The Experiences of Working While Studying: A Case Study of Postgraduate Students at International Islamic University Malaysia Tumin1* and Ahmad Faizuddin1 1Kulliyyah of Education International Islamic University Malaysia *Email: [email protected] Abstract This study explores the experiences of working while studying of postgraduate students at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). The main objective is to know what is the meaning of working while studying for postgraduate students at IIUM. Four research questions were formulated: (1) What are postgraduate students’ perceptions of working while studying? (2) What are the positive and negative effects of working while studying? (3) What are the challenges faced by postgraduate students when working while studying and how do they overcome the problems? (4) What are suggestions and recommendations for students who are working while studying? Two informants were purposively selected and interviewed to collect the data. The result shows that postgraduate students understand the meaning of working while studying and how to deal with them in term of overcoming the challenges. The recommendations include postgraduate students who decide to work while studying should have good time management, be committed, disciplined and responsible for what they are doing
