CHPC Coding Summer School - 2026

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Opened 16 Oct 2025

Closed 15 Dec 2025

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Reference: #3709 Date: 12 Dec 2025

Personal Data
Title	Mr
First Name	itumlemng
Last Name	Malatji
Date of Birth	1999/03/24
Gender	Male
Ethnic Group	African
Country of Birth	South Africa
Citizenship	South Africa
Email Address	itumeleng.malatji2@wits.ac.za
Cell Number	27793695456
University/Institute	University of the Witwatersrand
University Campus	Wits Public Health
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What languages do you speak?	English Sepedi
Do you have a mobility requirements?	No
Food Requirements	NA
Do you have your own laptop/computer to work on?	Yes
I have read and understand/understood the CSIR Privacy Notice	Yes
Consent to Contact	Yes
Location	University of the Witwatersrand (main campus)
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Are you a University Champion?	No
Current Studies
Degree	Undergraduate
Postgraduate Letter (PDF)
Year of Study	Completed
Field of Study	Computer Science
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Research Domain	Data Science
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Your research topic	N/A
Your supervisor	N/A
Your Supervisor's email	N/A
Your Supervisor's institution	N/A
Professional Qualification
Background and skills
How many years of Python programming experience do you have?	1-3 years
Have you attended a previous Coding Summer School?	No
Are you a CHPC Cluster User?	No
Are you a NITheCS Member?	No
Why are you doing the Coding Summer School	A refresher Career advice and planning To learn about Linux To learn about Python To learn more about HPC To learn more about data science tools
Would you preferred to have a found a job rather than doing postgrad?	Not Sure
What do you plan to do after you graduate?	Work in Industry
What do you use to write academic papers?	Word
What operating system do you use?	Windows
How much Linux exerience do you have?	I've used the linux command-line before
Have you taken any of the following courses before?	Data Science & Analysis Data Visualization
Which programming languages have you used before	Matlab Python bash
What type of data files do you work with?	CSV Excel JSON SQL TSV
What is the total size of the data files you use.	100 MB or less
How do you backup your code, documents and data?	Github Google Drive OneDrive
Have you used any of these Python libraries?	Matplotlib Numpy Pandas Seaborn
Are you familiar with the following software?	VS Code
Are you confident in your career choice?	Yes
Are you confident you will find work in academia/industry?	Yes
Do you use AI Tools or Agents?	Copilot
If "Other" what AI Tools or Agents do you use?
Do you think AI will replace what you do?	Yes
Explain your response regarding AI?	no it wont
What would you like to get out of the Coding Summer School?	Career direction
Which superhero would you be?	Batman
Entrance Test
Yes I plan to do the Entrance Test after I finish registration,	Yes

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