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 doctoral candidates and the doctoral graduation ceremony mark the beginning and end of the doctorate. The PhD Day offers a wide range of information for 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.

Welcome to the doctorate

Welcome Event

Image: Christoph Worsch (University of Jena)

At the Welcome Event, all new doctoral candidates are welcomed by the Vice-President for Young Researchers and Diversity Management. At this two-hour event, the city of Jena and Friedrich Schiller University is presented to the new doctoral candidates, of which there are approximately 450 each year. The focus of these presentations is to inform new doctoral candidates about the offers for support that are available.

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

PhD Day

Image: Christoph Worsch (University of Jena)

Once a year, the Graduate Academy offers a PhD Day with an information fair and various talks. At the information fair, doctoral candidates and prospective candidates can gain information about PhD-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 doctoral work with a family? How can I finish my PhD?

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. 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 hereExternal link.

PhD 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. All finished doctorates will also be included in a yearbook. Doctorates who participate in this event receive this yearbook along with their doctoral diploma. Family members and friends, as well as the doctoral commissions, are also welcome to attend.

Additional information, including impressions from the last event, can be found hereExternal link.

Career days

Different career paths

Illustration: Melissa Fiebig

The Career Days provide information about the multitude of career options inside and outside academia, open to PhD candidates after finishing their degree. They offer support in the decision-making process and teach job search strategies for positions in industry and society. The event consists of three formats: impulse workshops, information lectures and career talks.

The three day online event is open for doctoral candidates and early postdocs from all subjects. It is free of charge and will be held in English and German.

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