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Jena – My Student City 1 / 15

Jena is located…  … in the „green heart of Germany“, in central Europe  historical city with vivid student life  cities nearby and worth a visit:  W eimar  Erfurt  Leipzig  D resden  Berlin  Munich 2 / 15

The City of Jena  student town with 105.000 inhabitants (¼ students)  1200 years of history  short distances, convenient public transport  center of German optics and precision engineering (Carl Zeiss)  charming location at the Saale river 3 / 15

The University  one of the oldest universities in Germany (founded in 1558)  named after poet and philosopher Friedrich Schiller  25.000 Students (12% international)  biggest & oldest institution in Jena  10 faculties, 200 degree programs Friedrich Schiller 4 / 15

Science rich in tradition  German Romanticism & Philosophy of Enlightenment  Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH: central production company for optical and mechanical manufacturing of the Zeiss Group  strong natural and social sciences  practice-oriented teaching & research 5 / 15

Student life  very active student community  more than 100 student groups e.g.: student magazine, debating society, Greenpeace, campus radio, music, theater, religious communities  International Center  parties, day trips, international concerts & dinners  wide range of sports facilities, clubs and courses 6 / 15

International campus  International Center  Buddy-Program for international students  German as a foreign language: classes for international students in language, literature, grammar, phonetics and culture  Master Programs in English  international researchers, lecturers and conferences  exchange programs with universities worldwide 7 / 15

University profile Li Light Laser Technology, Medical Photonics, Material Sciences, Energy Storage Systems Li Life Microbiology, Biodiversity, Molecular Life Science, Bioinformatics Li Liber erty Enlightenment, Romantic Period, Contemporary History, Sociology, Politics 8 / 15

The region  in the footsteps of German poets and thinkers (Goethe, Schiller)  the classical period in W eimar & the Middle Ages in Erfurt  scenic hiking through the Thuringian Forest 9 / 15

Other universities in the region E E r rnst-Abbe bbe-U niver ersity of A Applied ed Scien ences es J Jen ena  E-Commerce, Mechatronics, Precision Engineering, Social W ork, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering Bauha uhaus us-U niv iversit ity W W eim imar  U rban Studies, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Media Art and D esign, V isual Communication, Media Management Fr Franz-Li Liszt C olleg ege e of Mu Music W W e eimar  Bachelor/Master of Music, Music Teacher Certificate, Musical Science U ni niversity o of T Techno hnology Ilmena nau  Technical Physics, Electrical Engineering, Applied Media and Communication Sciences, Media Technology 10 / 15

Advice & service U niversity of Jena International Office Fürstengraben 1 07743 Jena Germany Tel: +49 3641 931143 international@ uni-jena.de www.uni-jena.de/en/Studying_in_Jena.html www.facebook.com/U niJena www.youtube.com/user/U niJena www.instagram.com/unijena 11 / 15

Thank you for your attention. 12 / 15