The Industry Advisory Board of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology was founded on November 30th, 2005. Its goal is to support the department in

• ensuring a practice-oriented education
• expanding cooperation with business
• with the introduction of bachelor's and master's courses

Representatives of the following companies are members of the Industry Advisory Board:

• ABS GmbH Jena
• Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
• Göpel electronic GmbH
• Institute of Photonische Technologien e.V. Jena (IPHT)
• Jenaer Antriebstechnik GmbH
• JENOPTIK Laser, Optik, Systeme GmbH
• Jena-Optronik GmbH
• Leistungselektronik Jena GmbH
• MAZet GmbH
• Micro-Hybrid Electronic GmbH
• Visio & Control GmbH