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

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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Don’t Wait for Crises to Reach Public with Science

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Young researchers in particular should get support to engage society routinely, says Tolu Oni. A wide range of players, from policymakers to the media, often consult scientists at times of crisis or social controversy. At such times, how the public perceives the credibility and relevance of scientists to society is vital to how their views […]

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Sciences Finds a Home in Rwanda

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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 […]

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Educator Challenges AAAS to Join the Search for Next Einstein

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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 […]

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Rwanda to Become Home to NEF Secretariat

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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NEF Monthly Newsletters – July 2015

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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Infrastructure for Innovation

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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. […]

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