International students having lunch in the Mensa

Eat & Meet

Eating together in the dining hall, meeting new people and having interesting conversations with people from all over the world

International students having lunch in the Mensa

Image: C. Worsch

Logo Eat & Meet

Graphic: Sabine Müller

The Mensa is a place where you can not only get healthy, cheap food, but also meet people quickly and easily.

In the Abbe-MensaExternal link at Ernst-Abbe-Platz 8 (campus), you can of course sit down at any table, but: at the EAT & MEET tables all diners are open to talking to others!

At the EAT & MEET table, you...

get to know other students from Germany and all over the world,
learn new things,
get and give tips about life in Jena and eat healthier because
eat healthier, because you don't eat alone!

Where are the EAT & MEET tables?

In the Abbe-MensaExternal link at Ernst-Abbe-Platz 8 (campus) at the window front near the exit stairs.

Talking about...

Has you chat come to a halt? Here are some topics you might talk about:

Why are you studying in Jena?
Why do you study your subject?
Which professors do you like and why?
Which party location in Jena can you recommend?
What do you do in your free time?
Which film have you seen recently? Can you recommend it?
Which 3 items would you take with you to a desert island?
Which dish do you like best and why? Which one don't you like?
What do you cook (if you cook yourself)?
How do you say "Bon appétit" in (another language)?

More conversation startes can be found hereExternal link

Eat & Meet is a cooperation with:

Logo Studierendenwerk Thüringen

Image: Studierendenwerk Thüringen

Studierendenwerk Thüringen

Dining Halls and CafeteriasExternal link

Contact

International Office - International students

University Main Building
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena

Office hours:
see website ("more information")