[ 2021-03-15 ]

AIMS Forum to mark International Mathematics Day
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
(AIMS) Ghana will hold a high-profile virtual
forum on Monday, March 15, to commemorate the
International Day of Mathematics.








The forum will highlight, among others, the role
Mathematics plays in contributing to the
Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 agenda
of the United Nations, a statement issued to the
Ghana News Agency said, on Sunday.

Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister of Education,
is the keynote speaker for the event, which will
also be addressed by Mr. Abdourahamane Diallo,
UNESCO Representative to Ghana and Professor
Mohammed Salifu, Director-General of Ghana
Tertiary Education Commission.

March 14 every year has been set aside "to
celebrate the beauty and importance of Mathematics
and its essential role in human development", the
statement said.

There will be a panel discussion on this year’s
theme: "Mathematics for a Better World".

The panelists comprise students from the following
programmes: AIMS Regular Master; Master for
Mathematical Sciences for Teacher (MMST), Girls in
Mathematical Sciences Program (GMSP), Africa
Master for Machine Intelligence (AMMI) and an
alumnus.

The project to have UNESCO proclaim March 14th as
the International Day of Mathematics (IDM) was led
by the International Mathematical Union (IMU).

The celebration expands Pi Day to include the
whole spectrum of Mathematics.

"The IDM also seeks to highlight the role of
Mathematics in organisations, of modern society
including Economics, Finance, Health, Transport
systems, Telecommunications etc... Lin quest for
human well-being," the statement said.

“Every year a new theme is announced to spice
the celebration, spark creativity and bring light
to connections between Mathematics and all sorts
of fields, concepts and ideas".

The statement said following the successful
celebration of the maiden IDM in 2020, AIMS Ghana
as a UNESCO Centre of Excellence Category II
institute, would be leading Ghana in celebrating
the second IDM.

In line with the restrictions regarding mass
gathering as a result of the impact of Covid-19
pandemic, the event would year’s celebration be
held online and streamed on AIMS Ghana Social
Media pages (YouTube: AIMS Ghana; Facebook
–@aimsgh) from 1400 hours to 1600 hours.

Other activities to celebrate the Day include
Poster sessions demonstrating the beauty of
Mathematics in making the World a Better place by
AIMS Research Centre, Picture quotes from students
and alumni.

The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
(AIMS) is the first non-profit pan-African Centres
of Excellence for postgraduate training, research,
teacher training and public engagement in
Mathematics and the Allied Sciences.
Its mission is to enable Africa’s brightest
students to flourish as independent thinkers,
problem solvers and innovators capable of
propelling Africa’s future scientific,
industrial, educational and economic
self-sufficiency.

Founded in 2003, AIMS currently has six centres
across Africa; South Africa, Senegal, Ghana,
Cameroon, Tanzania and Rwanda.

AIMS Ghana is the third node in the AIMS network.
Established in 2012 as part of the AIMS Next
Einstein Initiative, AIMS Ghana is a partnership
between the Government of Ghana and the African
Institute for Mathematical Sciences - Next
Einstein Initiative.

AIMS Ghana was also upgraded to a UNESCO Centre of
Excellence Category II status in 2018.

The partnership focuses on creating an ecosystem
of transformation - one that directly enables the
transformation of Ghana and Africa by building
human capacity and skills in Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

"AIMS Ghana is building on a solid foundation of
excellence, working with government partners; the
Ministry of Education, Ministry of Environment,
Science and Technology and the private sector,"
the statement said.

Source - GNA

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