The Africa Scientifique’s three-phased programme has been successfully delivered annually to the cohort of AIMS South Africa Master’s students since 2020. It is a unique capacity-building programme designed to support and provide young and emerging African scientists, researchers and academics with leadership, knowledge and skills for impactful science communication, thus, contributing to the growth of
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AIMS Alumnus, Ludovic Tangpi, wins prestigious fellowship from American Mathematical Society
Mathematician Ludovic Tangpi, who graduated from AIMS South Africa in 2010, has been awarded the third annual AMS Claytor-Gilmer Fellowship. The year-long fellowship was established to further excellence in mathematics research and to help generate wider and sustained participation by Black mathematicians. View the article here.
AIMS South Africa Newsletter December 2022/January 2023
AIMS Gender in STEM Mentoring Sessions
From December 2022 to January 2023, several in-house Mentoring sessions were held. The sessions provide a conducive platform for students to be equipped with added value enrichment skills. The intention is to prepare them to be well-rounded graduates equipped with essential soft skills that are highly valued in the academia and industry workplace, and promote
A new AI for Science Master’s program at AIMS
Cape Town, South Africa – The African Institute of Mathematical Sciences is proud to launch a new AI for Science Master’s program at the exciting meeting point of artificial intelligence and scientific discovery. It is a new stream in our Masters in Mathematical Science degree, and will be hosted at AIMS South Africa. The program
AIMSSEC courses under way for 2023
South Africa’s economic and social transformation demands that we empower the country’s citizenry, particularly the children, with much needed skills and knowledge to flourish in this new world of work, the 21st century environment. In response to this national call, AIMSSEC continues to deliver much needed knowledge and skills to the mathematics teachers nationwide, with
2022 World Science Forum
AIMS Highlights Mathematics’ Contributions to Delivering Social Justice, Transformation and Sustainable Development in Africa In a continent characterised by widespread complex challenges such as poverty, inequality, energy, health and environmental crises, science, technology and innovation (STI) is emerging as an essential tool in the improvement of the living standards of Africans. Thus, it is important
AIMS Master’s Students Afrocentric Science Communication Projects to Address Local Societal Challenges
The Africa Scientifique (AS) Programme provides students with an opportunity to put into practice, during six months post-Workshop Project Support (Phase 3), the science communication knowledge and skills gained from its (AS) three-day Workshop (Phase 2). The students are usually expected to design, deliver and evaluate their public engagement and outreach activities with mentoring support
Digital Transformation Workshop 2022
From 7 to 11 November the in person portion of the Digital Transformation Programme – Technological Skills for Industry 4.0 took place at the Century City Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa. Forty-three participants from 8 different African countries attended the course in person while a further 20 attended the workshop online. The Digital
AIMS South Africa celebrates the success of the January 2022 Intake
On 22 November, AIMS South Africa celebrated the success of 13 students (including 9 South Africans) from the January 2022 intake at a Recognition of Achievement Ceremony held at the Centre. This ceremony brings the total number of AIMS graduates since 2003 to 967 from 41 African countries, of which 35% are women. “What you