Welcome

Dear Students,

We are delighted that you have chosen to pursue the inter-university Master’s Programme in Statistics in Berlin. This webpage provides important information for students who have received an official admission letter for the winter semester 2025/26. Please note that the content will be updated from time to time, as some details are still pending.

First Steps After Admission

Once you receive your official admission letter, you will also be informed which of the three participating universities – Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (HU), Freie Universität (FU), or Technische Universität (TU) – will serve as your primary institution. We strongly recommend that you also complete secondary enrollment at the other two participating universities.

Following your enrolment, please register for the Master’s in Statistics Moodle course here: 🔗 https://moodle.hu-berlin.de/course/view.php?id=38892
To create a Moodle account, you initially only need a valid email address. However, once your university email becomes available, please use that address for all communication and access.

Important Dates

We warmly invite all newly enrolled Master’s students to an introductory information session:

📍Location: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, School of Business and Economics, Spandauer Straße 1, Room 125
🗓 Date: Monday, 13 October 2025
🕙 Schedule: 10:00 AM

To help you transition smoothly into the programme, we also offer (preparatory courses) before the official semester begins (see details below).

In addition, the following orientation events may be of interest:

For further questions, feel free to contact us at:
📧 info@stat.de | mscstatistics@lists.hu-berlin.de
💬 Or use the Moodle course forum.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Master’s Programme in Statistics!

Mathematics Preparatory Course (in person)

📍 Location: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, School of Business and Economics, Spandauer Straße 1, Room 220
👩‍🏫 Lecturer: Miriam Ruprecht
🕘 Schedule: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (including breaks)

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This course provides a review of essential mathematical concepts relevant to your master’s studies. Topics include:

  • Basic Matrix Algebra (e.g., systems of linear equations, determinants, eigenvalues)
  • Differential Calculus (for real and multivariate functions, Taylor series)
  • Optimization (with and without constraints)
  • Integral Calculus

The course is open to all Master’s students and will be taught in English.

Statistical Programming Languages (R)

This course offers an introduction to R, a widely used programming language in statistics. Topics include:

  • Basics of R and its environment
  • Descriptive statistics and data visualization
  • Regression analysis
  • Programming fundamentals: algorithm design, debugging, and command search

The goal is not only to teach R syntax but also to enable students to write programs independently and interpret statistical results correctly.

📌 Please note:

  • Participation is limited to 30 students.
  • Registration must be completed via the corresponding Moodle course before the semester begins 🔗 https://moodle.hu-berlin.de/course/view.php?id=135431 .
  • If demand exceeds capacity, participants will be selected by lottery.
  • The course can be credited towards the Master’s program in Statistics.