Friedrich Schiller University Jena is committed to providing suitable conditions for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses. We want to create an inclusive and non-discriminatory study and work environment by identifying and removing barriers to access.
Together, we are creating a healthy study and working environment—with opportunities for exercise, nutrition, psychosocial health, and healthy working and studying conditions. Health management brings together all the various actors involved in health and makes their offerings visible here. If you have any questions, the Health Management team is always available to assist you.
Are you interested in studying at Friedrich Schiller University Jena? Make sure you get in touch with the University’s contact point for students with chronic illnesses and other challenges beforehand. They will offer information and advice on the particularities of your degree programme with regard to your impairment (conditions on site, possible ways of organizing your studies, contact persons, etc.).
During your time at school or university, health impairments may lead to challenging circumstances such as poorer school performance or prolonged schooling as a result of more frequent periods of illness, lack of experience abroad and in practice, etc. All of these factors may have a detrimental effect on your university admission. In these cases, you may submit special consideration applications to ensure that you get equal access to higher education. These include hardship applications and applications for the compensation of disadvantages to improve your average grade or reduce the waiting period for university admission. However, you can only submit these applications if you meet the admission requirements of your chosen degree programme.
If your chosen degree programme requires an aptitude assessment procedure in addition to general admission requirements, you may need to apply for additional compensation for disadvantages.
The Student Service Centre's contact point for students with chronic illnesses and other challenges and the Representative of Students with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses will be happy to provide information and advice on the choice of your degree programme, university admission regulations, and your options for submitting a special consideration application.
In your application for enrolment, you will be given the option to inform the Division for Student Affairs about your disability or chronic illness. This information can be used to anticipate potential barriers and plan for supportive measures.
The University's Central Student Advisory Service offers advice and support to students to help them settle into university life—especially during the introductory phase of their first year at university.
The German National Association for Student Affairs has an Information and Advice Center for students with chronic illnesses and disabilitiesExternal link that offers additional information and advice.
The following pages provide detailed information on how to finance your studies if you have additional requirements.
The Thuringian Student Services Organization (Studierendenwerk Thüringen) offers accessible rooms and apartments for students with disabilitiesExternal link?in three of its halls of residence in Jena. If you require accessible accommodation, we recommend that you register in good time.
Students with a chronic physical or mental (psychological) illness or disability are legally entitled to compensation for disadvantages with regard to their studies and examinations in order to have the examination conditions adjusted to suit their impairment. Claims for compensation? may not be recorded in your examination or degree certificate.
Applications for disadvantage compensation in examinations should be submitted as early as possible in the semester so that examination offices and committees can make timely and appropriate decisions. If possible, speak to your teacher about this at the beginning of the semester. Herepdf,?156?kb?·?de you will find a template illustrating the procedure for applying for disadvantage compensation in university examinations. To apply for compensation for disadvantages, please use this formpdf,?280?kb?·?de.
If you have questions on whether and how you can apply for a compensation due to a disability or a chronic illness, please contact for personal advice...
If you encounter barriers in everyday university life that interfere with your studies, please approach the responsible offices first to find a suitable solution. If this is not possible or if you need any additional help, please contact our Representative for Students with Chronic Illnesses and Disabilities at the Diversity Office.
Every student will face doubts and difficulties at one time or another. Sometimes, these problems can become so big and confusing that solving them alone becomes increasingly difficult.
For an overview of available?information and support during your studies and in everyday life visit this page.
If your problems start to have a negative impact on your studies or affect your everyday life, you are welcome to contact the Psychosocial Counselling Centre ofExternal link Studierendenwerk Thüringen for a free consultation.
You’d rather talk to your fellow students about your situation? ‘CampusCouch’External link is a counselling service run by psychology students and open to all students. They will lend an ear and give you the opportunity to get things off your chest.
The nationwide helpline TelefonseelsorgeExternal link will always lend an ear to your worries and troubles. They will offer advice, direct you to further contact points, and allow you to share your problems anonymously around the clock. Please note that?Telefonseelsorge is only offered in German. However, their website will direct you to helplines available in other languages.
Members of the Faculty of Theology offer counselling as well as pastoral care and guidance to all university members. Please contact their counsellors by sending an email to seelsorge@uni-jena.de.
Christian students in a crisis or difficult circumstances can confide in the university chaplains of the Protestant Student Community (ESG)External link and the Catholic Student Community (KSG)External link for confidential pastoral care, guidance, and support.
Muslim students can confide in the Muslim pastoral care helpline (MuTeS)External link where trained volunteers offer anonymous and confidential counselling services in difficult circumstances and emergencies. This service is funded by Islamic Relief Deutschland.
Should you find yourself in the midst of a?crisis or exceptional circumstances, you can ask for professional (emergency) help from one of the agencies listed?hereExternal link.
If you are in great emotional distress and have suicidal thoughts, please confide in someone close to you and/or contact an agency with experienced counsellors who will provide you with professional help on a confidential basis. The website of NEST—Network for suicide prevention in ThuringiaExternal link?lists offers for round-the-clock help in Jena and the surrounding area.
Psychotherapeutic support for adolescents and young adults up to 21 as well as for children and families in coping with psychological problems and disorders is offered by the "Psychotherapeutische Hochschulambulanz für Kinder, Jugendliche und Familien?de"?(Psychotherapeutic University Outpatient Clinic for Children, Adolescents and Families)?at the University of Jena.
Psychotherapeutic support for adults in the form of diagnostics, counselling (determining the problem or need for psychotherapy) as well as psychotherapeutic treatment is offered by two outpatient clinics run by the Institute of Psychology at the University of Jena. The psychotherapy methods used are recognized by statutory health insurances, which means that they will usually cover your therapy costs.
The REALISE project, based at the Department of Clinical Psychology, offers seven self-help groups on the topic of ‘mental health’, specifically for students who are feeling mentally overwhelmed and would like to share their experiences in a group setting. The groups consist of up to eight participants. The sessions provide 90 minutes for discussion and take place regularly in person during the semester. You can register for one of the groups hereExternal link. Further information about the REALISE project can be found here.
An overview of other?self-help groups in Jena as well as advice is provided by the service, advice and networking facility IKOS JenaExternal link. Self-help groups are associations of people who are physically, mentally or socially challenged in a similar way. By exchanging experiences with each other, through mutual help and in discussion groups, they strengthen each other's backs and can thus improve their personal circumstances.
The ‘SeeleFon’ is a helplineExternal link offered by the Federal Association of Families of People with Mental Illnesses (BApK). They provide online and phone counselling services for relatives of people with mental illnesses. This service can be used anonymously.
An overview of further contact points in Jena is available?herepdf,?788?kb?·?de.
Long Covid disease sets individual limits for those affected in terms of physical and cognitive strain, sensory stimuli and stress of all kinds. Exceeding these limits can lead to a deterioration in health.
What should students and lecturers bear in mind and what contact points and support options are available?
The Post-COVID Outpatient Clinics at University Hospital provides help for people who contracted the Corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) at least 3 months ago and are still currently experiencing symptoms.
Since 2018, the autism consultation service set up at Jena University Hospital has been offering diagnostics (determining whether autism is present) as well as individual and group therapy for those affected. The consultation hour was established as part of the Research Project ‘Social Potential in Autism’.
The Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic offers adults who are dealing with the symptoms of AD(H)D, as well as adults who were diagnosed with AD(H)D in childhood, the opportunity to receive a diagnosis.
Contact: Email: adhs-sprechstunde@med.uni-jena.de; Tel.: 03641-9390400
The Working Group 'Disadvantage Compensation' of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena's Studierendenrat (StuRa)External link supports you with any questions related to compensation for disadvantages — for example, in cases of health-related impairments due to chronic or long-term (mental) illness, disability, or pregnancy. As students with personal experience in these matters, we offer peer-level advice and advocate for smoother and more accessible procedures at our university.
Nationwide, there are various self-organized, cross-university networks for students with disabilities and chronic illnesses. You can find a selection of these in the section ’Interest groups of students with disabilities or chronic illnesses’ further below.
Students and doctoral candidates with disabilities and/or children can apply for additional funding (top-up grants) to finance their stay abroad. If approved, these top-up grants will be paid in addition to the regular funding rates for each country.
Applications for additional funding are available from the University of Jena’s 欧洲杯投注地址_明升体育-竞彩足球比分推荐 Office. An overview of contact persons and office hours is available here.
Student Health Management (SGM) provides an overview of?health prevention and promotion services for students offered by the University and its cooperation partners.
The SGM offers workshops, sports courses, stress prevention, meeting platforms, kick-off events for first-year students, stop smoking services, and many more. Take a look!
Trouble in paradise? Would you like to have a chat with other students, talk about your situation and problems, and sort out your thoughts and emotions in a confidential setting?
‘CampusCouch’ is a counselling service run by psychology students and open to students of all disciplines. They are happy to lend an ear and give you the opportunity to get things off your chest.
The CampusCouch team offers students fast, uncomplicated, confidential, and free access to counselling sessions for one (or more) people.
‘Campus Talks’ is a podcast series offered by the University of Jena’s Student Health Management. The podcasts provide a platform for a diverse range of people and interest groups on various topics (directly or indirectly) related to health.
The MZEB is part of Jena University Hospital offers optimal conditions for the treatment of adults with disabilities. The focus is always on the individuality of those seeking advice. The aim is to develop customized therapies and solutions for a life that is as self-determined and independent as possible.
Many students with visible or invisible mental or chronical illnesses, disabilities, or neurodiversities would like to see more networking among themselves. If you are interested and would like to network, please feel free to contact the Diversity Office or one of the interest groups of students with disabilities or chronic illnesses listed below.
Diversity Office, Room 104
Zw?tzengasse 3
07743 Jena
Telephone hours:
Please arrange an appointment by email.
Postal address:
Please note that our office is located on the first floor at Zw?tzengasse 3. This office is not accessible (no lift).
Please inform us of your needs in advance so that we can arrange for a meeting in more suitable premises.
University Main Building, Room Room E065
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena
Opening hours:
Monday 10-12
Tuesday 13-15
Wednesday 10-12
Thursday 13-15
Friday 10-12
Contactless processing of your requests at the service desk at
/en/servicedeskportal
or also by mail.
Telephone consultation
Monday to Friday from 9 - 11 am