ANNOUNCEMENT: CHPC Student Cluster Competition 2025 (Team Selection Round) – Extended

The CHPC invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to enter the CHPC Student Cluster Competition. The CHPC Student Cluster Competition gives undergraduate students at South African universities exposure to the High Performance Computing (HPC) Industry. The winning team will be entered into the ISC Student Cluster Competition hosted at the 2026 International Supercomputing Conference in Hamburg, Germany. To enter a team visit https://events.chpc.ac.za/event/153/

We’ve extended the registration deadline to give you more time to sign up. The new deadline for registrations is now April 25, 2025 not later than 17:00.

Should your institution be submitting multiple teams for the competition, you are strongly encouraged to host an internal selection process in the form of an interview or quiz. Teams will then indicate their ranking on the application form.

All successful teams will be notified no later than May 7, 2025.

Please assist the CHPC in advertising this opportunity by forwarding this message to appropriate personnels.

The competition format for 2025 will be an intensive in-person  competition week. The online resources for virtual self-study will be made available before the starting week of  Sunday 6th of July 2025. The competition week will take place from Sunday 6th July to Saturday 12th July 2025.

Should your institution have a conflict with the dates please contact the organizing committee and we will endeavor to make the necessary arrangements with your institution to permit you to travel. Please take note that there are no fees for successful applicants. All costs associated with travel, transport, accommodation and catering will be paid for and covered by the CSIR.

The Centre for High Performance Computing  (CHPC) is an initiative funded by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and is managed by the Council for Scientific and  Industrial Research (CSIR).

Kind Regards,

Funeka Mafani