AIMS South Africa welcomed its August 2019 intake consisting of forty students (including 19 women) from 23 African countries. An introduction session for the new intake was held on Monday 26 August and a formal presentation on the AIMS programme was held on Wednesday. The students were welcomed to AIMS and asked to say something about
Applications are now OPEN for the AIMS South Africa structured Master’s degree in Mathematical Sciences which is awarded by the Universities of Stellenbosch, Cape Town and the Western Cape. The January intake is for students who follow the South African academic calendar and preference will be given to South African nationals. For more information and
On 27 July AIMS joined over 70 science, technology, and innovation (STI) exhibitors from across the country at the official Launch of the 2019 National Science Week (NSW). The theme for 2019 is “Facing the harsh realities of climate change”, serving as a call to the public to act to protect the planet. The event
AZ Berman High School learners who were part of the tutoring programme offered by GrandWest and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Schools Enrichment Centre (AIMSSEC) sat with People’s Post to reflect on their experience. Click here to view the full article.
“The opportunities ahead for everyone in this room are incredible. We live on a continent that is developing rapidly and where the opportunities to change people’s lives are all around us,” said Prof. Bernard Slippers, Founding and Current Director Future Africa, University of Pretoria, at AIMS South Africa’s 16th Graduation ceremony held on 18 June
An Inquiry-Based Science Education (IBSE) workshop was held from 10 to 14 June at the Cape Teaching and Leadership Institute (CTLI) – the teacher professional development arm of the Western Cape Education Department (WCED). This workshop is one of the activities of the newly established Centre for Education in Science for Africa, the Mediterranean and
“Mathematics is an internal game played by mathematicians according to the rules set out by the mathematics community,” said Dr Simon Singh, British author, journalist, and television producer during his public lecture titled: ‘The Science of Secrecy’ at AIMS South Africa on 10 June 2019. Dr Singh enthused the audience with the beauty of code
Harnessing the leadership and agency of women in the field for the transformation agenda Women have been historically underrepresented in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) professions worldwide. The situation (underrepresentation of women) is substantial in Africa. According to estimates by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, women represent less than 30% of the research
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