Dual study programmes: are they really worth it? With Prof. Dr. Marcel Dulgeridis

What it is about

Studying, gaining work experience at the same time and earning a first salary along the way: for many people, a dual study programme sounds like the perfect package. But is it really the ideal route it is so often made out to be? In the third episode of Fernstudium Talk, hosts Lars Ritter and Nina Leidigkeit talk with Prof. Dr. Marcel Dulgeridis, Professor of Business Administration at IU International University of Applied Sciences, about what dual study is actually like.

The conversation covers everyday life between university and employer, how much freedom is left when study and work are tightly scheduled, and whether dual students are employees first or students first. It also compares distance learning, on-campus study and dual study: who benefits from the fixed structure, who is better served by the flexibility of distance learning, and does a dual programme really deliver the hoped-for head start when entering the job market? Marcel Dulgeridis closes with his tips for choosing a programme.