Palatinate. Therefore, together with the Agentur für Arbeit Kaiserlautern-Pirmasens [Federal...
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In the year 2011, the creative network PS: Kreativ [PS: Creative] was founded by the City of Pirmasens's Amt für Wirtschaftsförderung & Liegenschaften [Office for Economic Development and Real...
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The Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region is our most important neighbour and an important partner. It is exemplary with regard to its business dynamics and established regional institutions. The...
The increasing digitalisation of value-added chains will present great challenges to businesses in the West Palatinate in the coming years. For the long-term competitiveness of businesses, it is...
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The West Palatinate offers charming landscapes, a wide range of sporting opportunities and numerous tourist destinations, but their appeal is nowhere near that of the Eiffel Tower, the Wine Route or...
The Kaiserslautern economic area is increasingly characterized by internationally operating companies and research institutions. Numerous international specialists and executives are employed there...
Within the framework of the expansion of the ZRW online offerings, the West Palatinate media library was founded in 2015. Here, high-quality materials (images, videos, presentations, blocks of texts...
As the most widely distributed daily newspaper in the region, "Die Rheinpfalz" is an important media partner and member of the ZukunftsRegion Westpfalz [FutureRegion West Palatinate]. Since mid-2013...
The West Palatinate is a region with a high quality of life, open and friendly people, innovative businesses and renowned research institutes – a region with a lot of potential. But that is hardly...
In the West Palatinate, there is more happening than many people think! One reason for this: it isn't always easy to gain an overview of what is going on.
With the goal of giving residents of the...
Quelle: Körber-Stiftung/Jann Wilken
STEM skills form the basis for the economic future opportunities of our region. Reason enough for us to put the promotion of these skills and enthusiasm for STEM...
"Schule 4.0 - Vernetzung ist Zukunft" ["School 4.0 - Networking is the future"] is the name of a project that will establish a new type of teaching in the final years of school at the Hofenfels...
The project Pro Fachkraft [Pro Skilled Workers] examined the question of what requirements (future) workers had for their employers and how satisfied the employees of six selected businesses were...
For many West Palatinate businesses, it is difficult to win over graduates from institutes of higher education as future employees. One significant obstacle in doing so is the low level of awareness...
The presence of attractive jobs is the foundation for keeping well-educated youth in the region and also attracting skilled workers from the outside. Here, businesses, management, etc. are challenged...
The successful transition from school to university studies or vocational training in the regional job market is decisive for ensuring that skilled workers are available in the West Palatinate. Many...
Our first ZRW lunch took place today. The keynote speech started with the topic of crowdfunding in the cultural sector. Lukas Theisen from SUKURA e.V...
