Would you rather have an education full of theoretical knowledge or one which is practical and solves real-life problems? The general educational system in Africa is more theoretical, which impedes the continent’s progress. The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences is on a mission to change this narrative. With its Cooperative (Coop) Master’s program, students receive […]
Read More… from #AlumOfTheWeek – Glorie Metsa Wowo, AIMS Cameroon 2020 Alumna.
On Saturday, 21st May 2022, the AIMS Alumni office held the maiden edition of the Alumni Meet-Up in Lagos, Nigeria. This event was necessary because Nigerians form over 10% of the total alumni who have graduated from across the AIMS Centres. Noteworthy is that most of these Nigerians who come to AIMS, like other students, […]
Read More… from #AlumOfTheWeek – Dr. Oluwakemi Imole Adewumi, AIMS South Africa 2016 alumna.
Motivation and wise counsel can never be overrated or underestimated in an individual’s life. Sometimes in life, the only thing that can get you going and cheer you up is that one word whispered to you either consciously or in passing. Feedback and comments directed to you by your mentors and other people you look […]
Read More… from AIMS Rwanda hosts 2nd Edition of AIMS Alumni Meet-Up
Industrialisation, power generation, deforestation and other human activities cause the world’s climate to change for the worse rapidly. These changes are severe and result in extremities in almost every weather element. Excessive rainfall, more extended periods of droughts leading to bushfires and many other negative consequences on our environment are some of the effects these […]
Read More… from #AlumOfTheWeek – Wangari Kimotho, AIMS Cameroon Alumni.
The pride of every academic institution is in the calibre of alumni it produces and the impact they have on its immediate communities. Additionally, there is strength in numbers as there is in unity. Most AIMS programs take up to a year to complete, which does not allow students from different cohorts to interact while […]
Read More… from #AlumOfTheWeek – Fadel Thior, AIMS Rwanda Alumni.
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) and the Institute for Data Valorization (IVADO), with the financial support of the Canada First Research Excellence Fund, recently renewed a two-year, CAD $200,000 partnership to host supervised research internships for AIMS masters students at its world-class Montreal-based research universities. This innovative partnership will award 16 scholarships to […]
Read More… from AIMS and IVADO Renew Partnership to Advance STEM in Africa
In this week’s edition of the #AlumoftheWeek, we bring you the reflections of an AIMS Ghana alumnus working as a Data Scientist at the Consolidated Bank Ghana. He reflects on his days at AIMS, lessons learnt, and how they are of help in his current role. Our alumnus of the week is Nii Amoo Decardi-Nelson. […]
Read More… from #AlumOfTheWeek – Nii Amoo Decardi-Nelson, AIMS Ghana Alumnus.
As we bring our women’s month campaign to a close, this weeks’ #AlumoftheWeek – is a story of a young lady who found herself in Mathematics. Her desire and passion were to pursue nursing as a teenager. She later became comfortable with this new field because the area of mathematics she was exposed to was […]
Read More… from #AlumOfTheWeek – Oluwayomi Akinfenwa, AIMS Ghana 2021 Alumna.
Previously, we highlighted a few women in STEM from the AIMS Network including Dr Nana Ama Browne Klutse, Dr Sara Suliman, Abigail Annkah, and more who are incredible female scientists. Despite the effort that institutions put in increasing women in STEM, women remain less represented in STEM fields. This week, we go deep into how […]
We continue to celebrate the success of women in March and put the spotlight on younger women who are Breaking the Bias in STEM. In this edition of the AIMS #AlumoftheWeek series, we bring you an interview with a Mastercard Foundation Scholar and an Alumna of AIMS Rwanda. Patricia Oluchi Azike, who originates from Nigeria, […]