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Student participation at the University of Jena

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Have your say in the ParticipationFORUM

Lunch Talk on the University of Excellence Application – Focus on Research

Prof. Dr Andreas Marx, President of the Friedrich Schiller University, invites researchers and staff from research-related and science-supporting areas to a digital lunch talk on 22 and 25 September 2025. Registration is required.

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Phases of participation in the Excellence Strategy

Phase I | First survey: Review
3rd-4th quarter 2024

First university-wide survey on future planning "The University of Jena in 10 years"

Main topics: Sustainability, democracy, internationalisation, support and stance against right-wing extremism

Status: completed
Phase II | Workshops
1st - 2nd quarter 2025

Workshops with university stakeholders and multipliers to sharpen the profile

Status: completed
Phase III | Second survey: Vision University of Excellence
2nd-3rd quarter 2025

Second university-wide survey on the design of the University of Excellence

Discussion and evaluation of the results

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Status: completed

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Phase IV | Participation FORUM
Impressions from the Participation FORUM
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3rd quarter 2025

Implementation of low-threshold and university-wide Lego Serious Play formats on the topic of "Building our University of Excellence"

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Status: completed

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Phase V | Accompanying analysis and implementation
2025 - ongoing

Analysis and integration into the application process and the future planning of the university

Status: ongoing

More about the Excellence Strategy at the University of Jena

University of Excellence
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Warum sich die Universität Jena um den Titel bewirbt – und wie das gelingen kann

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Exzellenzcluster "Balance of the Microverse"
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Die Universität ist mit dem Cluster "Balance of the Microverse" erfolgreich in der Exzellenzstrategie des Bundes und der Länder.

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Cluster of Excellence "Imaginamics"
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Der Exzellenzcluster will durch die Erforschung sozialen Imaginierens zu einem besseren Verständnis gesellschaftlicher Konflikte und Debatten beitragen.

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