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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

"Mitochondria: more heat than light"
4 Nov 2026
10 s.t. ·
- Informationsveranstaltung
Academic lecture as part of the Honours Programme
- presence
- public
- Subject to registration
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From Lab to Academia
4 Nov 2026
18 s.t. ·
- Informationsveranstaltung
Evening talk on personal career paths in the natural and life sciences
- presence
- public
- Subject to registration
Illustration: Adobestock/Graduate Academy
Networking for female Researchers – Building Competence, Strengthening the Community
5 Nov 2026
14 s.t. ·
- Weiterbildung
Workshop series for women* in the early stages of their academic careers
- presence
- Subject to registration
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How do I start a PhD in Jena?

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

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