How to Apply

Admission to the Master's programme "Data Analytics and Social Statistics" is carried out through competitive selection based on the documents submitted by candidates in the portfolio. 

Portfolio composition

Bachelor's or specialist's diploma in any specialty from a licensed/accredited educational institution

• motivation letter
• confirmation of English language level (bachelor's degree programme in English, a sufficient number of completed English language courses, сertificates confirming knowledge of the English language)
• CV
• at least one letter of recommendation from an employer/university professor

Recommendations for portfolio documents

Based on your portfolio documents, we strive to understand who you are and why you need our programme. We recommend:

• In your motivation letter, highlight how studying in our programme fits into your career plans: what are your goals and how can our program help you realize them?
• There is no need to describe in detail your previous work experience in the motivation letter – we will find out this from the CV. However, you may cite previous achievements as an illustration of why you want to study in our programme.
• Letters of recommendation should highlight your strengths and ability to successfully study in our master's programme.

Criteria for evaluating a portfolio for the Data Analytics and Social Statistics programme