| dc.description.abstract | The African Mathematics Millennium Science Initiative (AMMSI)
is a distributed network of mathematics research, training and promotion
throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The main objectives of AMMSI include
strengthening mathematics teaching, research and applications, and raising
general awareness of the importance of mathematics for modern science and
modern nations. Since its inception in 2005, AMMSI has made a number of
accomplishments in fulfillment of its mandate, namely: awarded annual Research/
Visiting Fellowships to enable mathematicians to visit other universities
in Africa; awarded annual partial scholarships; supported the organization
of regional conferences and workshops in mathematics; and facilitated postgraduate
students to attend mathematics conferences. In collaboration with
other organizations, AMMSI is also involved in implementing a project called
Mentoring African Research in Mathematics (MARM) whose main objective
is to promote a mentoring relationship between mathematicians in countries
with a strong mathematical infrastructure and their African colleagues, together
with their students. To date nine universities in Africa are participating
in the MARM project. In this paper we present the objectives, activities and
impact of AMMSI, in the context of what sub-Saharan Africa needs to do in
order to promote mathematics. | en |
