CHPC Linux and Python training for Development in Africa Radio Astronomy Project

30 Oct 2017, 09:00 → 3 Nov 2017, 17:00 Africa/Johannesburg

Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo

CHPC - DARA Linux and Python Training Partnership

The CHPC will be coducting a fullweek computer training to selected students of Development in Africa Radio Astronomy (DARA) project within SKA speciefied partner countries. In particular, Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia and Zambia, respectively. Students background is in natural science (e.g. Physics, Mathematics, Statistics etc). The computer syllabus covers 2 days on introduction to Linux and three days on Python scripting. It is requirement that selected DARA students must attend this computer training before they can do anything related to radio Astronomy. The training utilize the existing clusters of PCs that have been delivered by DARA and African VLBI Network, all of which have the same Linux set-up and Astronomy software on them installed by HartRAO.

All selected students by DARA to attend computer training from

30 October to 3 November 2017;

at Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique

Must register for the computer course before 20 October 2017.