Theoretical thesis are very welcome as well, especially for students that consider doctoral studies following their master. All theses, empirical and theoretical, need to be closely embedded in existing theory. The following links provide guidelines for the structure of an empirical thesis and data work: Guidelines Master Thesis.Besides learning how to apply metaheuristics, the interactive 4-day VHB course deals with the following questions: How to systematically choose among different metaheuristics based on the properties of the problem that should be solved?