KMU Akademie & Management AG, which was founded in 2006, was aware of this responsibility from the beginning. However, she also recognized that working people who want to study part-time are facing a great challenge: reconciling work, family and studies. With this requirement in mind, the managers of the KMU Akademie developed a concept of distance learning independent of time and place. Since 2011, the KMU Akademie, in cooperation with Middlesex University, has been offering part-time online courses of study that meet exactly these requirements.