University of Jena

From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Seal
Typepublic
Established2 February 1558
ChancellorKlaus Bartholmé
RectorWalter Rosenthal
Administrative staff
6,134
Students20,920
Location, ,
SportsUSV Jena
Websitewww.uni-jena.de
Old University Building.

The University of Jena, officially the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (German: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, abbreviated FSU, shortened form Uni Jena) is a university in Jena, Germany. It was founded in the year 1558. In 2009, there were more than 21,000 students.

The University of Jena has got ten faculties:

In 1934 the University of Jena was named after Friedrich Schiller. Schiller, a very famous German poet, had been a professor in Jena since the year 1789.

The University of Jena is a member of the Coimbra Group, a group of many important European universities.

Other websites[change | change source]