Impressions of the EMIMEO Summer School 2024 in Jena.

M.Sc. Photonics (EMIMEP program)

A number of scholarships via the European EMIMEP program offer an alternative route into our M.Sc. Photonics program.

Impressions of the EMIMEO Summer School 2024 in Jena.

Image: Canan Gallitschke

Abbe School of Photonics

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Master's degree programs
Explore our master's degree programs, scopes, course schedules, application process and scholarship offerings. Enrolled ASP students will find important information for each semester.
Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)

Scholarships available!
Our master's scholarships are based on criteria of academic excellence and are granted for 12 and sometimes even 24 months, thus covering either one year or the entire two-year master's degree adapted to the living expenses in Jena.
Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)

Doctoral/PhD program
The Abbe School of Photonics doctoral program offers complementary educational modules during your doctoral studies, including additional skills training, guest lectures and specialization courses.
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At a Glance
The Abbe School of Photonics (ASP) offers a full-scale academic education in optics and photonics at one of the oldest and most reputable universities in Germany.
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Events
ASP and their partners are organizing a thrilling and inspiring program throughout the whole year, including international conferences and workshops, keynote lectures, and research group seminars.
Image: Jan Bernert (IAP Jena)

MSc Photonics Alumni
Since 2009, more than 500 students successfully graduated in the Photonics Master's programme at ASP.

Upcoming events at ASP and partners

Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)

Power Scaling of Multicore Fiber Amplifiers
27 Nov 2025
16:15 ·
- Seminar
Doctoral Thesis Defense by MSc. Mr. Albrecht Steinkopff
- presence
- public
- barrier-free
Graphic: Johannes Kretzschmar

Spectral Dialogues Hackathon 2025
29—30 Nov 2025
- Excursion
- Workshop
Art vs. Science Hackathon of the Lichtwerkstatt Jena together with the Bauhaus University of Weimar.
- presence
- public
- barrier-free
- Subject to registration
Image: Colin Ingham

Jena Alliance Guest Lecture: Dr. Colin Ingham
2 Dec 2025
14:00 ·
- Lecture
Structural colour in bacteria
- presence
- public
Image: Anna Schroll

Evening with Members of Parliament on the Tenure Track Principle
2 Dec 2025
18:30 ·
- Seminar
Panel discussion in Berlin on the further development of the German academic system
- presence
- online
- Subject to registration
Image: CYBERPINK, Una (stock.adobe.com), K. Ulbricht

Intercultural Escape Room for International and German Students
3 Dec 2025
13 s.t. ·
- Excursion
Virtual Escape Room for intercultural learning
- online
- barrier-free
- Subject to registration
Graphic: Christin David.

Advanced nanostructure fabrication based on FIB and transfer
4 Dec 2025
14:00 ·
- Conference
Xiaofei WU from Leibniz IPHT
- presence
- online
- public
- barrier-free

All events

Who we are

Holographic setup in the main physics lecture hall
Picture: MPSP.

The Abbe School of Photonics (ASP) offers internationalized education programs with multidisciplinary coverage in the field of optics, photonics and quantum technology. Topics range from current scientific aspects to engineering with product applications possible in major economic sectors, such as information and communication technology, medicine and health, manufacturing, and energy consumption. Enrolled students are trained for positions in the technical industry or in the world of scientific research in higher academia. Our school is part of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena. Students enrolled in our Master of Science in Photonics or Master of Science in Quantum Science & Technology programs are offered a distinguished education track culminating in a structured doctoral program (equivalent to Ph.D. level). Attractive scholarships are available for high-performance applicants. Likewise, students who are enrolled in a Master of Science in Physics can specialize in optics and photonics by choosing from among all elective modules offered by ASP.

What we do

Front facet of the ACP research building.
Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)

The Master's degree and doctoral programs are based on the profound experience in optics education which distinguishes the Friedrich Schiller University Jena. The university has established optics and photonics as one of its key profile fields in education and research. ASP's education programs are embedded in the modern research environment of the Abbe Center of Photonics (ACP). This interfaculty center of the FSU Jena maintains strong bonds with local research institutions, such as the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision EngineeringExternal link, the Leibniz Institute of Photonic TechnologyExternal link, and the Helmholtz Institute JenaExternal link, as well as with several prominent industrial partners.