Data Science in Economics

Welcome to our website!

The Chair of Data Science in Economics at the Faculty of Economics at Ruhr University Bochum works on analyses with structured and unstructured data sets, Big Data, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, as well as on research questions on Digital Transformation, Innovation, Regional, Labour and International Economics and other fields of application in Economics.

In research and in the courses taught at the Chair, we are programming in Python, R, Stata, among others.

Contact

For any questions about the Chair's lectures, seminars, or other events, please always contact us at
ls-dsecon@ruhr-uni-bochum.de.
Only if you want to make specific inquiries, please contact the relevant person directly.

Courses in the summer term 2025

Please see the course information on this website, in the university calendar and in Moodle.

Exam date "Machine Learning and Programming in Python"

This summer term, the exam for the lecture "Machine Learning and Programming in Python" will take place on the 28th of July 2025, from 8:00 until 10:00 am. Further information can be found on this website, the pages of the Prüfungsamt and in the university calendar.

Resit exam date "Grundlagen in Data Science"

This summer term, the chair offers a resit exam for the lecture "Grundlagen in Data Science". The exam will take place on the 31st of July 2025. Further information can be found on this website, the pages of the Prüfungsamt and in the university calendar.

Bachelor & Master theses in the summer term 2025

The Chair of Data Science in Economics offers the opportunity to write a Bachelor or Master thesis in the summer term 2025.

If you are interested in writing a Bachelor thesis at the chair, please select us as your first preference in the WiWi-BOS system. It is recommended to have attended at least one of our courses (lecture or seminar). Please note the deadlines for the registration process. Further information can be found on the homepage of the Prüfungsamt. If you have been accepted for a Bachelor thesis at our chair, please contact us within the deadlines set by the Prüfungsamt and let us know which topic/s you would be interested in. You are also welcome to send us your own topic suggestions.

For Master theses, please contact us directly via email at ls-dsecon@rub.de. You can let us know which topic/s you would be interested in. You are also welcome to send us your own topic suggestions. It is recommended to have attended at least one of our courses (lecture or seminar).

For further questions, do not hesitate to contact us at ls-dsecon@rub.de.