This fall, KU Leuven ICTS is offering a selection of online workshops focused on various softwares for working with data. If you have been hoping to learn more about Excel for use with quantitative data, LaTeX for more flexibility when it comes to the format of your academic writing, or Python for more advanced data science techniques (workshop requires knowledge of a previous programming language such as R), then you might be interested in one of the following workshops!

Excel – Basics module 1 (online)

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• What? By means of practical examples you will quickly become familiar with the basic techniques of Excel: Input, Editing, Formatting, Simple calculations.
• For whom? Anyone who is interested, regardless of their statute (PhD student, postdoc, scientific collaborator..). No prior knowledge of Excel required, but some experience with other Office programmes (Word, Outlook) comes in handy.
• Language: English
• By whom? KU Leuven central ICTS trainers
• When & where? Online via Teams, 2 half days: 14/11/2024: 9 a.m.-12.30 p.m. & 15/11/2024: 9 a.m.-12.30 p.m. – 19 places left!
• How much does it cost? It’s free of charge.
• How can I register? Via KU Loket, see workshop website.
• PS – For PhD students this counts for the requirement of minimum 12 hours of transferable skills training. More info here.

LaTeX introduction (online)

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• What? This introduction will teach you how to use an editor (TexnicCenter), create, compile and print a basic LaTeX document.
• For whom? Anyone who is interested, regardless of their statute (PhD student, postdoc, scientific collaborator..)
• Language: English
• By whom? KU Leuven central ICTS trainers
• When & where? Online via Teams, 2 half days: 20/11/2024: 9 a.m.-13.00 p.m. & 21/11/2024: 9 a.m.-13.00 p.m. – 13 places left!
• How much does it cost? It’s free of charge.
• How can I register? Via KU Loket, see workshop website.
• PS – For PhD students this counts for the requirement of minimum 12 hours of transferable skills training. More info here.

Python as a second language (online)

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• Please note that there are also several other Python courses, all of which require previous experience with Python: Python for data science, Python for HPC, Python for machine learning, Python-on-GPUs, Scientific Python.
• What? This training session introduces the programming language to participants who have programming experience with other programming languages such as R, MATLAB, C/C++ or Fortran.
• For whom? Anyone who is interested and who already has experience in another programming language (e.g. R).
• Language: English
• By whom? KU Leuven central ICTS trainers
• When & where? Online via Teams, 2 half days: 23/10/2024: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. & 24/10/2024: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. – 14 places left!
• How much does it cost? It’s free of charge.
• How can I register? Via KU Loket, see workshop website.
• PS – For PhD students this counts for the requirement of minimum 12 hours of transferable skills training. More info here.