Doubts about your studies – what next?

13.11.2025 | DIT Press office

Studying doesn't always go perfectly, and sometimes you have to start looking for alternatives. To address this issue, the Deggendorf Institute of Technology (DIT) has now launched the project ‘ReStart EDU2WORK | Turning study challenges into career opportunities’ in collaboration with the Federal Employment Agency, the Immigration Office and the Regional Management Department of the Deggendorf District Office.

Giving international students who have dropped out of university new perspectives 

The project focuses on students who are about to drop out of university, or more specifically, international students who are struggling with their studies at DIT or are even considering dropping out. In this case, the network of DIT, the Federal Employment Agency, the Immigration Office and Regional Management offers them comprehensive advice on opportunities in the region. The possibilities here are manifold. In addition to starting as a skilled worker or changing courses, dual studies or vocational training offer excellent opportunities to enter the regional labour market directly. The aim of the ReStart EDU2WORK project is to increase the integration of international students into the labour market. This gives young people an excellent alternative to studying, and the local economy benefits from motivated skilled workers, which in turn benefits the educational region of Lower Bavaria. 

Reaching your goal through advice and networking

In future, regular consultation appointments will be offered at the THD as part of the project. Through cooperation with the Federal Employment Agency, the Immigration Office and the Regional Management of the Deggendorf District Office, students will be shown the best possible opportunities and presented with the various alternatives in detail and comprehensively.
 

Bild (DIT): Looking forward to working together: Christian Girgnhuber (Operations Manager, Federal Employment Agency Deggendorf), Karina Klessinger ( Federal Employment Agency Deggendorf), Birgit Augustin (DIT), Prof. Dr. Martina Heigl-Murauer (DIT), Claudia Probst (DIT), Andreas Daffner (Head of the Immigration Office, Deggendorf District Office).