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AIMS RIC is the sixth centre in the AIMS Network of centres for post-graduate training, research and public engagement in mathematical sciences.

21/08/2026

Great ideas deserve the right environment to grow. 🌍

For 20 years, AIMS has been developing Africa’s mathematical talent. Today, through Momentum, we are supporting the next generation of founders who are ready to build solutions for Africa.

If you are part of a two-person founding team, you can apply through:

✨ Track A: Build your first product from an idea.
🚀 Track B: Scale a startup with a working product, users and revenue.

The programme is full-time, residential and takes place in Kigali over six months.

📅 Applications close 26 August 2026.

🔗 Apply here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/jK09797yy8

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23/07/2026

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱'𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀?

Join us for our next Seminar as Mr Pierre Kayitana, Country Director of Zipline Rwanda, takes us behind the scenes of the mathematical engine driving Zipline's operations.

In this engaging seminar, discover how advanced mathematical optimisation enables real-time routing, scheduling, and autonomous flight, transforming mathematical theory into lifesaving action across one of the world's largest healthcare logistics networks.

Whether you are a student, researcher, academic, or mathematics enthusiast, this is an opportunity to see how mathematics is solving real-world challenges at scale.

📅 Thursday, 30 July 2026
🕚 11:00 to 12:30 (CAT)

04/07/2026

Happy Liberation Day, Rwanda.

26/06/2026

🌍 The 2nd Rwanda Climate Science Symposium (RCSS 2026) is HERE!

AIMS Research and Innovation Centre is pleased to support RCSS 2026, a national platform bringing together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, development partners, and early-career scientists to advance climate science and evidence-based climate action in .

Dates: 22–23 September 2026
Venue: Kigali, Rwanda (Hybrid Format)

📢 REGISTRATION AND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS ARE NOW OPEN

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit abstracts under the symposium's thematic areas and contribute to strengthening climate resilience and sustainable development.

🔗 Learn more, register, and submit your abstract: https://rcsn.akademiya2063.org/

📩 Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 July 2026
📝 Registration Deadline: 07 September 2026

23/06/2026

Space is not a distant frontier for Africa. It is already shaping how we farm, plan cities, and respond to disasters.

This Thursday, 25 June, 11h00–12h30, AIMS RIC hosts Georges Kwizera, CTO of the Rwanda Space Agency, for a seminar on space science, global trends, and Rwanda's strategic priorities in the sector.

Georges co-managed RWASAT-1, Rwanda's first satellite, and led the acquisition of orbital resources for 31 African countries. He now runs the National Geospatial Hub, putting satellite data and AI to work on real development challenges.

This is the conversation African researchers and innovators need to be part of.

Tag a colleague who should be in the room.

22/06/2026

Recently, our staff and students participated in a Fire Safety and Emergency Response Training conducted by the Fire and Rescue Brigade (FRB) of the Rwanda National Police .

The training equipped participants with practical knowledge on fire prevention, emergency response, evacuation procedures, and the safe use of firefighting equipment, strengthening our preparedness and fostering a culture of safety across our campus.

At AIMS RIC, we believe that a safe and secure environment is fundamental to learning, research, and innovation. We extend our sincere appreciation to the Rwanda National Police Fire and Rescue Brigade for sharing their expertise and helping us build a safer work environment.

16/06/2026

🌍 Applications are now open for the IKIRERE Early Career Researchers Academy 2026!

IKIRERE (Innovation and Knowledge Integration for Resilience in East Africa through Climate Research and Education) will bring together early-career researchers from across Africa for four days of hands-on training, mentorship, and collaboration in Kigali, Rwanda.

Whether you are an MSc student, PhD candidate, postdoc, or early career professional, this is your opportunity to deepen your skills in climate science, Earth Observation, AI, and climate resilience, while connecting with researchers from across the continent.

Selected participants will receive travel and accommodation support. Women researchers are strongly encouraged to apply. 💪🏾

📍 Kigali, Rwanda

📅 26 to 29 July 2026

⏰ Deadline: 5 July 2026

Apply now : https://aimsric.org/opportunities/call-for-applications-ikirere-early-career-researchers-ecr-academy-2026

26/05/2026

This week in Mombasa, Kenya, we are convening a Curriculum Validation Workshop for a short course on Mathematical Modelling of Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases, co-developed by the AIMS Research and Innovation Centre, the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto.

For too long, hashtag 's response to health crises has depended heavily on expertise sourced from outside the continent, yet effective disease modelling requires people who understand local realities, health systems, data gaps, and communities. This curriculum is a direct investment in building that scientific talent and infrastructure from within.

In the room are mathematicians, epidemiologists, clinicians, data scientists, policymakers, and academics from across hashtag and beyond, collectively stress-testing every assumption and ensuring this curriculum is truly fit for purpose, co-validated by the very people it is intended to serve.

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12/05/2026

We are pleased to announce the selection of 9 fellows for the inaugural Knowledge and Technology Transfer (KTT) Fellowship following an intensive and highly competitive 3 day virtual hackathon hosted by AIMS Research and Innovation Centre in late April.

Beginning in June 2026, the fellows will undertake a 6 month fellowship alongside KTT Scientists, contributing to applied research projects that place science and innovation at the service of people and communities. Their work will focus on areas including AI model development, predictive and diagnostic systems, adaptive user centred technologies, and efficient algorithms designed for low resource environments.

Through this fellowship, AIMS RIC continues to strengthen African capacity to develop homegrown solutions that respond to real challenges and contribute to inclusive and sustainable development across the continent.

Congratulations to the selected fellows on this remarkable achievement. We look forward to the collaborations, ideas, and impact that will emerge from this inaugural cohort.

06/05/2026

Big news from AIMS Research and Innovation Centre 📣

We are thrilled to celebrate Gnankan Landry Regis N'guessan, one of our own researchers, whose work has been accepted to ICML 2026, one of the most prestigious machine learning conferences on the planet.

His model, MSN-PINN, does something remarkable: instead of hiding its answers inside a black box, it makes the underlying physical rules visible and understandable. Think crack propagation, heat transfer, disease spread — AI that does not just work, but explains itself.

Regis initiated this entire research direction himself and developed it here at AIMS, alongside co-author Bum Jun Kim of the University of Tokyo.

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