Each winter term will be a fixed number of study places allocated. If you fulfil the admission requirements then

1. A small number of study places will be allocated through special quotas, for example hardship cases with a separate application,
2. A larger number of study places will be allocated by waiting time (full non-studying terms before the master), and
3. The majority of study places will be allocated by grade.

For questions regarding points 1 and 2, contact Compass.

The  Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin offers a central information service (Compass).

The International Office of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin offers a Guide for International Students.

Yes, part-time study (“Teilzeitstudium”) is possible.

The Master’s programme does not offer German preparation classes. However, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin offers courses under the “German as a Foreign Language” programme at the Language centre. These courses tend to fill up quickly.

There are also options outside the university, for example, Goethe Institut (more expensive than in most other countries). Volkshochschulen provide more affordable alternatives. And, of course, there are many private schools offering German courses.

There is currenly no online option for the Master’s in Statistics.

Yes, if you apply for admission, you must prove that your level of German is at least B1. Which documents are valid, can be found under “Spezielle Kenntnisse 3” in the programme-specific admission rules (German: Fachspezifische Zugangs- und Zulassungsregeln des Master Statistik, non-official translation into English: Subject specific access and admission rules for the ZSP-HU).

The mandatory course Stochastik I is taught in German, but almost all other courses are held in English.