Doctoral Studies

As a doctoral candidate at the Medical Faculty you are entitled to use the offers and services of the Graduate Academy of the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, particularly the courses of the qualification programme. Also, a welcome website is available to support you taking your first steps in Jena.
Information about health insurance for doctoral candidates you can find here.

According to the General Doctoral Examination Regulations of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (§ 4 para 3) and the Course of Examination for Doctoral Candidates of the Medical Faculty (§ 4 para 6), the doctoral candidate and the supervisor shall enter into a supervision agreement. A sample supervision agreement for this can be found on the website of Graduate Academy.

The promotion should be completed after 4 years. Enrolment as a doctoral candidate should not exceed 5 years. The supervisor must make sure this deadline is met and determines the time frame in the agreement.

Upon successful completion of the course of examination, you will be advised by the Dean to publish the dissertation by means of delivery of copies to the Thuringian University and State Library. Please refer to the checklist of the ThuLB for your publishing options.