Orientation days at Friedrich Schiller University
Orientation Days
You will be given general and subject-specific information regarding the organization of your studies. Furthermore, you will be able to familiarize yourself with the University’s facilities, institutions and offers, and you will receive insider information from advanced fellow students.
Orientation days at Friedrich Schiller University
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Image: Ira Winkler/Universität Jena
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Image: Michael Szabó/UKJ
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Illustration: NASA, Don Davis
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Roman Yos, Max Beck and Nicholas Coomann (from left) explore emigration in philosophy.
Image: Jürgen Scheere (University of Jena)
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Escape and Exile of German-Language Philosophy
Philosophers at Friedrich Schiller University Jena research the history of the political emigration of their discipline during the Nazi era
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Support for Ukraine
University of Jena on the war in Ukraine and the support of students and staff affected by the war

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