AIMS South Africa hosted a workshop on discrete mathematics and its applications featuring women and their research in graph theory, combinatorics, and discrete optimization. This was the second important work shop featuring women in science in as many months. The luminaries assembled from Jan. 24 to 26. The top goals were to develop a […]
AIMS-ESMT program boosts graduate employment skills
Twenty-five African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) students from eight African countries received their certificates for completing the AIMS ESMT Industry Immersion Program (IIP) on Dec. 1. “Through your internships you prove your value to African industry,” said Nick Barniville, ESMT Berlin Associate Dean of Programs. He added that visiting ESMT faculty had found it […]
AIMS South Africa hosts workshop on the gender gap in sciences
AIMS South Africa hosted a regional workshop on the gender gap in science on Dec. 1 and 2. The event, A Global Approach to the Gender Gap in Mathematical and Natural Sciences: How to Measure It, How to Reduce It? emphasized AIMS commitment to encouraging more women to pursue science as a career. Gender equality […]
Two standout models of physics education and outreach in South Africa – Physics Today
Brief story on AIMS education model. http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/magazine/physicstoday/news/10.1063/PT.5.2024