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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 […]

AIMS Teacher Training Program Launches Teacher Appreciation Campaign

Posted on 2021-11-18 (2021-11-18) by Stella Tushabe

November 18, 2021 – Today, the African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) launched the Teacher Appreciation Campaign for 2021. The campaign aims to foster a culture of appreciating Rwandan teachers for their extraordinary sacrifice and hard work nurturing and educating generations. In addition, the aim wants to award teachers’ implicit and explicit contributions in driving […]

#AlumOfTheWeek – Eugene Yaw Adade Adjei, AIMS Ghana ’16

Posted on 2021-09-03 by Stella Tushabe

This edition of #AlumoftheWeek highlights Eugene Yaw Adade Adjei of AIMS Ghana ’16. As a Mastercard Foundation Scholar, Eugene spent his years after AIMS at the Perimeter Institute pursuing his PhD and is now back at AIMS as a tutor. Q: Tell us about your journey before AIMS. Eugene: I obtained a BSc in Mathematics […]

#AlumOfTheWeek – Berthine Nyunga Mpinda, South Africa’19 and AMMI Ghana ’20

Posted on 2021-08-27 by Stella Tushabe

On this week’s #AlumoftheWeek, we catch up with AIMS South Africa ’19 and AMMI Ghana ’20 alumna Berthine Nyunga Mpinda from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Mastercard Foundation Scholar and AIMS-ESMT Industry Immersion Program alumna is currently a Tutor at AIMS Cameroon. Q: Tell us about your journey before AIMS. Berthine: Before coming to […]

#AlumoftheWeek – Muthe Mathias, AIMS Tanzania’16

Posted on 2021-08-20 by Stella Tushabe

This week’s edition of #AlumOfTheWeek is all about Muthe Mathias, AIMS Tanzania’16 alumnus, and PhD Researcher at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS)! Q: Tell us about your journey before AIMS. Muthe: At the primary level, I had some talented friends who excelled in arithmetic far more than I did. Like other younger maths aspiring […]