LMS Seminar on UK/Africa Partnerships
This event is aimed at mathematicians or institutions delivering university level mathematics in Africa. The seminar will update attendees about UK participation in grant schemes and exchanges, centres of excellence in Africa and ideas on how to maximise the benefits from UK/Africa mathematics partnerships.
Programme (all timings in BST)
| 11:00 |
Welcome and introductions Minhyong Kim (LMS International Secretary) |
| 11:30 |
Session 1: UK/Africa Partnerships and Pathways into Mathematics Discussion on current UK/Africa partnerships and pathways into mathematics Stefano Luzzatto (ICTP Trieste) |
| 12:15 |
Discussion Session Opportunity for attendees to provide discuss and feedback on the presentations and any potential actions |
| 12:45 |
LUNCH |
| 13:45 |
Session 2: Excellence in Mathematics in Africa Discussion on knowledge exchange and excellence in mathematics in Africa Ahmed Abbes (IHES) More speakers to be confirmed |
|
14:45 |
Session 3: Panel Session: Identifying Opportunities for Collaboration Opportunities for collaboration on existing and new initiatives Frank Neumann (Pavia) More speakers to be confirmed |
| 15:45 |
Closing Comments and Next Steps Summary of key takeaways and next steps from the seminar |
Please note that speakers and timings are subject to change.
Registration
- Please note that this event is via invitation only. There will be no general registration page available.
- For those attending, grants of up to £200 are available to parents and carers based in the UK who wish to attend this event and require help towards caring costs. Please see the Caring Supplementary Grants page on the LMS website. Please submit your application no later than 15:00 on Wednesday 7 May. For any questions on Caring Grants, please contact caringgrants@lms.ac.uk.
- If you have any queries on any of the above, please contact lmsmeetings@lms.ac.uk