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Doctoral Phase

Welcome service, advice, qualification and networking

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Your doctorate in Jena

What is a doctorate? How do I start it? Why in Jena?

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Admission, Enrolment & Co

How do I get an admission? How do I enrol?

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Financing & Legal issues

How do I finance a doctorate? What else do I need to know?

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Advisory Service & Mentoring

Where can I get advice? Who are the right contact persons?

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Qualification offers at University of Jena

How can I get extra skills training? Which offers are available?

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Incoming & Outgoing

How do I get started in Germany? How can I go abroad?

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Representation of interests & Initiatives

Who represents the interests of doctoral candidates? Where can I get active?

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Diversity in the doctoral and postdoctoral phase

Information on the topics of family, disability, origin, gender

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Mental Wellbeing

How can I cope well with the challenges of my PhD? Where can I get support during a personal crisis?

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Events

Well-prepared for your (first) application for a professorship
6 Nov 2026—18 Mar 2027
- Informationsveranstaltung
Series of events organised by the Halle-Jena-Leipzig University Alliance with short lectures and workshops
- online
- public
- Subject to registration
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Alumni Talks meets ….
13 Nov 2026
10:30 ·
- Informationsveranstaltung
a series of events that provides PhD candidates and postdocs with insights into various career paths outside academia
- online
- public
- barrier-free
Image: Norbert Krause
Career Days 2026
24—26 Nov 2026
- Graduierten-Akademie
- Informationsveranstaltung
A broad variety of workshops, information lectures and career talks to help prepare for the next career step in academia or in industry and society.
- online
- public
- barrier-free
- Subject to registration
Illustration: Melissa Fiebig

How do I start a PhD in Jena?

All information about the first steps on the way to a doctorate

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