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Advancing African Early-Career Women in Mathematical Sciences
March 1, 2025
From 28 February to 01 March, AIMS South Africa House of Science, in partnership with African Gong, convened a second Women’s Advancement Forum: International Exchanges, Research & Academia (WAFIRA) workshop in South Africa. WAFIRA is a capacity-building programme that is uniquely centred on the contexts, realities, challenges, opportunities and strengths across the landscape of African
Read MoreGrowing to new heights
On Saturday, 27 September 2025, AIMS South Africa hosted a dynamic teacher workshop focused on Computational Thinking. The event brought together mathematics and science teachers from across the Cape to...
Read MoreCelebrating Milestones: Molo Mhlaba School’s First Grade 7 Graduates
On 26 September 2025, AIMSEC proudly participated in the Molo Mhlaba School celebrations, marking a historic moment: for the first time, a cohort of Grade 7 learners graduated from primary...
Read MoreAIMS Scholars Mentor at G20 AI Hackathon in Cape Town
A group of eleven Google DeepMind scholars from AIMS South Africa took part as mentors in the recent AI Hackathon held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from...
Read MoreSharing AIMSSEC’s Work on Air
In July, Sinobia Kenny shared the vision and impact of AIMSSEC’s work with wide audiences across Cape Town. She was featured in UWC’s Go Figure article during the Mega Maths...
Read MoreAugust Workshops Computational Thinking and New Horizons
August has been an exciting and busy month at AIMSSEC, as we hosted computational thinking workshops involving six schools. This time, the workshops were held at Cape Academy in Tokai,...
Read MoreAIMS South Africa celebrates the class of 2024-25 at recognition ceremony
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) South Africa proudly hosted its Recognition of Achievement Ceremony on 17 July 2025, celebrating the accomplishments of the 2024–2025 Master of Science in...
Read MoreRural Teachers Make History
From 6 to 16 July 2025, the AIMSSEC family marked a historic milestone. The first half of our course was integrated into a national event dedicated to enhancing the quality...
Read MoreExperiencing University Life: Secondary School Learners Step into the Future
From 6 to 12 July 2025, AIMSSEC welcomed 10 learners from grades 11 and 12, representing Crestway, Lavender Hill, Masibambane, and Intlanganiso Secondary Schools, for a unique opportunity to experience...
Read MoreMega Maths Festival
The Mega Maths Festival (www.megamaths.org), a first-of-its-kind International Mathematics in Education Conference, took place from 7 to 11 July 2025 at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). The Mega...
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