Teaching using HPC-UGent
The HPC infrastructure can be used for teaching and training purposes, and HPC-UGent provides support for getting you organized.
Does your course or practical session involve letting students work with a computer?
- Do you ask your students to program in e.g. R, Python, or another programming language?
- Do you need the Linux bash command line interface for your hands-on session?
- Are you teaching students how to use a specific scientific software package, with or without a graphical user interface?
- Do you rely on a dedicated server or workstation on which you let your students work?
If any of the above sounds familiar, then this infosession could interest you.
HPC-UGent offers services facilitating teaching and training
We advise the use of the HPC webportal in combination with the interactive cluster for teaching and training.
- User-friendly interface to the HPC, using a standard internet browser
- Vast array of scientific software packages is preinstalled on the system, including some GUIs
- The interactive/debug cluster guarantees that jobs start instantly
We also help you get organized if you make a teaching request.
Beware, it is always recommended to have a fallback plan in case the HPC infrastructure becomes unavailable, e.g. because of an unexpected power failure.
Date
Tuesday 8 September 2026 from 11:00 to 13:00
Agenda & Topics
- 11h00: Brief overview of HPC-UGent services for teaching
- 11h40: Demo of HPC-UGent web portal
- 12h00: Q&A – what are you teaching and how could you use HPC-UGent?
- 13h00: End
Venue
This is a remote meeting via Teams.
Those registered will get an invite before the event.
Registration
Registration is required for this session:
Event material
https://docs.hpc.ugent.be/teaching_training/
Slides will also be published here after the event