Events

All regular events of the Graduate Academy

Science Slam im Rosenkeller

Image: Jürgen Scheere

The Graduate Academy organises various events for doctoral candidates and postdocs throughout the year. The welcome event for new researchers and the doctoral graduation ceremony mark the beginning and end of the doctorate. The PhD and Postdoc Day offers a wide range of information for postdocs, doctoral candidates and those interested in a doctorate. The Career Days focus on giving information about future perspectives to advanced doctoral researchers and postdocs. In the Three Minute Thesis Competition, doctoral candidates can compete on who presents their doctoral thesis in the best way in under three minutes.

Information on the current events for young researchers can be found here. General information on the regularly held events can be found below on this page.

Regularly occuring events

Welcome event

Welcome Event
Image: Christoph Worsch (University of Jena)

At the welcome event, all new employees and doctoral candidates starting in the current year are welcomed by the President of Friedrich Schiller University Jena. This event lasts approximately two hours and introduces the city of Jena as a centre of science and Friedrich Schiller University. After the general welcome, there are specific presentations on the support services available to doctoral candidates.

Additional information according the event this year, you can find here.
PhD and Postdoc Day

PhD Day
Image: Christoph Worsch (University of Jena)

Once a year, the Graduate Academy offers a PhD and Postdoc Day with an information fair and various talks. At the information fair, postdocs, doctoral candidates and prospective doctoral candidates can gain information about research-relevant topics at Jena University. In the talks, you can get answers to questions like: How can I finance my PhD? How can I manage my scientific work with a family? How can I become a good supervisor?

Additional information, including impressions from the last event, can be found here.
"Three Minute Thesis" - Competition

Three Minute Thesis Competiton
Image: Christoph Worsch (University of Jena)

The Three Minute Thesis Competition® is an internationally renowned science communication event. In this event, doctoral candidates from all disciplines present their dissertations in English, on one slide only and with no more than three minutes time! A jury will award the winner.

Additional information, including impressions from the last event, can be found here.
Schillertag (Schiller Day) and Graduation Ceremony

Festive Ceremony on Schillertag
Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)

The graduation ceremony and presentation of doctoral diplomas takes place once a year, on Schillertag. Schillertag is the academic holiday of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena and its community of friends and supporters. It is in honor of the inaugural lecture of the namesake of the university and is followed by the university's Sommerfest.

Schillertag is where doctoral and habilitation prizes are awarded and where all doctoral candidates are honoured who completed their doctoral degrees at Friedrich Schiller University Jena in the previous year. Family members and friends, as well as the doctoral commissions, are welcome to attend this event.

Additional information, including impressions from the last event, can be found here.
Career Days

Doctoral candidates and postdocs face at some point the question of how to shape their career after the doctoral and in the postdoc phase. During the Career Days they will gain insights into career possibilities in academia and get the opportunity to explore strategies for applications in industry and society.

The Career Days take place once a year in autumn. Further information can be found here.