# Universitätsklinikum Jena

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## TL;DR

Jena University Hospital is a university hospital in Thuringia, Germany. Its tumour centre brings together certified cancer centres for many cancers, and with Leipzig University Hospital it forms the Central German Cancer Center, funded by the charity German Cancer Aid.

## Summary

The Universitätsklinikum Jena (UKJ) is the university hospital in Jena, Thuringia. Its UniversitätsTumorCentrum (UTC) brings together 20 clinics, 10 institutes, 6 certified organ cancer centres, 8 modules and 2 focus areas, with certified centres for breast, gynaecological, prostate, kidney, skin and bowel cancers and haematological neoplasms, and modules including head and neck, liver and oesophageal cancer; the hospital also lists a neuro-oncology centre, a sarcoma centre and a stem cell transplantation section. With Leipzig University Hospital it forms the Mitteldeutsches Krebszentrum (CCCG), which after international review was again funded by Deutsche Krebshilfe as an Onkologisches Spitzenzentrum, with 4.8 million euros for four years. Newsweek and Statista rank it 228 in World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2026: Oncology.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-11
- Also known as: UKJ; Jena University Hospital; UniversitätsTumorCentrum Jena; UTC Jena
- City: Jena, DE
- Type: hospital
- Website: https://www.uniklinikum-jena.de/

## Sources

- Universitätsklinikum Jena: https://www.uniklinikum-jena.de/
- Newsweek World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2026: Oncology, rank 228 (Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena): https://rankings.newsweek.com/worlds-best-specialized-hospitals-2026/oncology
- UKJ: UniversitätsTumorCentrum: https://www.uniklinikum-jena.de/tz/
- UKJ: centres: https://www.uniklinikum-jena.de/Kliniken+_+Institute/Zentren.html
- Deutsche Krebshilfe: Onkologische Spitzenzentren: https://www.krebshilfe.de/helfen/rat-hilfe/onkologische-spitzenzentren/

## Connected records

- institutions: [Deutsche Krebshilfe](https://onco.cc/institutions/deutsche-krebshilfe/), [Leipzig University Hospital / University Cancer Center Leipzig (UCCL)](https://onco.cc/institutions/university-hospital-leipzig/)
- collections: [Newsweek/Statista World's Best Specialized Hospitals: Oncology](https://onco.cc/collections/newsweek-hospitals/)

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