Digital tools for your studies

For the internet access at the University of Jena, students are provided with an access to the wireless network eduroam. With their access to eduroam, students are also able to use the wireless eduroam network at many universities worldwideExternal link. You can find information on how to use eduroam (in German) in the tutorials of the Digitale Lotsen (Digital Guides) de vorgestellt. Information and instructions can also be found in the Wiki of the university computer centre (URZ)External link. 

You can use FriedolinExternal link to view the courses on offer, register for selected courses, find initial organisational information on the respective courses and register for examinations. Here you will find training courses on how to use Friedolin (in English).

To access Friedolin, you will need your URZ code and the corresponding password. You received these when you enrolled.

Teachers often provide various materials for the courses via the central learning platform  MoodleExternal link. Enrolment in the Moodle rooms is usually automatic (it is linked to enrolment and admission in Friedolin) or is carried out by the lecturers. Ask your lecturers whether materials are provided via Moodle or whether there is a Moodle course room accompanying the course. To access Moodle, you will need your URZ code and the corresponding password. You received these when you enrolled.

Digital examinations are currently conducted regularly via the so-called examination server External link. You can obtain detailed information on the examination process from the lecturers.

You can store your own materials in the University CloudExternal link so that you can access them at any time. You can also share selected documents with your fellow students in this way. To log in, you will need your URZ ID and the corresponding password.

With the University Cloud "Tasks" functionExternal link, you can create lists, add deadlines to tasks and tick off completed tasks. The "Deck" function of the University CloudExternal link can be used to support the organisational aspects of group work or a project. This way, milestones and tasks can be defined and visualised. 

If you access the internet via the university's own VPN access, you protect yourself from attackers. How this access works is explained in tutorials by the Digitale Lotsen (Digital Guides) (in German) de. Further information can be found in the Wiki of the URZ of the University of JenaExternal link. 

To protect yourself from fraud on the internet, you can sign emails with electronic certificates. The university also offers a service for this. All information on digital certificates can be found here.External link

For protection against viruses, the University offers Sophos for members of the University of Jena. All information about Sophos and virus protection at the university can be found here (in German) de.

All students and employees are required to complete the course "IT Security: Phishing Mails"External link (registration at Moodle with the URZ abbreviation and password).

In addition to a Pro licence for the Office 365 package, the University of Jena provides students with many other licences for software required for their studies.

Information on the university licence for the Office 365 package (in German)External link

Overview of all other programmes provided for students (in German)External link

 Zoom (link to a German page)External link enables a synchronised exchange with your fellow students. You can create as many Zoom rooms as you like by logging in with your URZ ID and password. The University of Jena automatically provides you with a licence for Zoom so that you can hold meetings of any length. Here you can find a tutorial on how to use Zoom for group work. When signing in, use the "SSO" option and log in with your URZ abbreviation and password.

In addition, the University of Jena offers the possibility to use MS Teams (link to a German page)External link. In order to use MS Teams, all participants (lecturers and students) must be registered for Office 365 (link to a German page)External link, which is free of charge for students and employees of the University of Jena.

Using reference management programmes and associated plug-ins for word processing programmes, it is possible to automatically create reference lists and automatically insert literature into the text. The best-known programmes for this are Citavi, EndNote and Zotero. The ThULB offers further information and free training for this.External link

The University of Jena's VPN can be used to access internal university resources from outside the university, such as articles and books from the ThULB, access to which is restricted to the university. How this access works is explained in tutorials by the Digitale Lotsen (Digital Guides) (in German) de. Further information can be found in the Wiki of the URZ of the University of Jena (in German)External link.

Using Opencast StudioExternal link, you can record your screen and camera image with sound directly from your web browser and download it as a video without registering or downloading.

Recording with Opencast StudioExternal link is also possible directly in Moodle for registered users. Please note, however, that you must be assigned a separate role in the Moodle course room. Please contact the person responsible for teaching the course.

With MS PowerPoint, you can insert a screen recording into the presentation in the "Insert" tab and also save it from there.

The University Cloud poll functionExternal link can be used to vote on appointment options. The login works with the URZ abbreviation and password.

Another recommended tool is the DFN-TerminplanerExternal link.