The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International has granted University of Toronto Graduate Student and AIMS Cameroon 2016 alumna, Margaret Ikape, a World Fellowship Award for the 2021-2022 academic year. Ikape – a graduate student at the David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics and the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics – received the
Our 9th Cohort Master’s degree students yesterday, September 29th, completed the Introductory Programming with Python course. Since September 20th, the Centre President, Prof. Dr. Mama Foupouagnigni, and the IT Manager, Ms. Nathalie Wandji, guided the students through various introductory notions of programming using the software. Python is a general-purpose programming language that can be used
The paper by Christian Maxime Steve Oumarou of AIMS Cameroon, Research Chair and Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Jean-Daniel Djida, Hafiz Muhammad Fahad and Arran Fernandez of Eastern Mediterranean University in Famagusta, Northern Cyprus, was published on August 16th, 2021. According to these researchers, several types of Fractional Calculus have been proposed and they can be organised into some general
45% of the 60 students admitted to AIMS Cameroon this 2021-2022 academic year are women. The 27 female students are from Cameroon, Nigeria, Kenya and Sudan. Last academic year, women made up 43% of the students enrolled. “In the yesteryears, the intake of female students hovered around 30%. But late Prof. Marco Garuti’s arrival as
Today September 21st, 2021 is the International Day of Peace. The UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace. The day is celebrated all over the world under the theme: “Recovering Better For An Equitable and Sustainable World.” As the world heals from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, the
“We will continue with the AIMS-Cameroon Research Center Colloquium series during Fall 2021 (September 21 – November 30, 2021) at our usual time (Tuesdays at 5:00 pm WAT). We have an excellent group of speakers this semester with already scheduled talks,” said the Acting Research Chair, Dr. Jean-Daniel Djida, in a release yesterday August 24th,
Africa’s most incredible resource is its people. By 2050, Africa will be home to about 40% of the world’s youth (below 18). Thus, there can be no more effective investment in Africa’s future than in education, empowering talented young people to contribute to their country’s development and be better equipped to fight the multidimensional cause
Limbe, the seat of AIMS Cameroon, is in the heart of the wet season. The city is situated 30km from Debuncha, the 6th wettest place in the world and second in Africa with an annual rainfall of 10,299mm, according to WorldAtlas.com. While the search for renewable energy sources is top amongst priorities to local governments,
The Science Communication engager and theoretical physicist who is the brain behind “Making Science A Star” project was excited when he received the news on August 18th, 2021. “We are delighted to present the 20 Falling Walls Engage Winners who have been selected out of 50 outstanding Finalists and many more excellent applications. The 20 Winners
Students, Staff and the Administration of the National Advanced School of Public Works (ENSTP) in Yaounde yesterday August 25, 2021 gave academic honours to their departed Prof. Marco Andrea Garuti who died on July 28th, 2021 in Spain after a brief illness. Dressed in black and led by their Director Prof. George Elambo Nkeng and