For Students

Our Hands-on Sessions are individual sessions where we introduce a topic, method, or tool within 90 minutes. Each semester, we offer a rotating course program that covers various facets of data and digitalization.

These sessions provide the opportunity to familiarize yourself with new software, gain insights into data-driven methods, or critically engage with issues surrounding data and digitalization in society.

The Hands-on Sessions are open to students from all disciplines. You can find more information about the Hands-on Sessions and the currently offered topics here.

Our workshops offer a more in-depth introduction to a specific topic, method, or tool. They are organized in collaboration with various institutions in Jena. We particularly emphasize beginner courses, allowing students without extensive prior knowledge to engage with these topics.

The workshops are open to students from all disciplines. You can find more information about our events here.

With the ASQ module on Data Literacy, students from many departments have the opportunity to deal with the topic and have a corresponding course credited as part of the compulsory elective area of their studies.

The module covers both the technical and methodological aspects of working with data and the critical questioning of the insights gained from it, as well as critical reflection on data-based work from an ethical, legal and social perspective.

The module is interdisciplinary and is open to students from all disciplines. No special prior knowledge is required and the module is therefore particularly suitable for beginners in the field of data-based work.

Further information on the module can be found in FriedolinExternal link.

For those who wish to delve deeper into the subject of data, we offer the interdisciplinary Data Literacy Certificate Program (DaLiJe). Participants can choose how extensively they want to explore the topic.

The certificate program, which runs alongside your studies, is structured into three levels, with a separate certificate awarded upon completion of each level. The program is open to all students of the University of Jena, regardless of their field of study. No special prior knowledge is required.

The certificate includes opportunities for easy entry, the deepening of specific data competencies, and working on real data projects.

If you're unsure whether the certificate program is right for you, you can find more information on our Why DaLiJe? page.

In the Datathon, you will work alongside other students in an interdisciplinary team on real-world challenges, enhancing your data competencies while working on actual data projects.
We collaborate with regional institutions to provide data and challenges to be tackled during a three-day Datathon. All interested students are welcome. No specific prior knowledge is required.