Who can join?
Final year Bachelor's, Master’s students, PhD candidates, and professionals who are interested in learning the basics and some more advanced skills of R and applying them to solve their data analysis problems are welcome to apply. A basic knowledge of statistics (at least an undergraduate course) is a prerequisite to apply.
If you have doubts about your eligibility for the course, please contact us via graduatewinterschool@vu.nl.
Additional requirements
Highly recommended: Basic statistics knowledge and knowledge of basic programming concepts.
This course is intense and requires a high level of commitment to learning in your own time during the week it runs.
Types of enrolment:
For this course you can choose between Certified or Auditor participation.
- Certified participant: As a certified participant, you will have access to all the lectures and workshops of you winter course. In addition, you will also complete assignments which are graded, so that you can get a certificate for participating in the winter course. Available for all winter school courses.
- Auditor participant: As an auditor participant, you will have access to all the lectures and workshops of your winter course for a discounted price (-€100). You will, however, not participate in assignments and will therefore not receive a transcript of records or study credits after completing the course.