Unlike traditional universities, we focus on practical skill development through hands-on, real-world experiences. Engage in projects that teach you how to develop solutions to complex issues, helping you adapt in a rapidly evolving landscape. Through an engaging and interactive fully online learning experience, we prepare you to tackle tomorrow's challenges today.
Tailored to your purpose, our approach cultivates strengths, fosters essential competencies, and connects you with a global community for positive change. Explore our dynamic program portfolio for a future-ready education.
We believe in making learning efficient, impactful, and personalized to your unique goals and interests. That's why we start with your personal mission statement as the foundation of your learning journey.
By working together with industry partners, our challenge-based method enables you to identify real-world problems, brainstorm effective solutions, and apply relevant tools and strategies to solve them in real-time This way we ensure the practicality and applicability of every course you take.
Thanks to our flexible learning model, you can adjust your schedule to your personal and professional commitments.
Learn in your own time and at your own pace with on-demand lessons and only one live session per week. Not sure you'll be able to keep up? Don't worry, our learning app is designed to make sure you stay on track!
Learn anywhere, anytime. Our mobile and desktop app easily fits into your daily routine.
Learners dedicate approx. 10h per week. Concise lessons and milestones keep you on course, ensuring timely task completion.
A live introductory session to introduce you to the challenge owner and give you an overview of what to expect from the 3-week course.
Collecting all the work done over the three weeks and submitting it for an assessment.
An interactive session allowing learners to ask questions, clarify doubts, and discuss the content with the challenge owner.
Learners have the opportunity to exchange insights and offer constructive critiques to enhance each other's learnings.
A concluding session to introspect on the learning journey, discuss experiences, and reflect on the knowledge gained.
After several challenges, we offer a pause, co-created with learners, to refresh and prevent overwhelm.
Discover how our learners seamlessly integrate the learning schedule into their daily lives, balancing academic progress with personal commitments. Here are some examples of our learners to help you reflect on how you can also maximize your flexible learning journey.
Balances a full-time job with studies, health, and social relationships. He appreciates being able to work from home.
On days with live events, he wraps up work early to prepare to engage in his program discussions.
After live discussions, he completes his session by connecting with his colleagues for 1-on-1 sessions.
Despite his busy schedule, he dedicates time to fitness or running every weekday.
"A typical week at ToU is filled with creativity and inspiration. The content of our challenges is so engaging and it pushes me explore more in my daily life, like visiting the Futurium museum in Berlin."
Adapts her study schedule based on her freelance work and family commitments.
Adapts her study schedule based on her freelance work and family commitments.
She sets aside time every Friday and some weeknights, but shuffles her study plans when life throws her curveballs.
She maintains her focus through nature runs and study-related audiobooks.
"There are weeks when I stick to my plan, and others when I completely overhaul everything. Fortunately, ToU's concept provides me with the necessary flexibility to stay on track. "
She balances a full-time job with pursuing her degree and mission.
Organization plays a crucial role in her ability to manage both responsibilities effectively.
She benefit’s from ToUs flexible schedule, allowing her to customize her learning to her time zone, and location.
Utilizes the online community setup to stay connected, informed, and seek support whenever she requires it.
"The team and community have been a pillar of support, ready to assist whenever needed and always there to help you succeed!"
His commitments include working as a Construction Site Supervisor and a Product Designer for personal projects.
He likes focused study time is at night, where he engage in coursework and discussions, often two to four hours at a time.
Virtual campus tools enable seamless collaboration with his group, regardless of their global locations.
He prioritizes his well-being through rejuvenating exercise sessions that contribute to a healthy work-life-study balance.
"It’s not solely about academic advancement; it's also refining my time management skills, paving the way for a rewarding and triumphant journey."
Discover challenge-based learning and get a feel for what it’s like to combine our study programs with your daily routine with our Trial Challenges. Define your purpose and personal mission with our Mission Identification Challenge or learn how to Build with Generative AI, before continuing your learning journey with a full-degree program.
Embark on your learning journey through our mobile-app, which serves as the gateway to our online campus.
Learn at your own pace, simply access the app whenever you have time, and it will take you right back to where you left off.
All programs start with the Orientation Phase. You'll move through the program on the app and be able to track your progress. Learn the basics, find your puspose, and identify your mission.
Every phase combines both individual and group challenges, enabling you to collaborate with peers and tackle them together directly on the mobile-app.
We do not believe in lectures or recorded sessions. Instead, you'll engage in interactive lessons designed for the on-the-go learner, each lasting 7-15 minutes.
At the heart of our approach is peer review, where you'll receive 360° feedback from both fellow learners and mentors throughout your learning journey. Working together with your global network, you'll collaborate to achieve the best outcomes.
You will learn alongside your global network, both within the app and on our online virtual campus.
During the Orientation Phase, you will establish your mission and purpose, and you can get a glimpse of what it entails on our app. Your personal mission statement will guide you throughout the program as your North Star.
Your WHY is at the heart of your path. It drives who you are, what you want, and how you'll achieve it.
This course provides an essential introduction to finding your purpose and developing your own personal mission statement.
You'll gain the skills you need to connect your purpose with your brand and turn it into an actionable plan.Identifying your mission will help you navigate your path to success, both within this program and beyond.
Our full-degree programs comprise four distinct phases, empowering you for
professional success and preparing you to address the most pressing challenges of our time.
Discover your mission and gain clarity on your WHY as you are introduced to your community and new global network.
Engage in comprehensive and practice-oriented experiences that introduce you to key subjects and research areas through a combination of solo and group challenges.
Delve into the SDGs, exploring them in-depth to gain comprehensive knowledge and a profound understanding of their intricacies and complexities within each domain.
In this phase, you take your knowledge and put it into action, transforming your mission into an actionable path.
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