Dr. Youssef Travaly on NEF GG2018: Driving an innovation-led and inclusive growth agenda for Africa

The ‘Valley of Death’ or ‘Valley of Hope’ is the point from which many new ideas going through the innovation process fail or succeed in progressing to the market level. We are less than sixty-five days from one of the most transformative scientific gatherings #NEF2018. More than just a scientific event, the second Next Einstein Forum […]

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Le Next Einstein Forum lance un sondage pour mesurer l’écart entre les genres dans l’enseignement des STIM et la recherche en Afrique

Kigali, le 24 janvier 2018 – Le Next Einstein Forum (NEF), une initiative de l’Institut Africain des Sciences Mathématiques (AIMS) en partenariat avec la Fondation Robert Bosch, annonce aujourd’hui le lancement d’un important sondage visant à mesurer l’écart existant entre les genres dans l’enseignement en science, technologie, ingénierie, mathématiques (STIM) et recherche en Afrique. Les […]

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Promoting African Science Through the Next Einstein Forum – #NEF2016

I am delighted to be named among the first cohort of Next Einstein Forum Science Ambassadors. According to NEF.org, “the Next Einstein Forum (NEF) is a platform that brings together leading thinkers in science, policy, industry and civil society in Africa to leverage science to solve global challenges.” Believing that the next Einstein will be African, NEF […]

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Next Einstein Forum launches applications for its innovation competition Ci2i

Kigali, Rwanda -10 January 2018 – The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) today launches the hunt for Africa’s brightest innovators to compete in its NEF Challenge of Invention to Innovation (Ci2i). Young African scientists and innovators under 42 years of age are invited to present their research driven innovations in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) […]

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Le Next Einstein Forum lance les inscriptions pour son concours d’innovation Ci2i

Kigali, Rwanda – le 10 janvier 2018 – Le Next Einstein Forum (NEF) lance aujourd’hui son processus de sélection des innovateurs africains. Les plus brillants participeront au Challenge NEF de « l’Invention à l’Innovation (Ci2i) ». Les jeunes scientifiques et innovateurs africains de moins de 42 ans sont invités à présenter leurs innovations axées sur la recherche […]

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Harnessing the healing power of stem cells

Newly selected Next Einstein Fellow Kevin Dzobo is a man with a simple desire of bringing the healing power of stem-cell therapies to ordinary patients. He is a specialist at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology & University of Cape Town. But, while his aim can be simply stated, the science required to make it […]

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BCX launches free maths and science education platform

Earlier this month,Tech and infrastructure solutions company, BCX, launched an online free digital learning platform for maths and science teachers and pupils, where technology and education work hand-in-hand to tackle the challenges that currently face basic education system. BCXLearn provides free learning material for pupils from grades four to 12. “BCXLearn.com will revolutionize the way schools approach […]

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Africa needs to lead on the ‘quantum revolution’

What role can Africa play in the quantum revolution? Q&A on Africa’s position to lead the quantum tech revolution with Thierry Zomahoun, Founder and Next Einstein Forum Chairman, a platform that helps foster collaboration among young African scientists, in an effort to raise Africa’s scientific profile. In an interview with SciDev.Net during the 10th World Conference of Science Journalists, […]

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Des bourses de recherche d’une valeur globale de 3 milliards Fcfa pour les femmes scientifiques titulaires d’un doctorat en début de carrière, dans les pays en développement

L’Organisation pour les femmes scientifiques dans les pays en développement et au Canada, annonce le lancement d’un nouveau partenariat pour soutenir les femmes dans les sciences  en début de carrière dans le Sud, d’une valeur de 3 milliards de FCFA. Le programme vise à donner aux femmes chercheurs de ces pays les moyens de devenir […]

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African Mathematicians advised to it for engagements

Professor Louis Aime Fono, a visiting researcher from the University of Doliala, challenges African Mathematicians to solve problems peculiar to the Africa environment, as most of them were said to be inherently mathematical in structure and dynamics. ‘Now the main question is, how can African scholars use mathematics to solve problems of our environment because up […]

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