Basic English
Justus Liebig University (JLU)
Words explained:
Science means knowledge in several fields.
Knowledge is explored.
Knowledge is taught—for example at a school or a university.
Information about Justus Liebig University (JLU)
JLU's founding
JLU has been here since 1607.
JLU is a research university.
At JLU, there are just under 26,500 students.
JLU has a large number of science programs about life.
For example:
- Natural science
- Law
- Business
- Social science
- Education
- Language science
- Science of culture
- Science of the environment
- Food science
- Food chemistry
This is one of a kind in Hessen and beyond.
Important people have researched and taught at JLU.
Some of them have won the Nobel Prize:
- Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (Nobel Prize in physics in 1901)
- Wangari Maathai (Nobel Peace Prize in 2004)
Money for research
The government of Germany and its states continue giving money for research to JLU.
One money plan is called the Excellence Strategy.
A 'strategy' is a plan.
This is a very special strategy.
'Excellence' is something especially good.
Web page content
What can someone study at JLU?
One of JLU's most important jobs is to teach knowledge—in terms of research and with the best skills.
In the subject area of People—Food—Nature, the following one-of-a-kind subjects are combined:
- Medicine
- Medicine for animals
- Agriculture (farming science)
- Home economics and food
There are also degree programs for the following:
- Natural science
- Psychology (science of the mind)
- Law
- Business
- Humanities (science about human acts)
- Science of culture
- Social science
- Teacher training
Research
JLU in Giessen is a complete university.
In other words, all the major fields of science are here:
- Natural science
- Mathematics
- Humanities (science about human acts)
- Social science
- Science of culture
- Medicine
- Medicine for animals
JLU researches with other countries in several fields and has had the best results.
That is why JLU has done so well in the Excellence Strategy since 2006.
The grounds for this success are the following:
- Especially good work in research.
- In recent years, it has become clear which subjects JLU is researching.
- Research resources have been increased on purpose.
- Young researchers have been supported on purpose.
How can you get around our web pages?
Words to explain:
Logo: company picture, brand picture, a picture you can recognize
Navigation (spoken as "Na-vi-ga-shun"): moving from place to place
Menu: A easy-to-read list of several topics
Horizontal: from left to right (or right to left), or side to side
Vertical: from top to bottom, or bottom to top
Institute: A large place to learn or research, its offices, or its location
JLU's logo
You will always get back to JLU's home page if you click on the logo.
The logo is in the top left corner of every page, along with the full name: Justus Liebig University Giessen.
There is also a small logo in the top right corner for the pages of the faculties (large parts of the university with several institutes).
The main way to move around
In the horizontal main bar on each page, you will always find the key parts that the page contains in sub-pages.
On the home page, for example, you can find these areas:
- Study
- Research
- Faculties
On the starting page of a faculty, you can find the main pages that only belong to that faculty.
For example:
- To study in the faculty
- The institutes that belong to it
- Current events
- Other subject areas
The faculty logos
On the main pages for each big part of the university, you will find their logos in the upper right corner.
These parts of the university have their own pages within the main web page.
For example:
- A faculty
- A center
- A big project
This way, you always know where you are on the web page.
You can also click on the sub-logo at the bottom of the page.
This will take you back to the first page of that part.
Moving about in a sub-page
On the pages with information from the parts of the university, you can find a vertical list.
You can click on each part of the list.
This will take you to another page with information about what you clicked on.
For example:
- How to write a book to receive a doctor's degree in a faculty
- Where to find advice
- Where to find help
- Lists of people you might need to reach.
- News
- Important dates in the faculty
The lower part of the web page
At the bottom of every web page, you will always find the same links.
For example:
- Imprint:
Here is JLU's address, telephone number, and more - Privacy policy:
Here is a lot of information on how JLU protects your private information on its web page. - Accessibility statement:
Here is information about how easy it is to find things on the web pages.
The lower part of the web page is called the 'footer'. It is like the 'foot' of the web page.
A line separates the footer from the upper part of the web page.
In the footer you can find small pictures on the right side.
These pictures have links.
If you click on any link, you will leave the university's web page.
Then you will reach social media web pages.
For example:
Accessibility statement
Notes on the statement
The accessibility statement on the web page of JLU Giessen does the following
- It tells how easy the web page is to see or read
- It often gives new information about how easy the web page is to see or read.
- It says what is not easy to see or read on the web page.
- It explains why some things on the web page are not easy to see or read.
More notes on the web page
Information in basic English and in German sign language on the web page.
© Lebenshilfe für Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung Bremen e.V. (Support Service for People with Disabilities, in Bremen), Picture: Stefan Albers
There is no other material on the web pages of JLU Giessen in basic English or in German sign language.