29 You can learn almost 20 languages at the University Language Centre. One-semester courses cost €20 only. Take a chance and learn a foreign language or enhance your existing know-how. Some courses are taught by native speakers. uni-jena.de/en/language-centre The range of sports available at the University Sports Centre is even more diverse. You can try your hand at around 100 different sports. Particularly popular sports, e.g. football, dancing or aerobics, are offered in a various courses. By the same token, fans of ballet revolution, those fancying aerobic Zumba or beach football will also find like-minded individuals here. In addition, the Sports Centre also organizes weight-loss classes, relaxation training, and adventure (action) weekends as well as sailing courses. hochschulsport.uni-jena.de/en The Thuringian State and University Library (ThULB) is also located in Jena. It is the largest academic library in Thuringia and it is divided into four branch libraries: • Arts and Humanities • Natural Sciences • Medicine • Law, Economics, and Social Sciences These are spread across a total of 13 sites. Around 1,800 study spaces are available, including 300 with a PC. ThULB has a universal range of information media, including historical inventories and collections. With the Bibliotheca Electoralis, the library set up in 1502 by Elector Frederick the Wise, one of the most important collections from the Reformation is in the ownership of ThULB. From the roughly four million media items in stock, around two million books and magazines are displayed for open access in the ThULB`s branch libraries. These materials are complemented by a variety of digital resources, e.g. e-books, e-journals, and databases). Some digitized stocks and collections belonging to ThULB and to other scientific and cultural institutions are available through the Universal Multimedia Electronic Library (UrMEL). All conventional and digital media items in ThULB can be found via the Google-like ThULB search feature currently containing over 125 million documents and references. Around 1.67 million people use the ThULB every year, so—statistically speaking—three out of every four citizens of Thuringia visit the library every year. thulb.uni-jena.de/en/home
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