Ouagadougou: Thomas Sankara University is organizing in collaboration with the International Center for Pure and Applied Mathematics and the African Mathematics Union, from May 20 to 31, 2024 in Ouagadougou, an African Mathematics School (EMA) in order to to stimulate young people’s interest in mathematics and to breathe new life into teaching and research in the discipline in sub-Saharan countries.
The opening ceremony of the African Mathematical School (EMA) which is being held from May 20 to 31, 2024 in Ouagadougou took place on Monday, May 20 in the presence of the president of the Thomas Sankara University, Professor Pam Zahonogo.
‘Today we have difficulty getting people to navigate mathematical disciplines that are often presented as difficult.
Such a school provides the opportunity to show that in reality one can do well in mathematics and that people should not be afraid to pursue these disciplines. This will offer opportunities to renew the teaching staff in universities, high schools and colleges
,’ confided the president of Thomas Sankara University, Professor Pam Zahonogo.
Placed under the theme: ‘theory of representations and applications in physical sciences’, the meeting aims to contribute to the scientific activities of Thomas Sankara University by proposing a framework for sharing experience on research in mathematics between teacher-researchers.
According to the president of the organizing committee, Professor Ibrahim Nonkané, the organization of this cultural event can be explained by the disinterest of young people in the abstract. This means that certain disciplines such as algebra and geometry are neglected.
The participants in this school, who are mainly doctoral and master’s students, were selected through a call for applications, he underlined. ‘We had more than 150 applicants but given our means we wanted 50 so the scientific committee pre-selected these fifty participants from Benin, Togo, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Niger and Congo Brazzaville,’ said the president of the organizing comm
ittee.
The two-week program includes supported application refresher courses by Burkinabè and expatriate experts. There will also be panels and scientific communications.
Source: Burkina Information Agency