“As a person in STEM and cognizant of the general challenges faced by young people in our communities, I am always baffled by the thought of leveraging my academic success to help others achieve their dreams”. These are the words of our Alum of the week. The Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the South African Tuberculosis […]
Read More… from #AlumoftheWeek — Denis Awany, AIMS Tanzania ‘16
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) and the Institute for Data Valorization (IVADO) are pleased to announce the successful completion of the second cohort of the AIMS-IVADO Data Science Fellowship program. This collaborative initiative resumed following the recent lifting of COVID-19 international travel restrictions and the reopening of in-person academic activities. From September to […]
Read More… from AIMS-IVADO Data Science Fellowship Program: New Horizons in STEM Research
The African Institute for Mathematical Science (AIMS) has over the past 20 years given opportunities to African youth of diverse backgrounds, including poor socioeconomic, displaced migrants, etc. With a particular interest in providing access to more females in a male-dominated area, the Institute reserves at least 30% slot for females across all its Centres. The […]
Read More… from #AlumoftheWeek — Marcy Audrey Demafo Nangmo, AIMS Rwanda ‘22
The world is facing numerous challenges that continue to put our existence in danger. From floods, which uproot vast populations, and droughts, which cause food crises, to an increase in seasonal temperatures. The importance of coastal ecosystems like mangroves and seagrasses in reducing the effects of climate change and enhancing human wellbeing has also been […]
At the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), special attention is given to our female students. This is because we believe in the popular quote of Ghana’s famous missionary and teacher, James Kwagyir Aggrey. He says, “if you educate a man, you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman, you educate a nation.” […]
Read More… from #AlumoftheWeek — Khadija Iddrisu, AIMS Ghana ’21 & AMMI 2022
Since 2003, the mandate of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences has been to search through Africa, identifying its brightest and most brilliant students and presenting the best of opportunities in this world to them. At AIMS, we believe talent is abundant, but the same cannot be said of opportunities. The AIMS model brings these […]
Read More… from #AlumoftheWeek — Lucien Penlap Woguia, AIMS Senegal ‘14
The vision of the African Union is to build an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena. This plan is achieved through several approaches, including efficiency and professionalism, information and knowledge-sharing, among other values. This vision calls for homegrown solutions and the retention of […]
Read More… from #AlumoftheWeek — Abu Bakr Elbukhari Mohamed Mohamed Tom, AIMS SA’16
This week we bring you the testimony of a more recent alum from AIMS Senegal. From the 2021/22 academic year, Sandra Marion Kam Tsemo is our #AlumoftheWeek. Sandra is a French-speaking Cameroonian. Before joining AIMS, she had completed a Master’s degree in Applied Economics and Financial Modelling from the National Advance School of Engineering. She […]
Read More… from #AlumoftheWeek — Sandra Marion Kam Tsemo, AIMS Senegal ‘22
As an organisation of excellence, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is bent on presenting the best opportunities to its students. This phenomenon is due to its strict adherence to the AMA principle of Academic Excellence, Mindset Change, and Access and Opportunity. Each year, over 30% of alumni across all Centres enroll in post-graduate […]
Read More… from #AlumoftheWeek — Ngoupeyou Tondji Lionel, AIMS Senegal’18 & AMMI ‘19
Sometimes, all you have is passion with no particular pathway in mind. Seneca put it right when he said, “luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” Over ten thousand applications come in each year for the AIMS Regular Master’s program in Mathematical Sciences across the five Centres. We can only say the chosen few […]
Read More… from #AlumoftheWeek — Jonas Ngnawé, AIMS Cameroon ’17 & AMMI ‘19