Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Universität Jena)
Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Universität Jena) is a public institution in Jena, Germany, accredited by German Accreditation Council (Akkreditierungsrat) and accrediting agencies (AQAS, ASIIN, ACQUIN, FIBAA, evalag, ZEvA); Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF); Länder ministries; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Primary language: German. AlmiStudy lists 6 canonical subject areas, all verified against German Accreditation Council (Akkreditierungsrat) and accrediting agencies (AQAS, ASIIN, ACQUIN, FIBAA, evalag, ZEvA); Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF); Länder ministries; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999).
- Country
- Germany (DE)
- City
- Jena
- Control
- public
- Language
- German
- Accreditation
- German Accreditation Council (Akkreditierungsrat) and accrediting agencies (AQAS, ASIIN, ACQUIN, FIBAA, evalag, ZEvA); Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF); Länder ministries; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.
- Source
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Universität Jena) Official Website · tier: tier_1_official
- Website
- https://www.uni-jena.de/en
Subjects offered
Show all 11 listed subjects (raw)
Theology · Social and Behavioural Sciences · Law · Economics and Business Administration · Philosophy · Languages and Literary Studies · Mathematics and Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · Chemistry and Earth Sciences · Biology and Pharmacy · Medicine
Founded in 1558 by Elector John Frederick I of Saxony, named after Friedrich Schiller (poet/dramatist, professor here 1789-93). Approximately 18,000 students. Around 1800 Jena was the philosophical centre of Europe — **Hegel, Fichte, Schelling, Schiller, Goethe** (in nearby Weimar but closely connected), the Schlegel brothers, Novalis all worked here. **Karl Marx received his doctorate** from Jena (1841, in absentia). Notable: Otto Schott and Ernst Abbe founded Zeiss-Jena optics company connected to the university (~1880s).
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