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African Institute for Mathematical Sciences. For Science in Africa. Building a Bright Future. www.aims.ac.za. Presentation to the Science and Technology Portfolio Committee 25 th November 2003. Maths and Science. Underpin global society Essential to development - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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AIMS African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
For Science in AfricaBuilding a Bright Future
www.aims.ac.zaPresentation to the Science and Technology Portfolio Committee 25 th November 2003
AIMS Maths and Science
• Underpin global society • Essential to development
• Provide a common language
• Will set the parameters of our future
AIMS Why Now?
• The New South Africa and NEPAD
• Tremendous demand across Africa
• Global goodwill and interest in the science community espec. diaspora
• Internet and free software
- A Window of Opportunity
AIMS A Beacon
• An African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Founding principles: - Cost Effective - High Quality - Relevant - Innovative• Latest pedagogy – hyper-interactive• Outstanding lecturers
AIMS Supporters
• Nelson Mandela• Ben Ngubane• Rob Adam• Kader Asmal• Mosibudi Mangena• Patricia Whitelock• Sir David King• Prof. David Gross• Prof. James Gates
• Philip W. Anderson (Nobel physics 1977)
• Joseph Taylor (Nobel physics 1997)• Sir Michael Berry• Stephen Hawking • Sir Martin Rees• Sir John Sulston
(Nobel medicine 2002)
AIMS Funders
DST Vodafone
Vodacom PetroSA
Gatsby Seardel
Ford ICSU
CUP SUN
LMS Potter
CCETSA USAID
AIMS
• Stellenbosch• UCT• UWC• Cambridge• Oxford• Orsay• Pan-African, International
involvement
Partners
AIMS AIMS exists!
• First intake: 30 students (85 applied)• 7 women, 9 Muslims, from 14 countries• Will build to 50 by 2005• Students and lecturers live in• Nine-month postgraduate diploma• Special courses in high priority areas – e.g. 23 people for epidemiology next week
AIMSThe future is here ……
AIMS The AIMS Institute
AIMS Future Plans
• Cross-Africa Network
- Internet plus satellite links
- Email, Bulletin Boards
- Software, teaching & research materials
• Visiting Fellowships/Professorships
• International Conferences
• In-Service Teacher Training Courses
AIMSAfrica is getting connected …
AIMS
Thank you