1. AIMS African Institute for Mathematical Sciences For Science in Africa Building a Bright Future www.aims.ac.za Presentation to the Science and Technology Portfolio Committee 25 th November 2003

2. AIMS Maths and Science Underpin global society Essential to development Provide a common language Will set the parameters of our future

3. AIMS Why Now? The New South Africa and NEPAD Tremendous demand across Africa Global goodwill and interest in the science community espec. diaspora Internet and free software -A Window of Opportunity

4. AIMS A Beacon An African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Founding principles: - Cost Effective - High Quality - Relevant - Innovative Latest pedagogy – hyper-interactive Outstanding lecturers

5. AIMS Supporters Nelson Mandela Ben Ngubane Rob Adam Kader Asmal Mosibudi Mangena Patricia Whitelock Sir David King Prof. David Gross Prof. James Gates Philip W. Anderson (Nobel physics 1977) Joseph Taylor (Nobel physics 1997) Sir Michael Berry Stephen Hawking Sir Martin Rees Sir John Sulston (Nobel medicine 2002)

6. AIMS Funders DST Vodafone Vodacom PetroSA Gatsby Seardel Ford ICSU CUP SUN LMS Potter CCETSA USAID

7. AIMS Stellenbosch UCT UWC Cambridge Oxford Orsay Pan-African, International involvement Partners

8. AIMS AIMS exists! First intake: 30 students (85 applied) 7 women, 9 Muslims, from 14 countries Will build to 50 by 2005 Students and lecturers live in Nine-month postgraduate diploma Special courses in high priority areas – e.g. 23 people for epidemiology next week

9. AIMS The future is here ……

10. AIMS The AIMS Institute

11. AIMS Future Plans Cross-Africa Network - Internet plus satellite links - Email, Bulletin Boards - Software, teaching & research materials Visiting Fellowships/Professorships International Conferences In-Service Teacher Training Courses

12. AIMS Africa is getting connected …

13. AIMS Thank you