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")