Blog – Page 23 – Next Einstein Forum

February 20, 2016

Sciences Finds a Home in Rwanda

The government has now signed a partnership agreement with the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences – Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS-NEI). The South Africa-headquartered institute’s mission is to nurture bright students to shine as independent thinkers, problem solvers and innovators capable of boosting Africa’s scientific and economic future. In recent years, Rwanda has promoted science and […]

February 14, 2016

Educator Challenges AAAS to Join the Search for Next Einstein

African education leader Thierry Zomahoun called on global scientific community to pick up chalk and help him uncover a new Einstein in Africa. President and CEO of the African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), Zomahoun delivered a speech to a packed room at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual conference in […]

February 3, 2016

Rwanda to Become Home to NEF Secretariat

2 February – After the signing of a partnership agreement between the Government of Rwanda, the Next Einstein Forum (NEF) will make its home in Kigali, Rwanda starting late 2016. In addition, the partnership provides the framework for the establishment of an AIMS Centre of Excellence in Mathematical Sciences as well as a cutting-edge Quantum […]

November 20, 2015

Next Einstein Forum announces 2015/2016 NEF Fellows Class Solving African and Global Challenges Through Science and Technology

The Next Einstein Forum (NEF), an initiative of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in partnership with Robert Bosch Stiftung, today announced the 2015/2016 NEF Fellows Class – twelve of Africa’s top scientists and technologists under 42 years old, working in Africa and around the world. Central to the NEF’s vision of propelling Africa […]

July 17, 2015

NEF Monthly Newsletters – July 2015

NEF Weekly Newsletter – NEF Fellow Alta Schutte and Maternal and Infant Health Inventions in Africa – 17 July 2015 Sent Friday, July 17, 2015 Welcome to the weekly NEF Newsletter on NEF Fellow Alta Schutte and Maternal and Infant Health Inventions in Africa. Meet NEF Fellow, Medical Expert andOutstanding Young ScientistProfessor Alta Schutte A […]

July 2, 2015

African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS-NEI) Sign Memorandum of Understanding

The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening the teaching and learning of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) on the African continent. The signing took place at the headquarters of the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The AUC Commissioner […]

July 2, 2015

Infrastructure for Innovation

Infrastructure is both the backbone for the economy but also the motherboard for technological innovation. Without adequate infrastructure, Africa’s economies cannot realise their full potential. The continent’s low economic performance and weak integration into the global economy is in part a result of inadequate infrastructure – mainly energy, transportation, telecommunications, water and sanitation, and irrigation. […]

June 30, 2015

NEF Monthly Newsletters – June 2015

NEF Weekly Newsletter – NEF Fellow Professor Noble Banadda, Cancer Goggles and Cancer Research in Africa – 25 June 2015 Sent Friday, June 26, 2015 Welcome to the weekly NEF Newsletter on NEF Fellow Professor Noble Banadda, Cancer Goggles and Cancer Research in Africa. Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Meet NEF Fellow, World […]

June 25, 2015

Panel to explore reasons to invest in African education

On 4 June 2015, alongside the World Economic Forum in Africa in Cape Town, a panel will explore how investments in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education will drive Africa’s development forward and why the lack of such investment is perilous to the continent’s future. The speakers are Naledi Pandor, Minister of Science and […]

June 22, 2015

UNESCO endorses Africa’s global forum for science and technology: the Next Einstein Forum

By 2050, the UN projects that 40% of the world’s young people will be African. To keep up with this growing youth population and to transition into knowledge based economies, Africa will need to produce a daunting 18 million jobs a year, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO). Yet today, less than 25% of […]