Before we officially wrap up the competition, a final massive THANK YOU to all the sponsors who made this possible! A thank you to the organisers of the competition and to the teams for bringing their best energy despite all the pressure. Let’s bring it home South Africa! 🇿🇦

Alongside the winners, the ISC2026 Team requires 6 members and 2 reserves. Here is the entire team. - Shaun Beautement - Tamryn Osler - Iloke Alusala - Glen Jones - Mariam Baker (UWC) - Thabo Bosvark (CPUT) ISC2026 Reserves: - Nina Meyer (UWC) - Rufaro Chipoyera (UWC) 👏🎉

The moment we’ve all been waiting for, the winners of the CHPC SCC 2025 competition is… Team 0V1RCL0CK1D from the University of Cape Town! Congratulations team. Your hard work, strong team dynamics and overall perseverance have paid off. 👏🎉 #chpcscc2025 #UCT #winners

And the second place overall achiever for the CHPC SCC 2025 goes to… *drumrolls again please* DC Spears from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology! #chpcscc2025 #HPC

And the third place overall achiever for the CHPC SCC 2025 goes to… *drumrolls please* CTRL+ALT+DEFEAT from the University of the Western Cape! #smilesallaround #chpcscc2025 #HPC

Here are the most promising students at CHPC SCC 2025 Most Promising Female: Kamogelo Macena from Sol Plaatje University Most Promising Male: Tshifiwa Mphephu from the University of Mpumalanga Congratulations students!👏

And the MathWorks Award for 2025 goes to… team 0V1RCL0CK1D from the University of Cape Town!!

One team did a phenomenal job with the highest LINPACK and that goes to… Wits 1 from Witswatersrand University!!

Our Honourable Mentions Award goes to…. Debug Thugs from Sol Plaatje University!

2025 Fan Favourites goes to… The Computer Champions from the University of Mpumalanga! Congratulations Team

The clusters have arrived at the Century City Convention Centre!

🚀 As we gear up for the competition, we’re excited to welcome Eclipse as a sponsor for the CHPC Student Cluster Competition 2025! Their involvement helps empower our student teams as they prepare to take on complex HPC challenges.

With the competition around the corner, we’re thrilled to welcome CyberData Group as one of our sponsors for the CHPC Student Cluster Competition 2025! We’re excited to have CyberData Group on board and can’t wait to see the impact of their partnership!

We’re pleased to share that @diplomics_sa will be supporting the CHPC Student Cluster Competition 2025 once again! We’re excited to have them return for this year’s competition and appreciate their ongoing commitment to growing the HPC community.

Announcing another incredible sponsor for the CHPC Student Cluster Competition 2025! @Huawei will be joining our growing family of partners, supporting and empowering the next generation of high-performance computing talent.

Welcoming onboard AWS Skills Centre as a sponsor for the CHPC SCC 2025! The AWS Skills Centre plays a unique role in expanding cloud literacy and providing accessible, hands-on learning opportunities to students and professionals. #AWSSkillcentre #AWSTrainingandCertification

We’re excited to announce our next set of sponsors for the CHPC Student Cluster Competition 2025! A warm welcome to @MathWorks and @optinum , joining us in empowering the next generation of high-performance computing talent.

We're thrilled to announce the first sponsor for the CHPC Student Cluster Competition 2025! A warm welcome back @HPE , who return as a valued sponsor this year. Their continued support plays a crucial role in empowering our students and advancing HPC innovation.

The CHPC Student Cluster Competition 2025 (SCC25) is back and we’re calling on innovators, tech leaders & changemakers to sponsor South Africa’s brightest minds in #HPC, #AI & #QuantumComputing 📧 scc.chpc@csir.co.za 🌐 https://t.co/Au1bQh8uaT #CHPCSCC25 #STEM #Innovation

📢 The call for the 2026 #TeamCSIR #bursary programme is now open! 📢 ℹ️ Info: https://t.co/fiH7myyVEc 🔗 Apply: https://t.co/LrsYNzFsKR 📆 Closing date: Friday, 29 August 2025 📨 bursaryprogramme@csir.co.za