Courses

CWI highly values education. CWI researchers not only supervise and inspire the CWI PhD students, but also aim at contributing to teaching Master's students at universities. See the overview of CWI's current involvement in teaching courses in the Netherlands below.

Contribution to education

CWI is a research institute and does not have education as an institutional task. However, many of the senior researchers of CWI contribute to education via an affiliation or part-time appointment at one of the Dutch universities. CWI conveys the knowledge of the scientists employed at our institute to the new generation of mathematics and computer science students. Our staff contributes by e.g. teaching a university course or supervising MSc thesis projects carried out by university students. They also supervise PhD students at CWI, who defend their thesis at one of the Dutch universities after their employment at CWI. All courses can be found below in alphabetical order. You can also open the pdf for a complete overview.

Graphical Models and Causality

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Focus

This course is an introduction to causal inference. We will study formalisms to express causal relations, frameworks for reasoning about interventions and counterfactuals, and methods for discovering causal relations from data.

Type
Course
Organisation
CWI educators
CWI group
Other educators
  • (Instructor)
Period
1 apr 2026 – 1 jun 2026
Level
MSc
ECTS
5.00

Machine Learning Theory

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Focus

In this course we focus on the fundamental ideas, theoretical frameworks, and rich array of mathematical tools and techniques that power machine learning.

Type
Course
Organisation
CWI educators
CWI group
Other educators
Period
1 feb 2026 – 31 jul 2026
Level
MSc

Neural Dynamics and Deep Learning

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Focus

In this course, we will cover advanced methods for analysis and simulation of neural systems looking at both biophysical and cognitive perspectives.

Type
Course
Organisation
CWI educators
CWI group
Other educators
  • dr. J.F. Mejias (Coordinator)
Period
27 oct 2025 – 19 dec 2025
Location
UvA
Level
MSc
ECTS
6.00

Network Models, Representation and Consciousness

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Focus

This course gives a broad overview of neural network models of the brain up to and including mechanistic theories of conciousness.

Type
Course
Organisation
CWI educators
CWI group
Other educators
  • prof. dr. C.M.A. Pennartz (Coordinator)
Period
27 oct 2025 – 19 dec 2025
Location
UvA
Level
MSc
ECTS
6.00

Statistical Learning

The course is an introduction to modern statistical methods that are important for data science. An introduction course to statistics covering basic statistical concepts is a prerequisite.

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Focus

During the course, several statistical approaches are introduced and discussed. A part of the lecture is devoted to the mathematical analysis of these methods. The course contains biweekly homework sheets that cover theoretical and practical problems.

Type
Course
Organisation
CWI educators
CWI group
Period
1 sep 2025 – 28 nov 2025
Level
MSc
ECTS
5.00

Graphical Models and Causality

URL
Focus

This course is an introduction to causal inference. We will study formalisms to express causal relations, frameworks for reasoning about interventions and counterfactuals, and methods for discovering causal relations from data.

Type
Course
Organisation
CWI educators
CWI group
Period
21 apr 2025 – 4 jul 2025
Level
MSc

Machine Learning Theory

URL
Focus

In this course we focus on the fundamental ideas, theoretical frameworks, and rich array of mathematical tools and techniques that power machine learning.

Type
Course
Organisation
CWI educators
CWI group
Other educators
Period
3 feb 2025 – 23 may 2025
Level
MSc

Neural Dynamics and Deep Learning

URL
Focus

In this course, we will cover advanced methods for analysis and simulation of neural systems looking at both biophysical and cognitive perspectives.

Type
Course
Organisation
CWI educators
CWI group
Other educators
  • dr. J.F. Mejias (Coordinator)
Period
24 nov 2024 – 20 dec 2024
Location
UvA
Level
MSc
ECTS
6.00