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Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Friedrich Schiller University Jena is a long-standing and research-oriented university offering a broad range of subjects. Its cutting-edge research focuses on three profile areas: Light – Life – Liberty. The University also boasts a dense collaborative network including external research institutions, research-driven companies, and renown cultural institutions. With almost 18,000 students and more than 8,600 employees, the University significantly shapes the character of Jena as a cosmopolitan and forward-thinking city.

Two StudyCheck stickers honouring the University of Jena as TOP University and Most Popular University.
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Our students have spoken
The University of Jena is »TOP University« and winner in the category »Most popular University with more than 15,000 sutdents« on the StudyCheck portal.
The claim »weltoffenes Thüringen« stands as a colourful logo against a blue sky.
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University supports the »Weltoffenes Thüringen« initiativeExternal linkde
Following the approval of the Senate the University of Jena has joined the »Initiative Weltoffenes Thüringen« (»Initiative Open-Minded Thuringia«). The decentralized, networked initiative aims to send out a signal that many people, institutions, associations and companies in the state stand for a democratic, diverse, cosmopolitan, and open-minded Thuringia.

Latest News

Dr Lydia Gramzow presents Charophysceae (Chara foetida) in a glass jar.
Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
Life
Research
Taking root on land
An international research team is examining the molecular mechanisms that enabled plants to colonize the surface of the Earth
Students next to the letters Jena on the Abbe Campus.
Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
Studies and Teaching
Best conditions for students at the University of Jena
Top positions for Friedrich Schiller University in the new CHE university ranking
Wholegrain products and legumes.
Image: Nicole Nerger/Universität Jena
Research
One in three cardiovascular deaths is due to an unbalanced diet
Study by the "nutriCARD" Competence Cluster on the connection of malnutrition and cardiovascular disease
A look at the website of the German weekly newspaper "Junge Freiheit".
Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
Research
What is the role of alternative media?
Communication scientists analyse alternative online media in cooperation with the TU Ilmenau
Pupils in grade 6 from Holzland-Gymnasium in Neustadt/O.
Image: Karina Weichold/Universität Jena
Knowledge Transfer and Innovation
Research
A strong personality helps with saying no
Life skills training for addiction prevention at the University of Jena starts next phase of nationwide implementation
Recognition of emotions based on a visual analysis of the face using a camera, demonstrated by Dr Sven Sickert, Computer Vision Group of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science.
Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
Knowledge Transfer and Innovation
Of machines and men
New issue of the research magazine on „Artificial Intelligence“ has been published
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Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Universitätshauptgebäude
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena Google Maps site planExternal link

Postal address:
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
07737 Jena