Blog – Page 22 – Next Einstein Forum

July 6, 2017

Group moves to reposition science as bedrock of development

The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) has taken the gauntlet to reposition science as the engine room of development. The move follows the declining interest in the subjects which the body attributes to students’ worldview of their purported non-profitable nature. The body’s Ambassador for Nigeria, Dr. Sojinu Olatunbosun Samuel, who spoke yesterday at this year’s NEF […]

June 28, 2017

Abdeslam Badre, chercheur: “Les jeunes marocains sont conscients de l’importance des sciences”

ENTRETIEN – Ce 23 juin, Rabat accueille la première édition de la Semaine Africaine des Sciences, une initiative du Next Einstein Forum (NEF). Lire la suite […]

June 28, 2017

Science et technologie: Semaine africaine au Maroc par le biais du NEF

Lancé en 2013, Next Einstein Forum (NEF) est une initiative de l’Institut panafricain des sciences mathématiques (AIMS) en partenariat avec Robert Bosch Stiftung. L’évènement se tiendra du 23 juin au 4 juillet à Rabat et permettra de lancer pour la première fois la Semaine africaine des sciences du NEF au Maroc. Et c’est Abdelsam Badre, […]

June 28, 2017

Inaugural Africa Science Week launches in SA

The Next Einstein Forum (NEF), an initiative of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in partnership with Robert Bosch Stiftung, will be launching NEF Africa Science Week, to be held in Pretoria and Limpopo from 26 – 29 June 2017. Read more […]

June 28, 2017

Cinq choses à savoir sur la première édition de la Semaine africaine des sciences

Pour sa première édition, la Semaine africaine des sciences a lieu tout le mois de juin dans 13 pays du continent. Son but est de faire prendre conscience au grand public comme aux acteurs gouvernementaux de l’importance des sciences. Lire la suite […]

June 28, 2017

mHub touts science, youth innovation as key to unlocking Malawi’s economic development

Harnessing science and innovation amongst the youth holds key to unlocking economic development challenges that Malawi faces, Program Manager at Malawi’s first technology and innovation incubator, mHub Eve Kasambara has said. Kasambara was speaking in Lilongwe on Tuesday at the start of a week-long Africa Science Week series that mHub and other science stakeholders are hosting […]

June 28, 2017

News Update (June 22, 2017) Next Einstein Forum launches first-ever Africa Science Week in Nigeria

The Next Einstein Forum (NEF), an initiative of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in partnership with Robert Bosch Stiftung, today announced the launch of NEF Africa Science Week in Abeokuta and Lagos, Nigeria. Dr. Sojinu Olatunbosun Samuel, NEF Ambassador, who specializes in petroleum and environmental geochemistry of oil basins, will lead the event. Read […]

May 14, 2017

Mathematicians Charged To Diagnose Africa’s Science And Maths Problems

African Mathematicians have been urged to seek constant engagement with industry and define common relationship with the problems of the Continent. In an interview with Professor Louis Aime Fono, a Visiting Researcher from the University of Doliala, Cameroon, he noted that African mathematicians were solving problems defined by the West. Posing a question to African scholars, […]

April 28, 2017

Calling young science and technology champions, one from each African country, apply to become a NEF Ambassador!

NEF Ambassadors are the NEF’s young science and technology champions, one from each African country. NEF Ambassadors, who are all under 42 years, drive the NEF’s local public engagement activities while growing their own careers through the NEF’s partnerships that offer opportunities for mentorship and collaborations with established researchers. In particular, the NEF Ambassadors attend […]

February 26, 2016

Maths And Science Are The Keys To Unlocking Africa’s Potential

Angelina Lutambi was born into a peasant family in Tanzania’s Dodoma region, where HIV/AIDS has decimated much of the population. Her future could easily have been bleak – but Angelina had a keen aptitude for maths. She financed her own schooling by selling cold drinks with her siblings and was awarded a grant to study at […]