Building research capacity and interface to applications in Mathematics in the Eastern Africa region

A minisymposium of this subject matter was organized at ECMI2021. A longer article by the 6 speakers is being prepared, this is an introduction and extended abstract. There are good reasons for increasing collaboration between ECMI and Africa. Apart from a few locations industrial mathematics in Africa is rare and […]

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Lappeenranta-Linköping collaboration in Africa

LUT Department of Mathematics and Physics has ongoing cooperation with Linköping University in an Africa-project. LiU has long-standing presence in supporting mathematics educational development and building research capacity in Eastern Africa, a shared interest with LUT. The LiU activities are funded by Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) and the […]

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Volunteering to help build science in Africa

By Jean Rizk Volunteering to help African postgraduates with their dissertations is one of the best life decisions I’ve made. What a tremendous and humbling experience! I’m a 3rd year PhD student in Statistics at University of Limerick, Ireland.  I’m currently writing this piece from Cameroon, a tropical country in […]

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Building knowledge base for industrial mathematics in Africa

Africa needs technological development including modernization of higher education. Challenging problems persist: civil infrastructure, food production and agricultural practices, logistic chains, public health and sanitation, environmental hazards, energy scarcity. Reforms in industrial processes through engineering skills are pivotal for sustainable development. The knowledge that ECMI represents could provide welcome and […]

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