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#AlumOfTheWeek – Japheth Muema Kasomo, AIMS-ESMT Industry Immersion Program (IIP) Alumnus.

Posted on 2021-12-10 by Roger Ndayisaba

In this edition of the #AlumoftheWeek, we discuss with a recent graduate from AIMS Rwanda. Japheth Muema Kasomo is an alumnus of the AIMS-ESMT Industry Immersion Program (IIP). He shares his experience at AIMS and how the IIP positively influenced his career. He is currently a Data Processing Intern at Dalberg Research. Q: Tell us […]

#AlumOfTheWeek – Hyam Omar Abbas Ali, AIMS Ghana Alumna.

Posted on 2021-12-03 (2021-12-03) by Stella Tushabe

We dedicate this edition to celebrating an alumna named among 19 others on the African continent as laureate in the field of Science. The 2021 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Young Talent Awards, Sub Saharan Africa, was organised on 25th November 2021 at Kigali. The ceremony awarded 15 doctoral students and five post-doctoral students with […]

#AlumOfTheWeek – Eddymurphy U. Akwiwu of AIMS Tanzania 2017, alumna

Posted on 2021-11-05 (2021-11-05) by Roger Ndayisaba

In this edition of the #AlumoftheWeek, Eddymurphy U. Akwiwu of AIMS Tanzania 2017 shares how the AIMS program launched him into his career path and his general impression of the program. Q: Tell us about yourself and your journey to AIMS. Eddymurphy: I have always loved and excelled in mathematics and problem-solving. Part of which […]

#AlumOfTheWeek – Oyakhilome Wallace Ibhagui, an AIMS South Africa ’10 Alumnus

Posted on 2021-10-08 by Roger Ndayisaba

He heard about AIMS in the final year of his undergraduate studies in Nigeria. However, he didn’t make it on his first attempt. Currently working as a Macro Fixed Income Strategist at the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group, Oyakhilome Wallace Ibhagui of AIMS South Africa 2010 takes us through his time at […]

#AlumOfTheWeek – Rockefeller, an AIMS Senegal ’16 Alumnus

Posted on 2021-10-01 (2021-10-02) by Roger Ndayisaba

Rockefeller, an AIMS Senegal alumnus, is originally from Cameroon and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Data Science at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. He is also an alumnus of the AIMS-ESMT IIP and a Ph.D. researcher in the AIMS Doctoral Training Program. In this week’s edition of the #AlumoftheWeek series, Rockefeller shares with us […]

Mathematics Underpins All Human Activities

Posted on 2021-09-28 (2021-09-28) by Roger Ndayisaba

Mathematics is arguably the mother of all sciences. According to Einstein, there is another reason for the high reputation of mathematics: it is mathematics that offers the exact natural sciences a certain measure of security that they could not attain without mathematics. From buying and selling to building technologies that are revolutionizing how we communicate, […]

AIMS, Ishango Launch Data Science Fellowship Program

Posted on 2021-09-20 (2021-09-30) by Stella Tushabe

20-09-2021 – The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), and ISHANGO launched the Data Science & AI Fellowship Program at AIMS Rwanda. The fellowship program aims to boost African data science graduates’ employment prospects through a fully funded, three-month fellowship, where fellows will be upskilled with technical and soft skills to prepare them for the […]

#AlumOfTheWeek – Mastercard Foundation Scholar Eunice Monyenye Omwoyo, AIMS Senegal ’19

Posted on 2021-09-17 by Roger Ndayisaba

From Nairobi, Kenya, to Espirito Santo, Brazil, this edition of the #AlumoftheWeek captures the journey of Mastercard Foundation Scholar Eunice Monyenye Omwoyo of AIMS Senegal ’19. Q: Tell us about your journey before AIMS. Eunice: Before joining AIMS, I took my undergraduate studies at the University of Nairobi (UoN), earning a Bachelor of Education Science (Mathematics […]

AIMS Empowering the Next Generation of Africans through Educational Partnerships

Posted on 2021-09-13 (2021-09-13) by Roger Ndayisaba

Different African countries still face various challenges that hinder quality education, including civil wars, poor healthcare systems, and extreme poverty. On the other hand, as home to the youngest population globally, Africa has so much potential to become the leading continent in science. According to Cities Alliances, almost 60% of Africa’s population is under 25, making […]

#AlumOfTheWeek – Theophilus Kwofie, AIMS Ghana ’20

Posted on 2021-09-10 (2021-09-10) by Stella Tushabe

From the University of Cape Coast to AIMS Ghana and now Arizona State University, this week’s edition of our #AlumoftheWeek series visits the journey of Theophilus Kwofie, AIMS Ghana ’20 alumnus. Q: Tell us about your journey before AIMS. Theophilus: I had my Bachelor’s Degree at the University of Cape Coast, where I pursued Mathematics with […]