Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (Friedrich Schiller University Jena), founded in 1556, is among the ten oldest universities in Germany and is associated with 6 Nobel laureates. Notable former citizens and teachers include Schiller, Fichte, Hegel, Novalis and Schlegel. Jena was the birthplace of modern precision optics, with the likes of Carl Zeiss, Ernst Abbe and Otto Schott all working in the city and today it has a reputation as a city of science.
Jena is a city in the state of Thuringia, in the centre-east of Germany with a population of 110,000. While both WWII and GDR aesthetics remain, Jena is also one of the few medium-sized cities in Germany with high-rise towers. The surrounding landscape is shaped by rolling hills and the Saale river.
Mobility partner
>> Information for incoming students
Estimated number of places
- 3 summer research placements only
Available Subject Areas
Please ensure that you research the courses available to you as an exchange student, and check with your subject coordinator(s) that these courses are suitable for your Glasgow degree programme. Please note that partner course offerings may change on a yearly basis.
Please research course level; content and assessment structures; partner academic pre-requisites for exchange students; whether enough courses / credits are available in your degree subject(s) to meet your Glasgow degree credit requirements; language of teaching and for Joint Honours students, whether the partner has any restrictions on taking courses from different Schools/Faculties.
- Psychology
Key information
- Language of teaching: Mostly German, some English. UofG students should ensure that all required courses are taught in a language in which they are at least proficient at B2 level.
- Courses and credits
- Accommodation
Travel and costs
Useful weblinks
Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat Jena, Fürstengraben 1, 07743 Jena, Germany
EU/EEA code
D JENA01
Partner web
https://www.uni-jena.de/en
Partner mobility web
https://www.uni-jena.de/en/gueststudies
Mobility contact
incoming@uni-jena.de
Disability support
https://www.uni-jena.de/en/support-advice-international