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The AIMS Ghana Entrepreneurship Week (E-Week) is celebrated annually and being a week-long program, this year it started on October 11 and ended on October 15 2021. It was an opportunity to introduce this year’s batch of students to basic principles in the workplace as well as entrepreneurial techniques. Activities during the one-week period focused on Career Development, Design Thinking Methodologies an Industrial visit and a Community Fact-finding mission.   During

Many times, the outcome of a process is easily predictable. For example, the probability of team A winning over team B can be predicted given data of past encounters and other related statistics. Even though you cannot make an emphatic statement about that event because there is no certainty in life, probability gives complete control

Students at AIMS are trained to cultivate the habit of giving back to society through various activities and initiatives. Having extended its hand to many communities over the years, AIMS Ghana gives priority to areas that are in closest proximity to the Centre. The Ghana campus was moved from Biriwa in the Central region of Ghana to Santoe (East Legon Hills) a suburb of

AIMS Ghana Alumnus – 2020, Edem Fiatsonu was part of a research team including Prof. Georg Bader and Nicholas Kwasi-Do O. Opoku looking into, “Controlling crime with its associated cost during festive periods using mathematical techniques” The focus was to see ways to reduce criminal activity thus boosting security during mass gatherings. This work was published by Elsevier on 17th February 2021.  Edem states, “We seek to control crime, bringing it to its minimal

Gaining admission to the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), means that you are on a clear path to self-development in different spheres of your life. This all-encompassing experience is the testimony of many, if not all Alumni after passing through AIMS. Though the system presents a rigorous academic structure, because of how limited the timeframe is, the whole process remains invaluable.   At AIMS our values ensure that students can

  Since its inception, nine cohorts of AIMS Ghana have moved on to different spaces, post their training at the Centre. Most of these students take further studies in high-rank universities graduating with PhD’s, making academic and research impact both inside and outside the continent. Notwithstanding, some of them also find themselves in several industrial, governmental and non-governmental organizations that require the services of uniquely skilled graduates to fill specific positions.

The fifth of October is a special day around the world, as it marks a period to highlight and celebrate the influence that teachers have on society. UNESCO constituted World Teachers Day in 1994 to draw attention to teachers’ contributions, achievements, concerns, and objectives within education. The 5th October date was chosen as the international day

The inability to attain national peace and sustainability contributes to the collective challenge of striving to reach global prosperity. War, conflict and climate-related problems have taken a considerable toll on development across individual nations, impeding progress and setting countries back by decades. These, in turn, have caused ripple effects including hunger, poverty, loss of lives and

What is the AIMS Girls in Mathematical Sciences Program? The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences – 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

According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the COVID-19 situation is causing a disruption in various education systems affecting many: both young and old at an unprecedented rate. Pre-existing inequalities with regards to access to meaningful literacy learning opportunities have also drastically increased affecting about 773 million non-literate people. Due to