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#19 |
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#27 |
About Institution
Jena is a lively and young city. Year after year, young people come to study in the city on the Saale river, giving Jena a boost of energy. They are full of ideas and verve and are eager to think beyond borders. Friedrich Schiller University Jena provides them with the opportunity to do so.
The University of Jena has once again become an internationally renowned centre of science. New success stories are written in research and teaching; and when browsing through the University’s history, one comes across the names of great scholars who worked in Jena. Ever since it was founded, the University has been through many ups and downs. Numerous famous names have passed through its doors over the centuries: Johann Franz Buddäus, Erhard Weigel, Schiller, Goethe, Hegel and Fichte. They were later followed by industrial pioneers Abbe, Zeiss and Schott, who steered the small town of Jena into the modern age.
This overview sheds light on the history of the University of Jena from the founding years to the present day by means of short texts and useful references.
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