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The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) Chair Thierry Zomahoun Presents at African Union Commission Meeting on Education, Science and Technology

Posted on October 29, 2015 (May 1, 2019) by rael

The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) team led by NEF Chair Thierry Zomahoun, presented at the First Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Education, Science and Technology (STC-EST) from the 27th to 30th October 2015 at the Headquarters of the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa. AU Ministers responsible for Education, Science and Technology, and […]

NEF Monthly Newsletters – July 2015

Posted on July 17, 2015 (May 3, 2019) by rael

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 […]

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

Posted on July 2, 2015 (May 1, 2019) by rael

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 […]

Infrastructure for Innovation

Posted on July 2, 2015 (May 1, 2019) by rael

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. […]

NEF Monthly Newsletters – June 2015

Posted on June 30, 2015 (May 3, 2019) by rael

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 […]

Panel to explore reasons to invest in African education

Posted on June 25, 2015 (May 1, 2019) by rael

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 […]

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

Posted on June 22, 2015 (May 1, 2019) by rael

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 […]

Investment to Boost African Scientist Numbers

Posted on June 22, 2015 (May 1, 2019) by rael

THE MasterCard Foundation on Thursday announced a $25m investment in the Muizenberg-based African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (Aims), a development that is expected to support 500 masters students and train 3,000 secondary-school teachers over the next six years. “Maths underpins every aspect of the modern economy,” said Aims CEO Thierry Zomahoun, arguing that Africa needed […]

A bloodless malaria test by a young Ugandan inventor won Africa’s top engineering prize

Posted on June 18, 2015 (May 7, 2019) by rael

Uganda’s Brian Gitta wins the $33,000 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation for his invention of a bloodless malaria test. With Matibabu device, there is no need for pricking because it is clipped onto a person’s finger and using light and magnetism, a red beam of light scans the finger for changes in colour, shape and […]

STEM Education Will boost Socio-Economic Dev. in Africa

Posted on June 17, 2015 (May 1, 2019) by rael

The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences- Next Einstein Forum (AIMS-NEI) announced that it will be part of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s delegation to the Francophonie summit in Dakar. The summit, which will take place from 29-30 November, and will bring together heads of state and governments of countries which have the French language in […]