We are delighted that you have completed your doctorate at the University of Jena and hope that you were honoured at the festive ceremony on Schiller Day. We would love to stay in touch with you – we regularly hold events and run programmes where we could use your expertise as a doctoral alumnus. You can also sign up for our alumni newsletter, which is published once a year, and connect with us on LinkedIn.
Festive Ceremony on Schillertag
Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)The awarding of doctoral certificates takes place once a year during the PhD Graduation Ceremony on Schillertag. At this event, doctoral prizes and the Rowena Morse Prize are awarded, and doctoral graduates who completed their doctorates at the University of Jena during the previous academic year are honoured. Family members and friends, as well as all doctoral supervisors, are cordially invited to this event.
Further information and impressions of the last event can be found here.
Would you like to share your experience and knowledge about your career after completing your PhD? We would welcome your support in the following areas:
Alumni Talk: Talk about your career path after completing your PhD and engage directly with doctoral candidates. If you are interested, please write an e-mail to careerday@uni-jena.de.
Career Mentoring Programme: Get involved for a year as a mentor in the University of Jena’s Career Mentoring Programme! If you are interested, please contact ga-mentoring@uni-jena.de.
Career Day: Present your company or institution at a Career Day organised by the Graduate Academy and highlight interesting career options! If you are interested, please write an e-mail to careerday@uni-jena.de.
Follow us on LinkedIn – in the official group for PhD alumni of Friedrich Schiller University Jena. There, you can stay connected, maintain a strong link with the university and the city of Jena, and get to know other alumni through their profiles.
You can join the alumni group here.External linkIf you are still employed as a postdoc at the University of Jena, you can also join our LinkedIn group “Postdoc in Jena”External link.
The newsletter for PhD alumni is published up to twice a year and provides insights into current events at Friedrich Schiller University and in the city of Jena.
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