African Institute for Mathematical Sciences – Next Einstein Initiative Foundation (Canada)
Project Title
For African participation in the Next Einstein Forum Global Gathering 2020
Date
Dec. 05, 2019
Duration
12 months
Description
Research-active scientists require linkages and visibility across industry and government to encourage investment in the sciences. The biennial Next Einstein Forum (NEF), a multi-stakeholder global forum, seeks to build a strong community of scientists and innovators, in order to strengthen Africa’s capacity to leverage knowledge to advance its development goals. Through the third forum, to be held in March, in Nairobi, Kenya, NEF Global Gathering 2020 will provide a central platform for science leaders from diverse communities in Africa and the rest of the world to connect science, society and policy. With Corporation support, 141 African science leaders will present and discuss their research to an expected 2,000 participants, and receive coaching and media training to improve their leadership and public communications skills.
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Project Title
As a one-time grant for an African diaspora research chair program in data science
Date
Mar. 08, 2018
Duration
75 months
Description
Transnational connections and university networks enable institutions of higher learning to share their faculty, courses, and research projects. With this in mind, the Corporation is investing in creating connections between African universities and academic diaspora communities interested in sharing intellectual capital and resources. The African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), a pan-African training and research network in applied mathematics, relies on international collaboration with top researchers in the field to build capacity in mathematics education and research in Africa. With Corporation support, AIMS will create two diaspora research chairs and research teams comprised of postdoctoral, doctoral, and master’s students from sub-Saharan Africa. The intent will be to establish a research hub in data science and its applications in Kigali, Rwanda.