My distance learning with impairment

We are here to support you!

Do you have an impairment or chronic illness and are looking for ways to optimise your studies? Then you've come to the right place! This is because, on this page, you will find information on the compensation mechanisms in place for impairments, your contact persons and networking opportunities.

Study – according to your needs

Barrier-free

On the train, underground, stairs? Wrong! In our online study programme, your lecture theatre is wherever you are.

Flexible time management

Your online study programme adapts to you and your circumstances: You decide when and where you study or sit your exams.

Virtual community

You can network and exchange ideas with other students with disabilities at any time via our online campus – from the comfort of your own home.

Your motivation can move mountains!

Family, job, handicap or being different: none of these are barriers to writing success stories. Our students prove this day after day and tell you their story here.


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Equal opportunities for all

If you have a health impairment or chronic illness, you may be eligible for disadvantage compensation.


Our tip: Register directly with the Exams Office as soon as you are enrolled at IU and one of the aforementioned criteria applies to you. Our Exams Office will be happy to show you what your options are, for example:

  • Extended writing time

  • Extended study time

Our Student Registrar’s Office (Studierendensekretariat) and Examinations Office (Prüfungsamt)

Your contact persons

If you are a student with a health-related impairment, you face challenges big and small every day to achieve your goals. We want to stand side by side with you:

  • The Student Registrar’s Office (Studierendensekretariat) and our Study Coaches will help you organise your online study programme.

We embrace inclusion!

Our volunteer networking team for inclusion, consisting of lecturers and interested students, contributes to the inclusive design of IU. You want to network with other students with impairments or chronic illnesses? Then simply send the team an e-mail: teaminklusion@iubh-fernstudium.de

Equal Opportunities Officer

The collective action of our University is guided by the principle of equal treatment. Therefore, we attach great importance to the preservation and strengthening of equal rights and opportunities for all members of IU. Our Equal Opportunities Officer is responsible, for example, for ensuring equal opportunities for all members of the university and eliminating disadvantages.

What counts is you: We are here for you!

Your tutors

In each course, you can contact a tutor who will usually answer your questions within 48 hours.

Your Study Coaches

Our Study Coaches support you with your time management, learning organisation and motivation. They accompany you individually on your way to a successful degree – free of charge, of course!

Your community

In our MS Teams group, you can get to know other students with chronic illnesses or impairments and exchange information with them via chat. Interested? Then write to: teaminklusion@iubh-fernstudium.de

We are here for you

Do you need help with your decision? Your personal study advisor is happy to help you!

We will support you

Our student advisory service will help you if you have questions about your choice of degree program, the right time model or your financing options, for example.

Just give us a call*Available Monday–Friday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. CET, Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. CET

+49 30 311 988 00

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You'll find all of the important information about your study programme and IU International University of Applied Sciences in your personal brochure.

What you get for free

Information material

  • Information on study content & electives

  • Career prospects

  • Information on financing options

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