Introduction to Supercomputing, part I
2025-12-02 13:00 - 16:30, 2026-02-11 13:00 - 16:30 UTC | Online
If you need to perform many calculations, or analyses that are too big for your own system, clusters and supercomputers will provide the computing power you need. In this course, you will learn how to work with these large computing systems!

Sign upWhat will you learn in this training?
In this training course you will:

understand what high-performance computing (HPC) is;
learn basic details about clusters and supercomputers;
effectively perform practical exercises on the national supercomputer Snellius;
apply essential best practices on how to work effectively with large HPC systems.

For whom
Anyone who wants to know how to perform very large computing tasks.
Requirements

Personal computer and terminal with SSH
Basic knowledge of Unix shell is useful.

The training course is in English.

Advanced SURF Research Cloud Training and Hackathon
2026-02-04 08:30 - 17:00 | SURF Utrecht, Moreelsepark 48, Utrecht, 3511 EP, Netherlands
Take your research to the next level with the Advanced SURF Research Cloud training and hackathon. Learn how to build customised virtual research environments and get the most out of cloud computing for your research.

Sign upWant to create a virtual research environment tailored to your exact needs? SURF Research Cloud is a platform that lets you easily set up and manage cloud-based research environments. In this free advanced training, you’ll learn how to customize catalog items to build virtual research environments that fit your specific research requirements. This session is for those who have completed the Introduction to SURF Research Cloud training and want to dive deeper into advanced customization options.
Join us and enhance your cloud computing skills to get the most out of SURF Research Cloud!
For whom
This training and hackathon is aimed at developers and research support staff who develop Research Cloud components or are interested in doing so in the future. You have already attended the Introduction to SURF Research Cloud training course.
Prerequisites

Basic programming skills
Research Cloud environment

Introduction to SURF Research Cloud
2026-04-21 09:00 - 13:00 | Erasmus University Rotterdam, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam, 3062PA, Netherlands
Do you want to create and manage your own work environment and run powerful applications on it? SURF Research Cloud opens the door to cloud computing on different platforms. During this training, your workload runs on the SURF HPC Cloud platform in Amsterdam.
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This training explains cloud computing in general. The accompanying hands-on approach introduces you to (some of) the many features of SURF Research Cloud. You will learn how to create and manage your own virtual computing environment(s). By the end, you will feel comfortable enough to install your own applications, and benefit from the power of cloud computing.
For whom?
Anyone who wants to use a flexible and customized environment to run powerful applications.
The language of instruction is English.
Requirements

Bring your own laptop.
A browser (Chrome or Firefox is good enough).
Experience with Linux commands helps but is not a requirement.

Sign up now Introduction to SURF Research Cloud
