It is with much sadness and a feeling of emptiness that we write this tribute to this Great Oak of the AIMS fraternity, across six African Countries and Chapters in Europe and North America, who was also the Board Chairman of AIMS Ghana until his demise. Prof. Edward S. Ayensu, whom we mourn today, was
The African continent could develop more firms, but more importantly, more sustainable businesses that generate employment. This success can be achieved by properly educating African students in entrepreneurial skills. The Bettering Entrepreneurial Training in Africa (BETAF) project team is made up of scholars from the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), SciencePo, and other African
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences – AIMS Ghana, and the Mathematics Department of the University for Development Studies (UDS) – Tamale, collaborated with support from the Henry Luce Foundation, to celebrate the International Day of Mathematics (IDM) on 14th March 2023. The celebration, themed “Mathematics for Everyone” focused on the core issues of Diversity,
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS Ghana) and its partners have held a historic forum across three major university campuses in Ghana to commemorate the 2023 International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGIS) on Friday, 10th February 2023. The event was held simultaneously at the ISSER Conference room at the University of
Dr. Prince K. Osei – Centre President, AIMS Ghana and Director, Quantum Leap Africa (QLA), has recently been nominated to the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on the Future of Quantum Economy for the 2023-2024 term. This is a great milestone and the Centre extends to him a hearty congratulations! What is the World Economic Forum’s Network of
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
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