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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 MoreScience Communication in South Africa: Progress, Challenges and Transformative Scenarios for Engagement
Dr Rejoyce Gavhi-Molefe, House of Science Manager, co-authored the book chapter on Building Capacity for Science Communication in South Africa: Afrocentric Perspectives From Mathematical Scientists in a newly published book...
Read MoreAIMSSEC Celebrates Course Completions
The sweet smell of success is in the air! AIMSSEC is once again celebraing the completion of two courses enhancing the professional development of South African mathematics teachers in terms...
Read MoreAIMS South Africa hosts its 20th Graduation and Recognition of Achievement Ceremony
AIMS South Africa hosted its 20th Graduation and Recognition of Achievement ceremony at the centre in Muizenberg on 29 June 2023. Thirty-two students (including 14 women) from 12 African countries...
Read MoreAfrica Day Celebrations: AIMS Inspires Muizenberg High School Students to Pursue STEM career pathways
On 25 May, AIMS celebrated Africa Day. It took the form of a Career Expo organised by Muizenberg Library. On the day, AIMS introduced Muizenberg High School learners to various...
Read MoreThe 4th cohort of AIMS South Africa’s young researchers trained to deliver impactful Afrocentric Science Communication
From 8 to 10 May, AIMS South Africa, in partnership with African Gong, successfully trained the 4th cohort of AIMS South Africa master’s students in Afrocentric science communication skills during...
Read MoreWhat it is like to teach at AIMS
I recently had the privilege of teaching an Applied Statistics course at AIMS South Africa, an institution renowned for nurturing some of the brightest minds on the continent. The core...
Read MoreAIMSSEC Outreach Programmes
AIMSSEC runs monthly online Global Teacher Empowerment Network (GTEN) workshops for alumni, current students and primary and secondary teachers around the world. In April Mrs Toni Beardon, Ms Caroline Ainslie,...
Read MoreAIMS Entrepreneurship Programme 2023
AIMS South Africa is proud to announce the successful conclusion of its groundbreaking student entrepreneurship program, which engaged 55 talented Master’s students in tackling real-world challenges. The programme, focused on...
Read MoreAIMSSEC hosts IMO delegates
AIMSSEC offered a helping hand to one of its stakeholders, SAMF (South Africa Mathematics Foundation). The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is the World Championship Mathematics Competition for High School students...
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