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The AIMS International Governing Board thanks Ms. Lydie Hakizimana for her service
2023-05-10
Ms. Lydie Hakizimana has recently informed us of her decision to step down from her position as AIMS CEO on June 30th, 2023. Every one of us who cares deeply about AIMS owes Lydie a huge debt of gratitude. She stepped in as our CEO during a time of immense difficulty for our organisation due […]Read More… from The AIMS International Governing Board thanks Ms. Lydie Hakizimana for her service
#AlumOfTheWeek – Ms Catherine M. Gitau, AIMS Rwanda.
This week’s edition of the #AlumoftheWeek takes a look into the journey of Ms Catherine M. Gitau from Kenya. An alumna of the AIMS Masters in Machine Intelligence (AMMI) program from AIMS Ghana. She is currently a Data Science Manager at VISA Inc. From the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in Kenya, […]
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African women driving the continent’s scientific excellence
Women play a very critical role in our society. They are scientists, researchers, pilots, accountants, engineers, and most importantly, mothers. Regardless of their significance, women are systematically less involved in our society’s most important areas, such as STEM and research. For example, according to AAUW, women make up only 28% of the workforce in STEM worldwide. […]
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#AlumOfTheWeek – Mamadou Gueye, AIMS Rwanda.
Money transfer has become a critical part of our lives as humans. Expatriates are always looking for the best and safest method to send money back home for several reasons, including family upkeep, building, and school fees. While this is happening, some individuals also devise means to divert these funds into their private accounts, defrauding […]
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Public Engagement – An incredible way to advance science and research in Africa
Scientific research forms a critical part of enablers to achieve Africa’s desired socio-economic development. Most importantly, given the rapidly changing society we live in, the need to connect science to humanity has never been critical. We currently live in a world where technology changes how we live every day. Additionally, due to the wealth of […]
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#AlumOfTheWeek – Cyrille Feudjio, AIMS Cameroon.
What if the decision-making process was heavily reliant on existing data? What if this data does not exist at all? This case was the situation of the Elder Research. Elder Research is part of the Inshango Data Science Fellowship. The mandate of this project is to monitor equipment performance and failure detection to avert hydroelectric […]
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#AlumOfTheWeek – Jeanette Nyirahakizimana, AIMS Senegal & AMMI alumna.
Data continues to drive decision-making in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Several institutions and companies gather extensive data to make the best decisions that promote effective and efficient administration and planning. The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) saw this from afar and targeted to train the brightest students of Africa to be […]
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How data science fellowship programs are helping Africa prepare for the digital revolution
On November 17, 2021, the very first AIMS-Ishango Data Science Fellowship Program came to an end. The fully funded, three-month fellowship program exposed the fourteen AIMS alumni (seven women and men) to real-world experiences through working on value-adding projects for international organizations. In a closing remark to end the program, Dr. Charles Kimpolo, Director of […]
#AlumOfTheWeek – Engelbert Wamba Tchinde, AIMS Senegal alumnus.
At the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, we believe that every lesson taken in the classroom should directly impact the communities in our world. We ensure our students’ transition to industry and apply their skills through Work-Integrated Learning opportunities available to them post AIMS. The Industry Initiative Department heads this vision and runs programs like […]
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#AlumOfTheWeek – Elkanah Nyabuto, Mastercard Foundation Scholar & AIMS Ghana 2020 Almunus.
Fascinated by numbers and their application in real life, he opted to offer an undergraduate study in Statistics and Information Technology at the Maseno University, Kenya. His mentor recommended that he apply to AIMS for his postgraduate studies. In this edition of the #AlumoftheWeek, we bring you the testimony of the Mastercard foundation scholar, Elkanah […]
The 2021 Year in a Review
COVI9-19 has contributed to a challenging series of years since its outbreak in 2020. AIMS as an institution has not been an exception and has faced several issues since then. Some include remote working and travel bans that hindered students and staff from travelling smoothly across countries. This affected AIMS because of its nature as […]
#AlumOfTheWeek – Rose Yvette Essomba Bandolo, Mastercard Foundation Scholar & AIMS Cameroon Alumna
The year 2021 was an exciting year for us at the Alumni Relations Office as we went all out to bring our alumni’s wonderful testimonies and success stories across the globe. We are privileged to announce a continuation of this exercise as our alumni continue to impact Africa and the world at large. We wish […]
#AlumOfTheWeek – Deo Byabazaire, AIMS Ghana 2020 Alumnus
The year has been fruitful, and we have had several alumni share with us their AIMS experienceand how it has contributed to their successes post-graduation. This edition brings you the last on the #AlumoftheWeek for 2021. We meet up with AIMSGhana 2020 alumnus from Uganda who is currently pursuing postgraduate studies at HasseltUniversity, Belgium. […]
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AIMS South Africa hosts National Science Week from August 7th to August 10th 2017
National Science Week (NSW), an annual week-long event coordinated by the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement on behalf of the Department of Science and Technology, is now in its 18th year and will run from 5 to 12 August 2017. The African Institute for Mathematical Science (AIMS) South Africa is excited to […]
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Mathematical Sciences Institute Launches Skills Immersion Program for African Graduates
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) and the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) announced the launch of the AIMS ESMT Industry Immersion Program (AIMS ESMT IIP) at the AIMS South Africa Centre in Muizenberg, South Africa. Twenty-eight suitably qualified and industry-inclined AIMS Master’s in Mathematical Sciences graduates from across Africa have been […]
AIMS welcomes its first female Research Chair specialising in Optimal Control under the German Research Chair program
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences-Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS-NEI) is honored to receive the first female Research Chair – Prof. Gisele Mophou, who will lead the establishment of the AIMS Cameroon Research Centre and increase its visibility within and outside Cameroon. AIMS is excited to have attracted another top African Researcher back to Africa. Prof. […]
AIMS South Africa celebrates the success of its January intake
AIMS South Africa acknowledged the success of its fifth group of January intake students at a special Recognition of Achievement Ceremony held on 22 November 2016 at its centre in Muizenberg. Eleven students (including nine South Africans) received their certificates and will graduate through the partner universities that they are registered at. The 11 graduates […]
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TTP training of 46 mathematics pedagogic inspectors in Cameroon
The AIMS Next Einstein Initiative, in partnership with Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program, supported by the Government of Cameroon, organised the training of 46 national and regional pedagogic inspectors for mathematics in Cameroon from the 17 to 29 October 2016. This training aimed to strengthen the supervision and pedagogic capacities of pedagogic inspectors to enable them to […]
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Neil Geoffrey Turok, Founder of AIMS and Director of Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Wins the John Wheatley Award
The American Physical Society has awarded Neil Turok with the John Wheatley Award for “visionary efforts to provide science and math training to young Africans, to help promote technological and socio-economic development on the continent.” The John Wheatley Award named after one of the twentieth century pioneers of superfluids was established in 1991 with the support of Forum […]
Sky Science Sees University of the Western Cape Beat Big Names in Nature Ranking
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is top in Physical Science in Africa‚ according to a ranking by science journal Nature. The Nature annual index of peer-reviewed journal research bases its scores on the number of papers in a select group of prestigious high-impact journals‚ taking into account the percentage contribution of the university […]
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Xolisile Thusini: A Smashing Science Success
Xolisile Thusini is a particle physicist whose research focuses on the discovery of the Higgs boson and its properties. Thusini was born and raised in a small traditional household in Nquthu, KwaZulu-Natal. She says it was her aunt, a lecturer at the University of Zululand, who prompted her to study further. “When you’re from the rural […]
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Bubacarr Bah Has Been Awarded the Prestigious German Chair in Mathematics
Bubacarr Bah, a postdoctoral researcher in mathematics at the University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded the prestigious German Chair in Mathematics, valued at $700 000, which is awarded by the Humboldt Foundation to researchers wishing to work at the renowned African Institute for Mathematical Sciences – South Africa. Bah, who’s research is at the intersection of […]
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Consultant Science Writer – Terms of Reference
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS, nexteinstein.org) is a pan-African network of centres of excellence for postgraduate training, research and outreach in mathematical sciences. Its mission is to enable Africa’s brightest students to flourish as independent thinkers, problem solvers and innovators capable of propelling Africa’s future scientific, educational and economic self-sufficiency. The first AIMS […]
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The AIMS ARETÉ Junior Research Chair Programme Facilitates the Return of Another Talented Mathematical Scientist to Africa
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is pleased to host a second young talented African scientist – Dr Yabebal Fantaye- in its Research Centre in South Africa under the AIMS ARETÉ Junior Research Chair program. This program is one of the strategic research initiatives at AIMS in collaboration with the Robert Bosch Stiftung (Germany). […]
The AIMS ARETÉ Junior Research Chair program, an initiative of AIMS and the Robert Bosch Stiftung facilitates the return of another talented mathematical scientist to Africa
AIMS is pleased to host a second young talented African scientist – Dr Yabebal Fantaye- in its Research Centre in South Africa under the AIMS ARETÉ Junior Research Chair program. This program is one of the strategic research initiatives at AIMS in collaboration with the Robert Bosch Stiftung (Germany). Its goal is to build a […]
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International Day for Women and Girls in Science.
Celebration of International Day for Women and Girls in Science 2019, Rwamagana district […]
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AIMS- Teacher Training Program (TTP) Launches Maths Clinic
AIMS Teacher Training Program (TTP) launches its public engagement program, the Maths Clinic whose purpose is to improve Maths’ appreciation and delivery among teachers and students. […]
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AIMS- African Masters of Machine Intelligence (AMMI) Launch – Q&A
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AIMS- African Masters of Machine Intelligence (AMMI) Launch – Yossi Matias
AMMI Launch- Remarks from Yossi Matias, V.P. Search and AI, Google […]
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AIMS- African Masters of Machine Intelligence (AMMI) Launch – Dr. Jerome Pesenti
Remarks on AMMI Launch by Dr. Jerome Pesenti, V.P. of AI, Facebook […]
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AIMS- AMMI LAUNCH – Moustapha Cissé
African Masters of Machine Intelligence (AMMI) – Remarks from Moustapha Cissé, Founder and Director, AMMI […]
African Masters Machine Intelligence Launch
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