Study at the FernUniversität in Hagen or/and at the JKU Linz and enroll in a degree program that best suits your current phase or situation in life:
* Broad range of degree programs
* Maximum amount of flexibility
* Reasonable fees
* Individual support
Thanks to the internet, you can earn an academic degree alongside your job and family responsibilities and without time and location constraints. There are over 30 degree programs, giving you ample opportunity to find a program that not only best suits your interest, talent, core values, and goals, but one that also gives you strong job prospects and a chance to move your career forward.
The Centre for Distance Studies Austria at the Johannes Kepler University (JKU) Linz will be at your side as you pursue your Master's or Bachelor's degree at the FernUniversität in Hagen and at the JKU.
There are a wide range of degree programs offered by five faculties at the FernUniversität and you can choose from over 20 Bachelor's and Master's degree programs! All of the programs are internationally recognized university degree programs in the areas of cultural and social sciences, psychology, business and economics, law, mathematics, and computer science. The Bachelor's degree program is the first academic level of education and you can earn a Bachelor's degree if you hold a Matura diploma or comparable university entrance or professional qualifications.
Centre for Distance Studies Linz
Management Center
Altenberger Str. 69
4040 Linz
Centre for Distance Studies Vienna
Ehemalige Postsparkasse
Wiesingerstraße 4/2. Stock
1010 Wien
Centre for Distance Studies Bregenz
Belruptstraße 10
6900 Bregenz
Centre for Distance Studies Saalfelden
Leogangerstr. 51
5760 Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer
Centre for Distance Studies Villach
Europastraße 6a
9524 Villach
New! Bregenz has been a new location to earn a Bachelor's or Master's in Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the JKU via distance learning since Fall 2021. This is one of Europe's first academic degree programs in AI; there is no other comparable degree program in Austria. Bregenz joins AI program locations in Linz and Vienna.
Earn a Diploma degree in Law by enrolling in the JKU's Multimedia Diploma degree program in Law. You can earn a degree flexibly and without time and location constraints.
For those in Bregenz who want to change careers
Those who wish to enroll at a university, university of applied sciences, teacher education college, or enroll at institutions such as the Educational Institute for Elementary Education in Feldkirch, or at the Institute for Social Pedagogy in Stams, but who do not have university entrance qualifications (such as an Austrian "Matura" diploma) can take part in a one year preparation program designed to get you ready to pass the University Enrollment Eligibility Examination. Once you have passed the examination, you will be eligible to enroll at a university of your choice and pursue an academic degree!