by Peter Amoako-Yirenkyi, PhD STEM CONFERENCE KNUST MAY, 2012 BACKGROUND NIMS was established in 2008 by the Vice– Chancellors, Ghana and NCTE; a committee made up of.
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Slide 1
by
Peter Amoako-Yirenkyi, PhD
STEM CONFERENCE
KNUST
MAY, 2012
Slide 2
BACKGROUND
NIMS was established in 2008 by the
Vice– Chancellors, Ghana and NCTE; a
committee made up of all heads of
universities in Ghana, to address the
pressing need to support
mathematical sciences in Ghana.
Slide 3
AIM
To establish state-of-the-art and cutting edge programmes
prepare students for further graduate research
Advance research in Mathematical Sciences
Slide 4
OBJECTIVES
CREATE A
RESEARCH
CENTRE OF
EXCELLENCE
Slide 5
STRUCTURE
Advisory
Board
NIMS Council Members
VC’s of all six public universities, NCTE,
GETFund, Ministry of Education,
Government Representative
Executive Team
Director of
NIMS
(NIMS Management Board) –
Representatives from all six public
universities
NIMS Trust/
Trustees
Administration
External Activities
MAG,GMS,Assoc,
Clubs, links with
schools
Unit
Directors
Staff
Finance
Facilities
Coordinators
Research
Activities
Slide 6
SETTING UP THE INSTITUTE
PARTICIPATING
SCIENTISTS
POLITICAL
WILL AND
POLICY
FUNDING,
INFRASTRUCTURE AND
RESOURCES
Slide 7
FUNDING
Member Universities
Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund)
National Council for Tertiary
Education (NCTE), Ghana.
Slide 8
COLLABORATIONS
CERN, Switzerland
MARM (an AMU-AMMSI-LMS) initiative
University of Vermont, USA
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
University of Benin, Benin
LINKS
LINKS
Slide 9
INITIAL ACTIVITIES
...many pieces fitting together
NIMS
workshops on
specific
Special
subjects
International
Workshop for
Conference on
women in
Mathematics
Special Mathematics
Lectures and
Mini courses
Training
courses in
Modern
Mathematics
Mentoring and
postgraduate
thesis
supervisions
Faculty and
student
exchange
Research and
Development
Slide 10
CURRENT ACTIVITIES
Slide 11
Thank you for listening
by
Peter Amoako-Yirenkyi, PhD
STEM CONFERENCE
KNUST
MAY, 2012
Slide 2
BACKGROUND
NIMS was established in 2008 by the
Vice– Chancellors, Ghana and NCTE; a
committee made up of all heads of
universities in Ghana, to address the
pressing need to support
mathematical sciences in Ghana.
Slide 3
AIM
To establish state-of-the-art and cutting edge programmes
prepare students for further graduate research
Advance research in Mathematical Sciences
Slide 4
OBJECTIVES
CREATE A
RESEARCH
CENTRE OF
EXCELLENCE
Slide 5
STRUCTURE
Advisory
Board
NIMS Council Members
VC’s of all six public universities, NCTE,
GETFund, Ministry of Education,
Government Representative
Executive Team
Director of
NIMS
(NIMS Management Board) –
Representatives from all six public
universities
NIMS Trust/
Trustees
Administration
External Activities
MAG,GMS,Assoc,
Clubs, links with
schools
Unit
Directors
Staff
Finance
Facilities
Coordinators
Research
Activities
Slide 6
SETTING UP THE INSTITUTE
PARTICIPATING
SCIENTISTS
POLITICAL
WILL AND
POLICY
FUNDING,
INFRASTRUCTURE AND
RESOURCES
Slide 7
FUNDING
Member Universities
Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund)
National Council for Tertiary
Education (NCTE), Ghana.
Slide 8
COLLABORATIONS
CERN, Switzerland
MARM (an AMU-AMMSI-LMS) initiative
University of Vermont, USA
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
University of Benin, Benin
LINKS
LINKS
Slide 9
INITIAL ACTIVITIES
...many pieces fitting together
NIMS
workshops on
specific
Special
subjects
International
Workshop for
Conference on
women in
Mathematics
Special Mathematics
Lectures and
Mini courses
Training
courses in
Modern
Mathematics
Mentoring and
postgraduate
thesis
supervisions
Faculty and
student
exchange
Research and
Development
Slide 10
CURRENT ACTIVITIES
Slide 11
Thank you for listening