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VSC Training

The VSC spends the necessary time supporting and training researchers who make use of the infrastructure. It is important that calculations can be executed efficiently because this increases the scientific competitive position of the universities in the international research landscape. The VSC also organizes events to give its users the opportunity to get in touch with one another to foster new collaborations.  The annual User Day is a prime example of such an event that also gives the users the occasion to discuss and exchange ideas with the VSC staff.

 

Training organized by the VSC is intended not only for researchers attached to Flemish universities and the respective associates but also for the researchers who work in the Strategic Research Centers, the Flemish scientific research institutes, and the industry.

 

The training can be placed into four categories that indicate either the required background knowledge or the domain-specific subject involved:

 

  • Introductory: general usage, no coding skills required

  • Intermediate

  • Advanced

  • Specialist courses & workshops

Upcoming Training

The list below shows the currently scheduled VSC training courses. Please follow the links in the list to find out more about the courses and to register.

Upcoming Training
  • Wed, 14 Oct
    14 Oct 2026, 09:00 – 17:00 CEST
    Belpaire Building, Bd Simon Bolivar 17, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
    Learn how to choose and install the right software tools for your scientific workloads
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  • Thu, 15 Oct
    Online Training
    15 Oct 2026, 09:00 – 13:00 CEST
    Online Training
    Discover Essential Linux Tools for Research and Everyday Use.
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  • Fri, 16 Oct
    16 Oct 2026, 09:00 – 13:00
    OpleidingsCentrum C, ICTS, Willem de Croylaan 52A, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
    Move your R and Python workloads to HPC efficiently and confidently
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  • Mon, 19 Oct
    Online session
    19 Oct 2026, 09:00 – 13:00 CEST
    Online session
    Discover tools for efficiently managing data movement and complex computational workflows on supercomputers.
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  • Wed, 21 Oct
    UAntwerp | Campus Middelheim | CMI G.025
    21 Oct 2026, 09:30 CEST – 22 Oct 2026, 13:30 CEST
    UAntwerp | Campus Middelheim | CMI G.025, België, Middelheimlaan 1, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium
    An introduction to Linux, the operating system of all VSC supercomputers.
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  • Thu, 22 Oct
    OpleidingsCentrum C, ICTS
    22 Oct 2026, 10:00 – 13:00
    OpleidingsCentrum C, ICTS, Willem de Croylaan 52A, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
    Build cleaner, reproducible R workflows for more productive research
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  • Fri, 23 Oct
    ICTS KU Leuven (hybrid)
    23 Oct 2026, 09:00 – 13:00
    ICTS KU Leuven (hybrid), Willem de Croylaan 52/bus 5580, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
    Explore Python’s Core Libraries and Tools for Scientific Computing.
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  • Multiple Dates
    Mon, 26 Oct
    26 Oct 2026, 09:00 – 13:00 CET
    ICTS KU Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 52/bus 5580, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
    Half-day training | Multiple sessions available This course will give a short practical summary of the basic things one needs when using mainly the command line in Linux.
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  • Multiple Dates
    Tue, 27 Oct
    27 Oct 2026, 09:00 – 13:00 CET
    ICTS KU Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 52/bus 5580, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
    Half-day training | Multiple sessions available
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  • Wed, 28 Oct
    ICTS KU Leuven (hybrid)
    28 Oct 2026, 09:00 – 13:00 CET
    ICTS KU Leuven (hybrid), Willem de Croylaan 52/bus 5580, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
    Master Data Preparation, Analysis, Visualization, and Machine Learning with Python.
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  • Wed, 28 Oct
    UAntwerp | Campus Middelheim (CMI G.025)
    28 Oct 2026, 09:30 CET – 29 Oct 2026, 13:30 CET
    UAntwerp | Campus Middelheim (CMI G.025), België, Middelheimlaan 1, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium
    For everybody who has not yet attended a previous session of this course.
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  • Thu, 29 Oct
    UAntwerp | Campus Middelheim
    29 Oct 2026, 09:30 CET – 30 Oct 2026, 13:30 CET
    UAntwerp | Campus Middelheim, België, Middelheimlaan 1, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium
    For everybody without knowledge of supercomputer architecture (hardware and software).
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  • Thu, 29 Oct
    29 Oct 2026, 14:00 – 17:00
    Online Infosession
    Tier-1 Data is a platform for users of the Flemish Supercomputer Centre (VSC) to manage their active research data.
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  • Thu, 12 Nov
    ICTS KU Leuven (hybrid)
    12 Nov 2026, 09:00 CET – 20 Nov 2026, 12:00 CET
    ICTS KU Leuven (hybrid), Willem de Croylaan 52/bus 5580, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
    Four-part training | Attendance on all four dates required Learn to Write C Code and Use External Libraries for Scientific Computing.
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  • Fri, 13 Nov
    Marie-Elisabeth Belpaire Building
    13 Nov 2026, 09:00 – 17:00 CET
    Marie-Elisabeth Belpaire Building, Bd Simon Bolivar 17, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
    Bringing together Belgium’s HPC community to share research, exchange experiences and explore the latest developments in high-performance computing.
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  • Mon, 16 Nov
    ICTS KU Leuven (hybrid)
    16 Nov 2026, 09:00 CET – 17 Nov 2026, 16:00 CET
    ICTS KU Leuven (hybrid), Willem de Croylaan 52/bus 5580, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
    2 half days training course
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  • Tue, 24 Nov
    ICTS KU Leuven (hybrid)
    24 Nov 2026, 09:00 CET – 25 Nov 2026, 13:00 CET
    ICTS KU Leuven (hybrid), Willem de Croylaan 52/bus 5580, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
    2 half days training Optimize and Scale Python Code for High-Performance Computing.
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  • Thu, 26 Nov
    Online session
    26 Nov 2026, 09:00 – 13:00 CET
    Online session
    Accelerate Scientific Computing, Data Science, and Machine Learning with Python on GPUs.
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