We are excited to welcome Francois van Eyssen as the new Chief Operating Officer of AIMS South Africa. Francois is a seasoned business leader with extensive experience across various senior roles, including CEO, COO, and CFO. His career highlights include founding and growing successful startups and holding a position on the board of Virgin Mobile
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AIMS South Africa Celebrates the Arrival of New Students with a Week of Engaging Activities
On Monday 9 September, AIMS South Africa kicked off with a vibrant welcome week for the new 2024-2025 intake. The week was packed with activities designed not only to welcome the students but also to facilitate a smooth integration into the AIMS community for both students and staff. The festivities began with the official welcome
Turning townships into towns through mathematics education
On 31 August 2024, something extraordinary happened at AIMS South Africa. The young women of Lavender Hill Secondary School held the hands of girls from Levana Primary School, not just as learners of mathematics but as leaders, creators, and dreamers. They not only taught each other algorithms to design African Art but shared teachings of
Addressing Gender Equality in Mathematical Science, AIMS Celebration of South African Women’s Month 2024
During the 2024 South African Women’s Month (August), we honoured and drew inspiration from the exceptional leadership of the 1956 women. History shows that they paved the way for the empowerment and advancement of women in South Africa’s democratic journey. As a scientific community, we are reminded that gender equality in STEM is a global
Women in Mathematics Seminar at the University of Western Cape
The Women in Mathematics Seminar was organised by Prof. Paranjothi Pillay, an associate professor in the UWC’s Mathematics & Applied Mathematics Department. The seminar took place on the 29 August 2024 and was hosted in the backdrop of National Women’s Month. It featured two phenomenal women mathematicians – Dr Rejoyce Gavhi-Molefe, the Manager of the
Collaborating for Girl Empowerment in Al(girl)rithms
On a bright and inspiring Saturday 17 Augut 2024, Masibambane Secondary School in Khayelitsha became a hive of creativity and collaboration as young minds gathered for an innovative event under the theme, “Collaborating for Girl Empowerment in Al(girl)rithms”. The event brought together 11 primary school girls from Molo Mhlaba School, 15 girls and five boys
AIMS South Africa alumni drive the 44th Teachers’ Conference in Uganda
Dr Sinobia Kenny, the Academic Manager of AIMSSEC, the Schools Enrichment Centre of AIMS South Africa, was recently honoured as the keynote speaker at the 44th Teachers’ Conference in Kampala, Uganda. This prestigious event brought together educators, mathematicians, and thought leaders from across Africa, focusing on advancing mathematics on the continent. The conference was notably
Join us in celebrating the bright future of AI in Africa!
We are grateful to GoogleDeepMind for incredible support, and dozens of visiting lecturers and supervisors who share their time, energy and expertise to train very bright students. Then, of course, our students who show us every day what excellence really means! Our graduates plan to be pioneering AI applications in sustainability, healthcare, and astronomy. From
AIMS Contribution to Waste Management and Recycling facilitating a dialogue in the Greater Muizenberg Community
One of AIMS’s goals is to benefit the broader society. Thus, community engagement is integral to its mission and vision. On 1 August AIMS South Africa hosted the launch of Talking Rubbish-The Muizenberg Recycling Collective event. The event aimed to have a conversation on waste management and recycling, informal recyclers and solutions to improve recycling
Threading Innovation into Learning
We are growing stitch by stitch! On 20 July 2024, AIMS South Africa hosted Lavender Hill High School for a TurtleStitch workshop, offering 27 learners a unique learning experience that combined coding, creativity, and craftsmanship. This innovative approach engaged learners in programming while allowing them to create personalised, tangible artefacts. One of the primary benefits
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