Founded as a Polytechnikum in 1870, the RWTH Aachen is the largest university of technology in Germany and one of the most renowned technical universities in Europe, with around 28,000 students, more than the half of which in engineering. Every year numerous international students and scientists come to the RWTH Aachen to benefit from the internationally recognised high level of courses and the excellent work facilities at the RWTH.

The Institute of Statistics and Business Mathematics (ISW) resides under the Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Natural Sciences, one of the nine faculties of RWTH Aachen University. ISW provides education to students from across the university in the field of statistics, probability, and business mathematics. Besides mathematical research in this area a main interest of members of ISW are new media in eLearning and eTeaching. The focus is on both production of multi-media based statistical content (e.g., texts, visualizations, applets, animations) and further development of the web-based learning and teaching environment EMILeA-stat. Statistical content is produced on different levels of abstraction which addresses, e.g., students, pupils, and teachers as well as people in further vocational trainings.

ISW is integrated in the eTeaching and eLearning concept of RWTH Aachen University. It offers several services like, e.g., statistical consulting, further education (in particular, for teachers), and advanced vocational training.