Research Traineeship

• Students from a foreign university at Bachelor's/Master's level (doctoral students should contact the Graduate Academy)
• Applicants must generally have been enrolled at their home university for at least two semesters (Bachelor's)/one semester (Master's).
• Applicants must remain registered as Bachelor's or Master's students at their home university during their guest stay. 

If you do not belong to any of these categories, please contact us: incoming@uni-jena.de. 

• There are no tuition fees in Jena.
• All students pay the normal semester contribution for the student ID card and the semester ticket. This is valid on public transport throughout Germany.
• As registered students, research interns can also take advantage of the student meal price in the canteen.
• As enrolled students, research interns can take advantage of the discounts on the culture ticket in Jena.
• To enrol, you must provide proof of German or European health insurance accepted by the University of Jena.
• For courses outside the regular study programme (e.g. language courses, sports courses) the usual fees must be paid.
• All costs for the stay and visas are to be borne by the interns themselves. Please refer to our information on living in Jena regarding the costs and financing of the guest student stay.

Interns should have at least B2 level language skills in German or English to carry out the traineeship and communicate with the supervisor and colleagues. The language will be agreed on in the Traineeship Agreement de.

The Language Centre of the University offers German courses (fees).

Nomination/notification

The application (nomination) should be submitted at least 2 months before the start of the internship.

1. If the internship is part of a partnership agreement, the home university must nominate the intern.
   • by sending the nomination listxlsx, 38 kb · de and
   • the traineeship agreement, if already available,
   • to incoming@uni-jena.de or via an EWP platform 
2. if the traineeship is organised without a partnership agreement, interested parties must register with a specific traineeship agreement at incoming@uni-jena.de .

Application and admission

After nomination/registration, the International Office Jena invites trainees to the application portal. The research traineeship is carried out as part of a study programme. This requires the assignment to a guest study programmepdf, 46 kb · de at the University of Jena. Enrolment is not possible in Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy.

The traineeship agreement must be uploaded to the application portal.  

Trainees can view the status of their application and notifications in the application portal. They can also download the letter of admission there. 

Visa

If you need to apply for a visa (see Visa NavigatorExternal link), please use the admission procedure. Apply for a visa for guest studies (not for research or a traineeship, which would not be correct). Please note that the application can take between 6-10 weeks.

Exceptions: Trainees who require a visa and come via a contract with an EU partner university should contact incoming@uni-jena.de at least 10 weeks before the start of the traineeship to apply for a residence permit.

Trainees and supervisors are jointly responsible for the implementation of the traineeship. The basis for this is the traineeship agreement. Trainees must be regularly present at the traineeship location, work actively on the project and have regular personal contact with their supervisor to discuss the project.

In the event of significant changes to the traineeship project, the traineeship agreement must be amended and sent to the International Office;

The supervisor confirms a successfully completed traineeship with a Traineeship Certificate, which describes the type, content, duration and scope of the traineeship and evaluates the trainee's performance:

• Erasmus+ Learning Agreement for TraineeshipsExternal link, section After the Mobility, or 
• Jena University Traineeship Certificate for Non-Erasmus traineeships, respectively. 

Trainees must apply to their home university for a compulsory traineeship to be credited to their home degree programme.

Please note the guidelines on searching for rooms on the private marketpdf, 469 kb · de. In Jena the search is very difficult, especially in the winter semester. Please also look outside Jena.

Experience has shown that interns have little chance of finding a room in a student hall of residence; if you are staying for at least 4-5 months in the summer semester (April-September), we still recommend that you apply for a room in a hall of residenceExternal link in good time.

Information on visas, health insurance, costs, services at the University of Jena and much more can be found at Living in Jena.