Pursue a flexible course adapted to your lifestyle

Studying remotely give you great freedom of organisation. Indeed, you can pursue bachelor's, master's or continuing university education in parallel with your work, your family life, or your sports career, for example.

Why study remotely?

You study with no time or location constraints. You set your organisation and your schedules and you choose when and where to study: in the morning, at lunchtime or in the evening, at home, on the train or at the hotel, etc.

What is distance learning?

Distance learning means that you study mainly online, on an e-learning platform, with personalised support.

This method gives you a great deal of freedom of organisation.

How does it work?

Distance learning combines individual study on an online platform, regular virtual meetings with your teachers, and personalised support.

How does distance learning work?

As its name suggests, distance learning combines individual study on an online platform, regular virtual meetings with your teachers, and personalised support.

The online teaching platform, or e-learning, is at the heart of the educational system. A real virtual classroom available 7 days a week and 24 hours a day, it contains your lessons, schedules, exercises, homework and all the information you need.

It also integrates tools that allow you to discuss at any time with your teachers, assistants, and other students.

Fast and interactive communication takes place mainly via the discussion forum.

You see your teachers regularly during virtual classes and interact with them using the tools integrated into the platform.

You are never alone: your teachers and assistants provide personalised support throughout your studies. They answer your questions and help you in your research.

This method gives you great flexibility: you choose when and where you want to study.

Why study at UniDistance Suisse?

Advantage no. 1: flexibility

Thanks to distance education, you can study almost without time or location constraints.

You decide how to organise yourself, set your schedules and choose where and when you study: morning, noon or evening, weekdays or weekends, at home, at the office during a break, on the train, on the plane, at the hotel, etc.

You can thus integrate the time required for your study into your organisation.

Advantage no 2: a rhythm adapted to your constraints

The structure of our programmes corresponds to the amount of time that a person in employment can spend on their studies. It should therefore be ideal for you.

However, it is flexible depending on your situation: have you had a busy term at work? A life event that disrupts your organisation? No problem: you can take a break, or several, from your studies.

We also offer two start dates per year for our bachelor's or master's degrees in law, economics, history, psychology and mathematics.

The same applies to our ongoing data protection course.

Advantage no 3: Putting knowledge into practice

As you learn on the job, you can quickly apply your new knowledge in your daily professional life.

You acquire advanced skills that you can put forward in your profession and thus progress professionally.

Advantage no 4: Acquiring discipline and organisational skills

Combining studies with a job, a family or a sports career enables you to acquire skills that are highly valued by employers: discipline, a sense of priorities and organisation and time management.

What Thomas says about us

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Thomas Aeschlimann

Cantonal Police Officer
Student Bachelor’s degree in Law

By studying law, I am fulfilling a long-cherished dream. I have put it off for years for the sake of my sports career and professional training.

To achieve my goal, I consciously decided on distance learning, as my job as a cantonal police officer on an 80% full-time equivalent basis does not leave me much free time for studying at an attendance-based university. Because of the great flexibility and the small number of fixed deadlines, I am mostly able to plan freely the time that I spend studying.

Once I had decided on part-time studies alongside work, I searched for options to put it into practice and came across the UniDistance Suisse website. The arguments won me over immediately. Although, because of the mainly online-based learning, there is not very much personal contact with lecturers and fellow students, I am fully supported in the learning process by UniDistance Suisse.

Once I’ve completed the Bachelor’s degree, probably in early 2022, I will be taking a short breather for one semester. After that, I would like to round off my legal training with a master’s degree. I am hoping that the degree will give me the best possible qualifications for my job as a cantonal police officer.

Read Thomas' story on our blog (in French or German).

Advantage no 5: Preparing for your professional retraining or your return to work

Do you want to change jobs or prepare for your return to the world of work? Study today, alongside your current job or activities. Gain your degree without sacrificing what is precious and necessary to you: your salary, your sports career, your children's education, etc.

Advantage no 6: Study from abroad

It is perfectly possible to study abroad, as no physical presence is required for courses or exams.

Residence permits

As our courses are mainly distance learning, you do not have to be domiciled in Switzerland. However, you may have to travel there, for example to meet your professors or for an exam.

UniDistance Suisse does not handle the organisation of visas and residence permits.

Please ensure you have valid travel documents to enter Switzerland, or an entry visa, depending on your country of origin.