Since mid-March, many employees of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena have been working from their home office. In the coming weeks, work will continue to be done preferably from home in order to continue to contain the corona virus. This situation poses particular challenges... Weiterlesen »Work, Train and Stay Active in Your Home Office
Dear colleagues, employees and students of the University of Jena, the recent German, Thuringian and city ordinances have raised the question for many of you as to which of these rules are transferable to our university... Weiterlesen »Letter from the President: How the Summer Semester Continues
Dear members of the university community, The ongoing corona crisis has been posing great financial challenges to many of our students for weeks now. I am grateful that so many of you have already responded to the call of our “Society of Friends and Patrons” to make a donation to the Corona Emergency Fund... Weiterlesen »Letter from the President: Help Us Help Others
Im Sommersemester 2020 finden an der Universität Jena die Gremienwahlen statt. Die aktuelle Amtsperiode läuft noch bis zum 30. September, weshalb im Juni neu gewählt wird. Um die Interessen der Studierenden in den universitären oder… Weiterlesen »Gremienwahlen der Uni Jena: Kandidierende gesucht
During the corona pandemic, most people probably see viruses as dangerous pathogens. However, the tiny infectious particles play an important part in very different ecosystems and regulate global cycles. In this interview, bioinformatician Prof. Dr Manja Marz and chemist Prof. Dr Georg Pohnert shed light on the roles of viruses in nature. Weiterlesen »Viruses in nature: contagious, destructive, and yet still useful
At the University's E-Learning Day on April 27, more participants than ever before exchanged views on new trends in media-supported teaching. Weiterlesen »How does digital teaching succeed?
Dear students, Since the start of the semester, we have been experiencing what is probably the most extraordinary semester ever at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena. It started in lockdown, which had the goal to prevent further COVID-19 infections among students and employees of the university and in the city. Weiterlesen »Letter from the Presidium: Mastering the challenges of the semester together
Due to the corona crisis, the University Sports Department’s offer is currently extremely limited. Nevertheless, the goal is to offer a wide range of sports activities to students and employees of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena who want to keep fit at home. Weiterlesen »University Sports Department Starts Digital Programme
Online teaching does not work without a computer. In order to enable all students to study in the best possible way during this digital summer semester, the Friedrich Schiller University is calling for a donation campaign. Weiterlesen »Call for laptop and tablet donation
From Monday, 4 May 2020, the Mensa Ernst-Abbe-Platz will be open again from 11 am to 2 pm to cater for students in the examination phase and university staff. Weiterlesen »Mensa opens from 4 May
