Please note that the CHE Ranking is currently being updated. It is therefore possible that the information provided is not up-to-date. On the website of ZEIT ONLINE you can already find the updated ranking, but only in German: https://studiengaenge.zeit.de/ranking.
CHE University Ranking
Filter for projects
Physics, Department
Physikalisch-Astronomische Fakultät
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Physikalisch-Astronomische Fakultät
Max-Wien-Platz 1
D-07743 Jena
Telephone: +49 3641 94-7001
https://www.uni-jena.de
Uni Jena
Department on the internet
Online application
Student body
Max-Wien-Platz 1
D-07743 Jena
Telephone: +49 3641 94-7001
https://www.uni-jena.de
Uni Jena
Department on the internet
Online application
Student body
Degree courses with details
Map material from the free geographic information system OpenStreetMap. The DAAD explicitly does not adopt the information provided there (names, boundaries, etc.) in every case. No guarantee is given for the accuracy of this information.
Legend:
- Department
Basic information
- Total number of students at the department
840
- Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)
340
Support during the study entry phase
- Total score for support in the study entry phase
11/14 points
International orientation
- Share of anglophone research groups
85.0%
Research
Research profile (distribution of PhD theses)
- Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 46.4%
- Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 16.4%
- Solid-state and Materials Physics: 17.3%
- Particle Physics: 9.1%
- Astrophysics and Astronomy: 8.2%
- Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 2.7%
Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses
- Teacher support
- Support in studies
- Courses offered
- Study organisation
- Exam organisation
- Laboratory internships
- Research orientation
- Support for stays abroad
- Rooms
- Library
- IT-infrastructure
- Student Workstations
- Overall study situation
- Return rate of the questionnaires
118
Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses
- Teacher support
- Support in studies
- Courses offered
- Study organisation
- Transition to Master's studies
- Research orientation
- Overall study situation
- Return rate of the questionnaires
134
Further information provided by the department
Special features regarding teaching
Specialisation in astronomy/astrophysics, gravitation and quantum theory, optics/photonics, biophysics and solid state physics/material science possible; wide range of electives; numerous tutorials; extensive laboratory practicals; sound theoretical-physical training; early involvement of students in research.
Exchange universities for stay abroads
Cork Institute of Technology, Irland; Universit´e de Rennes 1, Frankreich; Université de Bordeaux, Frankreich; Umea Universitet, Schweden; Universitetet i Linköping, Schweden; Uppsala Universitet, Schweden; Universita degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”, Italien; Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal; Masaryk University, Tschechien
Special features regarding the equipment
Modern media support in the lecture halls and seminar rooms; modern equipped computer pool with access to computer algebra systems, software, common rooms for students with blackboards, workstations, WiFi; specialist library directly on site with reading and workstations; use of the University Observatory and State Observatory Tautenburg for astrophysical research.
Special features regarding research activities
Research in four areas of specialisation: Optics/Laser Physics, Astronomy/Astrophysics, Theory of Gravitation and Quantum Theory, Solid State Physics/Materials Science; close cooperation with non-university institutes (Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering, Helmholtz Institute Jena, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Thuringia State Observatory) and regional industry (JENOPTIK, Carl Zeiss AG)
Support for founders
At the FSU there is a start-up seminar; support with infrastructure in the start-up phase.
Legend
Groups
green
yellow
blue
not specified
Acronyms
(S) = Students' judgements
(F) = Facts
(P) = Professors' judgements
Units
Value in percent
Value in points
Euro
Thousand Euro
Last Update 2021: Data collected by the
CHE Center for Higher Education
