Beginning of studies for international students

The lecture period in the winter semester 2020/21 begins on 2 November 2020 and will end on 12 February 2021. Education will be conducted—at least partially—on site. The semester will have as many face-to-face components as possible and will be delivered as digitally as necessary. The University wants to facilitate on-site courses for first semester students in particular; students in higher semesters can expect certain courses such as practical laboratory courses and the supervision of degree theses to take place on site.

If you cannot obtain a visa or cannot arrive on time due to travel restrictions, please contact us incoming@uni-jena.de. We will then advise you on further steps.

Please note all the information below.

Searching for a flat/room:

• Application for a room in a hall of residence
• Hostels and hotels in Jena and the surrounding area [pdf, 95 kb] de
• Searching for a room on the private estates market [pdf 268KB]

Visa, arrival, enrolment, support:

• information on entering Germany in the Corona situation
• Enrolment-Guide (Information on your visa, arrival, and enrolment)
• FAQ for degree-seeking students or FAQ for guest students
• Registration for the mentoring programme and further information regarding support
• German courses in the Language Centre
• Planning your travels: DB Navigator

Have a look at what is going on in Jena:

• University on Facebook and YouTube
• download the Jena App (free wifi and more): https://www.meinjena.de/index#WLAN

• The lecture period of winter semester 2020/21 will start on 2 November 2020 and end on 12 February 2021. Please note the "Academic Calendar" in the Enrolment Guide [pdf, 5 mb] de.
• The enrolment for winter semester 2020/21 cannot be made in person, but only by sending documents by POST, due to the Corona situation.
• Postal enrolment is possible from 28.9. - 30.10.2020, 14:00 (DSH-course, guest studies: see special dates on your admission letter). After 30.10.2020, enrolment is no longer possible. Early enrolment is recommended, because only after enrolment the PIN for the Computer Centre Registration (necessary for the registration for, and participation in, study courses) is sent.
• Erasmus+ students must start enrolment before or on 1 October 2020 in order not to risk any reduction of their scholarship (please ask your home university for exceptions).

• See our brief and personalized online Enrolment Guide or Enrolment Guide (pdf) [pdf, 3 mb] de.

• If you do not receive a visa or are unable to enter Germany due to travel restrictions, please inform us: incoming@uni-jena.de. We will then check whether your study programme allows distance learning (and distance enrolment) in the winter semester 2020/21.

• Daily FAQ session: 28.9.-30.10.2020, 9:00 - 10:00: zoom; Code: START2020

Degree programmes (BA, BSc, MA, MSc, LLM, state examination, Diplom):

• central information events Orientation Days de (for degree-seeking students only)
• general information for degree-seeking students [pdf, 16 mb] de
• coordinators of master's programmes [pdf, 208 kb] de (advisory service for new master's students)
• introduction to the course and examination management Friedolin de (Please note the Orientation Days dates de).
• semester dates [pdf, 657 kb] de

Guest studies: please note the information regarding ECTS and the portal Onleila in the course information for guest students

The Welcome Days and many other events help you to get to know the university and city of Jena and make new friends quickly.

• The next Welcome Days will take place from 28 September - 12 November 2020.

Please see the courses offered by our Language Centre.

Supported by the International Office of University of Jena, Pepito Consultings provide you free Intercultural Trainings (in English and German). The training is suitable for any host culture, especially for guest students in Germany.

WHAT? We will sensitize you towards interaction with people from diverse cultural  backgrounds.

• The training is very interactive - there will be role-plays and opportunities to try out various types of communication with people from all over the world.
• This year, our trainings are offered as interactive online workshops.
• Each training takes place on one day (10:00-12:00 and 13:30-15:30).
• Each participant will receive a certificate of attendance.

WHEN?

• trainings offered this semester will be published here in October
• more trainings in German de available

HOW? Please register for the training by sending an email to

pepito-training@gmx.de

• Please name two possible dates (1^st and 2^nd choice).
• You will get a confirmation of your reservation.

Please find all results on the German website de.

If you cannot find your name in the list, please see the information for applicants [pdf, 56 kb] denot accepted for the DSH course.