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Study While Working: Tips and Insights

Knowledge and experience from study consulting.

PhD

Part-Time PhD: How to See Your Doctorate Through While Working

Part-time PhD in practice: how to organise your weekly plan, supervision and employer alongside a full-time job, and get through the long middle of it.

6 min
Student Life

Studying with Children: How to Manage a Degree Alongside Family

Studying with children is absolutely achievable. Learn how to balance your studies, family life, and work, and find out which study model works best for parents.

5 min
Distance Learning

Distance Learning in Switzerland 2026: Providers, Costs, Recognition

Distance learning in Switzerland 2026: FernUni Schweiz, FFHS and Kalaidos compared, costs in CHF, recognition, private distance schools and the Matura.

10 min
Study Programs

Computer Science Distance Learning: Is a Career Change Worth It?

Computer science distance learning: modules, math requirements, and career prospects. Whether a career change into IT is worth it and what to know.

5 min
Career

Professional Development or Degree: What Takes You Further?

Professional development or degree? Comparison of time, costs, and career impact. How to decide whether a certificate or a degree moves you forward.

4 min
Admission Requirements

Distance Learning Requirements: What You Really Need

Distance learning requirements: formal admission rules, technical needs, and personal skills. What you really need to get started with your degree.

6 min
Admission Requirements

Studying Without Matura in Austria: 4 Routes to University

Studying without Matura in Austria: Studienberechtigungsprüfung, Berufsreifeprüfung, direct UAS access or a German distance university, compared.

8 min
Student Life

Studying While Working: 5 Strategies That Actually Work

Studying while working: 5 proven strategies for professionals pursuing a part-time degree. Time management, employer support, and learning routines.

5 min
Distance Learning

Distance Learning in Germany 2026: Online Degrees Compared

Online degrees in Germany 2026: distance learning universities compared on cost, exams, start dates, support and recognition, and how to choose one.

10 min
Study

Academic Degrees Explained: Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, MBA

Academic degrees explained: Bachelor, Master and Doctorate in order, what abbreviations like BA, MA, MBA and Mag. mean, and how to write several degrees.

16 min
Degree Programmes

Psychology Distance Learning: Licensure, Costs and Providers

Psychology distance learning: which programmes are licensure-compliant, what a bachelor's costs, entry without Abitur and when a short course is enough.

18 min
Funding

Educational Leave for Your Degree: How to Use the Time Off Right

Austria's educational leave (Bildungskarenz) was abolished in 2025. How the model worked, and which rules apply since 2026 under the Weiterbildungszeit.

7 min
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