Happy #EducationDay! Today marks the fifth year of the International Day of Education and also marks the mid-point since the UN adopted the 2030 Agenda for people, planet and prosperity, with a set of 17 interlocked goals that will come up for review at the SDG Summit in September on the theme of investing in
On the 7th of December 2022, AIMS Ghana and the Center for National Distance Learning and Open Schooling (CENDLOS), recognizing the importance of mathematics and computing education, signed an MOU to focus on building the capacities of Junior and Senior High School (SHS) Students in Ghana. The purpose of the collaboration is to create a
The AIMS Ghana, Girls in Mathematical Sciences Program (GMSP) is a fully-funded, exciting and challenging 9-month program created for bright, curious and creative female Senior High School students to unlock their potential in the Mathematical Sciences. It has been carefully structured to prevent interference in mainstream academics. The program operates on a hybrid model with
On November 3, 2022, AIMS Ghana in partnership with the Kazuhiko Takeuchi Centre for Sustainability and Resilience (KTCSR), UDS, hosted a training and awareness-raising workshop on the 2017 UNESCO RSSR at the Dr. Naa Andani Chamber in the Central Administration block of the University for Development Studies’ Tamale Campus, for female researchers. Prof. Hamdiyah Alhassan,
Within the framework of the German Research Chair Program, at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Ghana, a four-day Conference on Mathematics and Its Applications (CMIA) was held in Accra from August 29 – September 1, 2022. The German Ministry of Education and Research, the DAAD Foundation, and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation all
UNESCO RS|SR Campaign. The United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO), at its 39th Session in 2017 adopted the Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers (RSSR) on the Status of Scientific Researchers. Recognizing the need to strengthen the STI systems in Africa to support the implementation and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
The late Professor Francis Kofi Ampenyin Allotey, often referred to by many as a man with many ‘firsts’ was a Professor of Mathematics and Nuclear Physics. He is arguably the greatest scientist Ghana has had so far. Prof. Allotey is known globally for postulating the “Allotey’s Formalism” from his work on soft x-ray spectroscopy, which
In the last 19 years, the AIMS Global Network has been responsible for contributing to Africa’s development, birthing over 2500 talents and impacting over 10,000 others through unique programs and initiatives on the continent. AIMS across all its 5 Centres (South Africa, Senegal, Ghana, Cameroon and Rwanda), has been committed to Africa’s transformation through innovative
The Centre held a novel Industry – Academia Forum on the 24th of June 2022, aimed at helping alumni to transition from the academic study of Mathematical Sciences to its application in industry. The event which was part of AIMS Ghana’s 10th Anniversary activities took place at the Google office in Accra, and was themed,
The Government of Ghana and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Ghana, signed an agreement on May 15, 2018 to restestablish the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Ghana as a UNESCO Category II Centre of Excellence. Being a world-class academic and research centre, AIMS Ghana’s focus is directed towards preparing young
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