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AIMS is a pan-African network of Centres of Excellence for postgraduate training, research & public engagement in mathematical sciences & STEM.
Six centres across Africa
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"May be I shouldn't be a Zuckerberg, but the one to enable others to become like Zuckerberg" -
@PaulKagame
#NEF2018
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Félicitations à notre PDG
@HakizimanaLydie
qui a reçu ce jour, le Prix de la Femme Francophone de l'Année lors du 41ème Congrès des Maires Francophones organisé par l’
#AIMF2021
.
« Ensemble, nous pouvons changer le monde. Je vous invite à rêver avec moi ».
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#Opportunity
The application for the AIMS World Class Master's in Mathematical Sciences is now OPEN! Could you be the Next Einstein?
Apply here:
Deadline: 31 March 2023
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The call for applications for
#AMMI2024
is now open! Join this transformative initiative, empowering Africa's brightest minds with cutting-edge training in
#AI
and
#MachineIntelligence
. Visit by October 31, 2023
Don't miss your chance to shape the future!
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Congratulations to all the AIMS Rwanda students representing 11 African countries!
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We are excited to announce the appointment of
@HakizimanaLydie
as AIMS CEO. "Under her capable leadership, we foresee a very bright future for the organisation," said
@NeilTurok1
, Founder & Board Chair.
Congrats Lydie!
Press release: .
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Join us for a Meet the Scientists space with three outstanding young female scientists as we celebrate
#IDWGS2022
.
#women
#scientists
.
Time: 4 pm to 5 pm.
Come join us! Set a reminder here: .
See you in Space!
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"My research interest is natural language processing. There are many under represented languages in Africa including my mother tongue.
I aspire to make models for them so that they can join the global community,"Lidia Kidane (Eritrea),
#AMMI
Student, 2019-2020.
#MyAspiration
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#Opportunity
!
We're excited to announce that the African Master's in Machine Intelligence applications are now open! Join our 4th intake to hone your interest in
#AI
via before 30 Nov 2021.
Become an expert in Machine Intelligence!
#AfricasEinsteins
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“Using AI to automate translations would make it easier for African nations to communicate &do business, since there are 2,000 languages spoken on the continent."
@Moustapha_6C
, Head of
@GoogleAI
center in
#Accra
&
#AMMI
founder ()
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"I'd like to apply Machine Learning in the medical world in order to improve the work of doctors," Aisatou Ndoye (Senegal), African Master's in Machine Intelligence (AMMI) Student 2019-2020.
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The wait is over! The African Masters in Machine intelligence (AMMI) applications are now open!
Apply to become a machine Intelligence expert and improve the world!
To apply:
Deadline: 28th February 2019
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It's the International Day of Girls and Women in Science! Today, we celebrate all the women scientists and girls interested in science around the world.. We specifically acknowledge women scientists at the forefront of climate action.
#AIMSWomenInSTEM
#WomenInScience
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We were honored to meet His Excellency Félix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to share our desire to establish an AIMS centre in the DRC.
Ce fut un réel plaisir de rencontrer Son Excellence Président Félix Tshisekedi
@Presidence_RDC
pour présenter le projet d'ouverture d'un centre AIMS en RDC.
@JMEsole
@samysk
@RomeoEssou
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BREAKING NEWS! We've launched applications for our masters programs. Apply to experience the world class masters in mathematical sciences, co-op option available. Applications close on 31st March 2019.
Core-Masters:
Co-Op Masters:
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"Congrats to the newest AIMS alumni addition. With great power comes responsibility so not only do you have the authority to contribute to the greatest challenges in your communities, but to pass on this knowledge as well,"
@Moustapha_6C
,
#AMMI
Founder.
#AIMSGrad2020
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We're happy to announce that AIMS Rwanda recently received 44 young
#Africans
, (15 women and 29 men) under the African Master’s of Machine Intelligence (AMMI) program.
These come from 15 nations across the continent.
We wish them the very best during their stay at AIMS.
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A partnership creating a knowledge system that will invigorate education in science across Africa.
#AIMSRwanda
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#Opportunity
The application to the African Master's of Machine Intelligence (AMMI) is open!
If you have a bachelor’s degree in maths, computer science and engineering, or electrical engineering, apply today via: .
Deadline: 2022-08-31.
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To celebrate the
#IDWGS2020
, we spoke to a few female scientists who explained what it takes to join &remain in the STEM field.
"I didn't realize I'd become a neurosurgeon but I had people who believed in &guided me through it,"
@clairekarekezi
, Rwanda's 1st Female Neurosurgeon.
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"After AIMS, I plan to join the research
environment. My interest is natural language processing.I'd like to work on models for unrepresented languages in
#Africa
such as my own, Tigrinya so that they join the global community,"Lidia Kidane (Eritria), AMMI Student.
#MyAspiration
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Today, AIMS &
@AfDB_Group
commit to accelerate investments in higher education, science and research to stimulate Africa’s economic growth & private sector competitiveness.
#jobs4youthinAfrica
#AfDBAM2018
#AfricasEinsteins
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Today, we're launching our African Masters in Machine Intelligence, hosted at AIMS Rwanda Campus, in partnership with
@facebook
&
@Google
#AMMILaunch
#AfricasEinsteins
with
@moustapha_6c
@thierryzomahoun
@ymatias
, Jerome Pesenti
Watch live at 9:15 CAT
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Breakings news: AIMS President & CEO,
@ThierryZomahoun
met with Vice President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, H.E. Daniel Kablan Duncan & agreed on the opening of an AIMS Pan-African office in Abidjan & the launch of the full AIMS ecosystem in Côte d'Ivoire in coming months.
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#Opportunity
!
Want to become a Machine Intelligence expert?
Join the 3rd cohort of young
#Africans
& benefit
from a 1-year fully funded state-of-the-art training in
Machine Learning & its applications.
Apply via
Deadline: 15 April 2020
#AMMI2020
/21
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#AppreciationPost
We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to our very own Professor Mouhamed Moustapha Fall, Centre President of AIMS Senegal on the award of the 2022 DST-ICTP-IMU
#RamanujanPrize
for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries.
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We're happy for this incredible partnership with
@AfDB_Group
, a critical move for the continent’s future to build a mathematical and scientific capacity in Africa, strengthen industry linkages to create a competitive industrial & innovative space.
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#ICYMI
We launched applications for African Masters in Machine Intelligence (
#AMMI
) 2024, a 1-yr fully funded
#graduate
program that equips exceptional young
#Africans
with training in
#machinelearning
& its applications
Visit by 31/10/2023
#aiforafrica
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Happy
#AfricaDay2021
! Today is exciting for us because we get to celebrate the diversity & resilience of our continent. We remain committed to enable
#Africa
’s talented students to become innovators, driving the continent’s scientific, educational & economic self-sufficiency.
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44 students from 10 African countries graduated with a Master's Degree in Mathematical sciences today at the AIMS Rwanda centre.
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"Our goal with AMMI is to train a generation of young scientists who will bring a fresh perspective to machine intelligence research and contribute to advancing its development across Africa..."
@Moustapha_6C
on AIMS African Masters in Machine Intelligence
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Today, AIMS Senegal tutor, Oumy Niass defends her thesis titled:
“Mathematical Modeling for the development of a tool for assessing Malaria Transmission Levels using Antibody Responses to P. falciparum Antigens” for a PhD in Applied Statistics at
@UGBSN
.
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"The impact of an enthusiastic and informed teacher can be phenomenal and make all the difference. Teachers are also a bridge between science and society" Prof.
@DrTolullah
on bridging the gap for women in Science and Technology
#NEF2018
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Our call for
#applications
for the MSc in Mathematical Sciences is open!
Are you ready to embark on a
#Transformative
academic journey that will elevate your expertise in
#MathematicalSciences
? Apply via by 29/03/2024
#AIMS2024
#Opportunity
#FullyFunded
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Opportunity!
BECOME THE NEXT EINSTEIN!
Do you hold a 4-year degree in mathematics, or any science discipline with a significant maths component? Apply for a world-class master's in mathematical sciences with AIMS.
Visit for details.
Deadline: 31 March
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Happy International Women in Mathematics Day!
AIMS remains resolute in its commitment to gender inclusion in STEM as global challenges underscore a fact – women in STEM are crucial for innovation.
Shout out to all
#WomenInMaths
at AIMS & across the globe! We celebrate you!
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"I chose the African Master’s in Machine Intelligence (AMMI) to give me some knowledge on machine learning and to put me before African leaders and show the world how talented the
#African
youth are,"Abdalgader Hassan (Sudan), AMMI Student 2019-2020.
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Happy
#IWD2020
to all
#WomenInSTEM
, especially those from the AIMS Community.
"As an aspiring scientist, remember that you can do it. You're smart & strong enough to succeed,"
@EvaUje
,Maths Instructor
@RICA_Rwanda
&
@AIMSacza
alumni.
Full video:
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This year, AIMS is more than elated to see a female grab the first position and not only is she the first, but she is the first in the History of AIMS Cameroon to have distinctions in all of her 11 courses. Congrats Maryse Mouagnal and to the rest of the class, we're proud!
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"AIMS alumni created a dashboard that keeps track of the activities in our branches in terms of sales, loans, & more, allowing us to make more informed decisions,"
@dkarusisi
, CEO
@BankofKigali
. We're excited to showcase how we're improving workplaces with quality labour!
#AIMSWIL
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Congrats
@Moustapha_6C
, founder of AIMS African Master’s degree in machine intelligence in Africa. Cissé believes that by creating an effective community of MI practitioners in Africa”AMMI has potential to reduce the tech gap, strengthen Africa’s economies.
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"Meet another
#AfricanEinstein
,
@FaithOsier
,the 1st
#African
& 2nd woman to be elected president of International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS).
She plans to train 1000
#African
PHD students in immunology over the next 10 years.
Read more:
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"When we do science, the results of our research, because of the good quality, it goes way further than we expect and we are hoping to see the same happen here in Accra and across
#Africa
.'
@Moustapha_6C
- Head of
@GoogleAI
in
#Accra
& Founder of
#AMMI
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#CallforApplication
Join the next generation of malaria modelers in Africa for sustainable public health policies.
Apply for the fully funded
#PhD
program in
#MalariaModeling
here:
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Young people need to be told the truth - entrepreneurship is not easy. Behind every win is a history of fails -
@nathmunya
speaking at
@InnovHouseDakar
.
#AIMSAlumniMeetUp
.
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COMING SOON!!
The AIMS 2020-2021 applications will officially open on 1 December 2019.
Get ready to start your application and stay tuned for details.
#AfricasEinsteins
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Congratulations to the AIMS Rwanda's first Co-Op Masters class that graduated earlier today!
We are proud to announce that the class was perfectly gender balanced with 5 ladies and 5 men from six countries altogether!
Wishing them a bright future ahead!
#AIMSGraduationRw
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Could you be the Next Einstein?
Applications for the master's in mathematical sciences are now open!
Are you interested in solving
#Africa
's most pressing challenges, with a 4-year degree in maths/science discipline?
Apply today via !
#AfricasEinsteins
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Are you an
#African
scientific researcher looking for a platform to publish your work?
Register with the
@SciAf_NEF
magazine via and submit your work for free!
This is a
@NextEinsteinFor
owned platform dedicated to publishing excellent
#African
research.
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Meet Ines, alumni,
@AIMSGhana
& soon to be graduate in the African Master's in Machine Intelligence (AMMI).
She's honing her interests in 'Deep Natural Language Processing' &aspires to do a PhD in machine translation, focusing on languages to contribute to global communication.
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«Les
#Maths
sont considérées comme une
#Science
compliquée et réservée aux petits génies garçons,» selon
@NyungaBerthine
issue de l'
@AIMS_Next
. Pourquoi et comment changer la donne? Ne manquez pas de lire son portrait édifiant sur
@AfrikInfo
👇!
#RDC
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“Fire was invented here, math was invented here, the steam engine was invented here. Africa has been a source of value in the world. It’s time for Africa to take leadership in science again,”AIMS founder
@NeilTurok1
at the research & innovation fund launch
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From all of us at AIMS, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Rwanda is working with AIMS to launch the first research centre on quantum sciences in Africa
#AIMSRwanda
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As we celebrate the International Day of women and girls in science, we're celebrating AIMS women in science!
Meet Sara Ebrahim, an African Masters' in Machine Intelligence student.
#WomenInScienceDay
#AIMSWomenInSTEM
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#ICYMI
, today we are discussing the role of the Work Integrated Learning approach in accelerating our continent's socio-economic development in a Twitter Space conversation with our Industry partners.
Set a reminder here: .
Time: 4 - 5 pm (GMT+2).
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Our
#researchers
& students will attend the upcoming
@DeepIndaba
, an annual African
#MachineLearning
& AI community meeting aimed to strengthen African AI.
This year, the
@DeepIndaba
is organized with
@AIMSGhana
& held at
@UnivofGh
, from Sept 3-9.
#collaboration
#african
#ai
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Lydie's dedication, courage, collaborative management style, and commitment to a bright future for Africa’s youth all played a vital in helping AIMS succeed.
A farewell from our outgoing CEO:
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Did you know that mathematical models act as a bridge between what we know/understand and what we don’t in science?
Check out Prof. Wilfred Ndifon, the Director of research AIMS explaining how.
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We're pleased to announce that tomorrow, 41
@AIMSacza
students including 16 women from 17 African countries will be awarded a Master’s in Mathematical Sciences at its centre in Muizenberg, bringing the total number of AIMS graduates since 2003 to 757, of which 34% are women.
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'Science seems to have answers to all questions but one; Why are
#African
governments not interested in Science?' Dr Nana Ama Brownie, AIMS-NEI Woman in climate change Science fellow.
Celebrating
#WomenInScience
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We're thrilled to announce that we signed a Masters Sponsored Research Agreement (MSRA) with
@Google
Research through
@AIMSGhana
.
The agreement seeks to strengthen our ongoing commitment to collaborate and advance computing and technology in
#Africa
: .
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"Africa must not sit on the sidelines &consume the tech others create. If we want to leverage cutting edge technologies &compete globally, we must train researchers &engineers to create transformative technologies.”
@ThierryZomahoun
, PCEO AIMS
Read more:
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#Opportunity
The Africa Data Science Intensive (DSI) scholarships for
#African
students are open till 30 Sept!
The DSI program is a hands-on skills training in
#DataScience
courses based on solving real-world problems.
Application details: .
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"I decided to join the African Master's in Machine Intelligence (AMMI) because the idea of developing science of understanding and vision for machines always fascinated me. I'd like to use machine learning to improve the work of doctors," Aissatou Ndoye (Senegal), AMMI Student.
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6 students from
@AIMS_Next
,
@Uni_Rwanda
&
@cmu_africa
have collaborated under the mentorship of engineers from
@RwandaSpace
to develop
#AIalgorithms
capable of autonomously assessing land use & generating essential statistics
Read more;
#spacetechnology
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#Opportunity
!
COULD YOU BE THE NEXT EINSTEIN?
Apply for the AIMS Master's in Mathematical Sciences & join a diverse student body of young Africans in the pursuit of solving
#Africa
's most pressing needs! Visit to apply before 31-03-22.
#AfricasEinsteins
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Today, our CEO
@HakizimanaLydie
hosted
#AIMSWomen
who celebrated
#InternationalWomensDay
with a walk during car free day and a meaningful conversation with the CEO afterwards centered around prioritizing the well-being and empowerment of female employees.
#IWD2023
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From an AI resident at Google Research, Accra, to Research Software Engineer, our
#AMMI
Alumna,
@AbigailAnnkah
has contributed to the Google maps project in Africa, aiming to map the continent using satellite imagery.
Discover the new mom's journey: .
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#Opportunity
Are you an
#African
scientist in Maths, Engineering, or Chemistry? Apply for the The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS) New Research Grant Program.
Apply via before 27 July 2021.
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We’re excited to announce the signing of a partnership between AIMS and
@AfDB_Group
, aiming to collaborate on growing mathematical sciences expertise and accelerate leading research & innovation in key areas of the Africa’s development challenges.
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Congratulations to our PhD student, John Bagiliko, who won a poster prize in the recent
@DeepIndaba
. John presented a PICSA fit-for-purpose validation of satellite
#rainfall
products in Zambia, which is part of his Ph.D. objectives.
Congratulations, John!
#ourteamrocks
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The first ever Future of Science - Forum organized by AIMS and its partners is taking place from the 7th-9th July at AIMS Rwanda. Learn more about the event here: . You can participate in the conversation via
#FutureScienceAfrica
@Perimeter
@ictpnews
@FQXi
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"Innovation does not happen by mistake. It happens because you have created the right environment for innovation to pop through,"
@nathmunya
- Global Communications Director,
@AIMS_Next
and Managing Director,
@NextEinsteinFor
#MeetThePresident
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#ICYMI
: AIMS Rwanda graduation a month ago and here is what to remember:
Number of students: 37
No. of female students: 10
#African
countries of origin: 16
There is no doubt that the next Einstein is African.
#AfricasEinsteins
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#Opportunity
The Africa Data Science Intensive (DSI) scholarships for
#African
students are currently open!
The DSI program is a hands-on skills training in
#DataScience
courses based on solving real-world problems.
Visit to apply.
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"If we can lessen the bureaucracy in Africa, making movement around Africa easier with simple and cheaper visa processes and adopting policies that promote collaboration, things would improve more quickly.” AIMS President & CEO
@ThierryZomahoun
at
#NEF2018
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We had over 60 kids from various schools camping at AIMS Rwanda with an aim of learning how to apply Maths to their daily experiences through games.
Others worked on getting t ready for the upcoming Maths Olympiade
A few photos from the closing ceremony 👇
#AfricasEinsteins
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Guess who visited
@AIMSGhana
this week!
#Ghanaian
movie star,
@iam_vanvicker
appeared at the 'Girls in Mathematical Sciences Program' meet-up on Wednesdaynight. Inspired by our Alumna, Dr.
@angela_tabiri
, the program aims to intentionally nurture the young female
#nextEinsteins
.
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AIMS Rwanda students and staff of the AIMS Secretariat join the thousands in Kigali for the Walk to Remember to Remember the over million who perished in the Genocide of the Tutsi
#Kwibuka25
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Coming up! 📌
A two day conference on Black Heroes of Mathematics aimed at celebrating the inspirational contributions of black role models to the field of
#Mathematics
and Mathematics Education.
Register here: .
Dates: 5-6 Oct 2021.
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Congratulations to the 37 recent graduates from AIMS Rwanda!
Founded in 2016, AIMS Rwanda is the fifth centre in the AIMS network and has so far graduated 199 students.
Congratulations to our latest addition to our AIMS alumni community.
#AIMSGrad2020
#AfricasEinsteins
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"In
#Kenya
, we sometimes have floods or dry spells & people die as a result. I intend to use my master's in machine learning to put in place prediction measures and create solutions such as building dams to collect water and avoid flooding,"Clemencia Siro, AMMI Student, 2019-20.
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"For me, maths didn't make sense until I joined AIMS. AIMS helped me to focus on
#AI
& natural language processing. I also learned the link between the maths we study and how it can be used to impact people's lives..."Solomon Kabongo (DRC), Alumni
@AIMSacza
.
#AIMSAlumni
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We're excited to be receiving 47 young
#Africans
from 20
#African
nations at AIMS Rwanda!
"After my experience at AIMS, I’d like to focus on Agriculture &curb the problem of food insecurities in
#Africa
,"Gladys Kamau, AIMS student.
Meet some of the students.
#AIMSNextEinsteins
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Congratulations to Dr.
@BambaClimate
from
@AIMS_Rwanda
& Dr.
@amabro23
from
@AIMSGhana
on contributing, as lead authors, to the
@IPCC_CH
report entitled ClimateChange 2021: the Physical Science Basis, which shows how and why climate has changed to date👇!
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Meet
@clairekarekezi
, Rwanda's first female neurosurgeon!
At an event that celebrated the
#WomenInScienceDay
,she met, guided & spoke to girls in Science about her career path.
#WomeninScience4SDGs
@AIMS_Next
@MastercardFdn
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Happy
#IDM2022
! The AIMS pan-African nature attracts young
#Africans
from all walks of life to converge in one place and pursue their studies & dreams together. Today, our over 2,000
#alum
come from 45 countries across the continent! We're proud to affirm that
#mathematicsunites
.
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Rwanda is becoming a Pan-African centre of learning with conducive atmosphere for centers of excellence including AIMS Teacher Training Program among others, significantly with teaching centered on areas that have impact on Africa’s development. Read more
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As Rwandans begin the 24th commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi, the AIMS &
@NextEinsteinFor
families remember all the lost & stand with survivors. We congratulate the Rwandan government & people for choosing unity, to rebuild together.
#Kwibuka24
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