AIMS - Next Einstein Initiative

The International Bureau which is the administrative unit of the Ministry of Education and Research in Germany has put AIMS Senegal as "success story" on the homepage.

Kooperation-International: Mathematik als Motor für Entwicklung in Afrika Das African Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Senegal (AIMS-Senegal) ist Teil der AIMS-Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS-NEI),die es sich zum Ziel gemacht hat, bis 2020 ein Netzwerk von 15 überregionalen mathematischen Exzellenzzentren in Afrika zu errichten und damit die mathematischen Wissenschaf...

Neil Turok: When we talk about looking for the next African Einstein, we talk about looking for a new Mandela as well. We need people with a purpose - a common purpose - and a cause.

Your thoughts?

Martin Hilbert: In 2007, over 90% of the world's information was in digital format. This is a massive jump to prior 2000, when most information was in analogue format. Today, when looking at the abstract figures, almost everyone has a cellphone, Hilbert added: "The ratio is practically 1:1"

>> When did you buy your first mobile phone? How many cellphones do you own and what do you use them for (work? pleasure, etc)?

Neil Turok: There is no reason why the next Einstein can't be from the African continent