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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 25th November 2003
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AIMS Maths and Science
• Underpin global society • Essential to development
• Provide a common language
• Will set the parameters of our future
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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
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AIMS A Beacon• An African Institute for Mathematical
Sciences Founding principles: - Cost Effective - High Quality - Relevant - Innovative• Latest pedagogy – hyper-interactive• Outstanding lecturers
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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)
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AIMS Funders
DST VodafoneVodacom PetroSA Gatsby SeardelFord ICSU CUP SUNLMS PotterCCETSA USAID
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AIMS
• Stellenbosch• UCT• UWC• Cambridge• Oxford• Orsay• Pan-African, International involvement
Partners
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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
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AIMSThe future is here ……
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AIMS The AIMS Institute
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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
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AIMSAfrica is getting connected …
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AIMS
Thank you