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AIMS Alumni awarded SERVIR innovation grants to enhance remote sensing and Earth observations services.

Posted on 2022-12-12 by Daniella Kayigamba

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 […]

#AlumoftheWeek — Khadija Iddrisu, AIMS Ghana ’21 & AMMI 2022

Posted on 2022-11-18 by Daniella Kayigamba

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.” […]

#AlumoftheWeek — Lucien Penlap Woguia, AIMS Senegal ‘14

Posted on 2022-11-11 by Daniella Kayigamba

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 […]

#AlumoftheWeek — Abu Bakr Elbukhari Mohamed Mohamed Tom, AIMS SA’16

Posted on 2022-10-28 by Daniella Kayigamba

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 […]

#AlumoftheWeek — Sandra Marion Kam Tsemo, AIMS Senegal ‘22

Posted on 2022-10-21 by Daniella Kayigamba

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 […]

#AlumoftheWeek — Ngoupeyou Tondji Lionel, AIMS Senegal’18 & AMMI ‘19

Posted on 2022-10-14 by Daniella Kayigamba

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 […]

#AlumoftheWeek — Jonas Ngnawé, AIMS Cameroon ’17 & AMMI ‘19

Posted on 2022-10-07 (2022-10-10) by Daniella Kayigamba

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 […]

#AlumOfTheWeek – Degoot Abdoelnaser Mahmod, AIMS Ghana Alumnus

Posted on 2022-09-26 by Roger Ndayisaba

The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) believes in the talents and skills of its alumni and students. AIMS feel proud to have hired some of its alumni to work and can attest to their ability to solve different problems using mathematics and technology. In this edition of the #AlumoftheWeek, we bring you the profile […]

#AlumOfTheWeek – Mitiku Yohannes Fuge, AIMS AMMI Alumni

Posted on 2022-09-16 (2022-09-16) by Roger Ndayisaba

If you are a student or a fresh graduate, we have a question. How confident are you at applying for a job at different companies? Do the names of some companies scare you off? Do you sometimes feel like your skills and abilities don’t match the potential job, thus feeling inferior? Feeling this way can […]

#AlumOfTheWeek – Emmanuel Chinyere Echeonwu, AIMS AMMI Alumni

Posted on 2022-08-26 by Roger Ndayisaba

On this week’s #AlumoftheWeek, we highlight the success story of an AIMS AMMI alumni who had his training at the AIMS Rwanda Centre in the inaugural class. As applications for the next cohort of AMMI closes in the coming week, Emmanuel Chinyere Echeonwu shares his experience at AIMS and after that with us. Emmanuel is […]