AIMS’ new centre in Rwanda offers a model many of our organisations, and many entrepreneurs, can follow. It’s an exciting endeavour creating a quantum leap for the continent. But it should also make us ask hard questions about what we deem important and what we talk about As soon as I touched down at Kigali […]
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AIMS’ new centre in Rwanda offers a model many of our organisations, and many entrepreneurs, can follow. It’s an exciting endeavour creating a quantum leap for the continent. But it should also make us ask hard questions about what we deem important and what we talk about As soon as I touched down at Kigali […]
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welve women and men from Africa are part of a cohort of 100 of the world’s most up-and-coming artists, business leaders, social entrepreneurs, tech pioneers, thinkers and policy-makers – all aged under 40 – who have been recognized by the World Economic Forum as this year’s Young Global Leaders. They include a tech entrepreneur whose mobile […]
On 6 March 2017 at a special event in Cape Town, Prof. Barry Green, Chief Academic & Research Officer, AIMS-NEI and Prof. Colin Grant, Vie-President (International), University of Southampton (pictured above) signed a partnership agreement between AIMS and the University. The partnership includes a funding contribution by the university to AIMS and built-in academic exchange […]
On 28 February 2017, AIMS Senegal celebrated the graduation of the first cohort of scholars in the AIMS Co-operative Master’s program. After completing an 18-month work-integrated program by combining course work with practical industry experience the 11 Co-op Scholars from Senegal, Cameroon and Rwanda were awarded their Master’s degrees in the Mathematical Sciences, with specialisations in […]
On 28 February 2017, AIMS Senegal celebrated the graduation of the first cohort of scholars in the AIMS Co-operative Master’s program. After completing an 18-month work-integrated program by combining course work with practical industry experience the 11 Co-op Scholars from Senegal, Cameroon and Rwanda were awarded their Master’s degrees in the Mathematical Sciences, with specialisations in […]
The success of activists in changing South Africa inspired me and my colleagues to create the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), a pan-African network of centres providing advanced scientific training to young African minds. AIMS recognizes that Africa’s youth are its future, and that providing them with the skills they need to make a […]
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The success of activists in changing South Africa inspired me and my colleagues to create the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), a pan-African network of centres providing advanced scientific training to young African minds. AIMS recognizes that Africa’s youth are its future, and that providing them with the skills they need to make a […]
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Ms Ivy Mwai, a Senior Program Manager, Education and Learning with Mastercard Foundation visited AIMS Rwanda on 15 December 2016. During her visit, she had a chance to interact with the staff and AIMS Scholars. Ivy spoke to the scholars about the importance of the opportunity availed to them through the AIMS Scholarship and what this […]
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Ms Ivy Mwai, a Senior Program Manager, Education and Learning with Mastercard Foundation visited AIMS Rwanda on 15 December 2016. During her visit, she had a chance to interact with the staff and AIMS Scholars. Ivy spoke to the scholars about the importance of the opportunity availed to them through the AIMS Scholarship and what this […]
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