AIMS South Africa

Two days to go!

Thank you to everyone who has RSVP'd for Saturday's event. We're looking forward to welcoming you to the first AIMS Alumni in South Africa Reunion.

Pamoja Tena — Together Again.

Accepted students at AIMS South Africa receive full scholarships covering tuition, accommodation, travel and medical aid.

This allows students to focus fully on learning, collaboration and building the skills needed for future careers in science, AI, data science, research, finance, education and technology.

Applications for the 2026/2027 intake close 31 August 2026.

South African Students Apply Now: https://shorturl.at/yXf0s

At the heart of AIMS South Africa is our academic programme: intensive postgraduate training in the mathematical sciences and artificial intelligence, delivered through a distinctive collaborative teaching model.

AIMS South Africa does not operate like a traditional university department with a large permanent faculty. Instead, we draw on global collaborations to support teaching and research, bringing students into contact with a dynamic community of visiting lecturers, tutors, mentors and researchers.

This model exposes students to a wide range of expertise, research areas and ways of thinking, preparing them to become agile problem-solvers for research, industry, education, technology and public service.

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁. 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽.

Explore more: www.aims.ac.za



Explore more: www.aims.ac.za

The AIMS Pilot Workshop for the AI Research Foundations for Higher Education programme kicked off on Monday 15 June.

This is a dry run of the lecturer training workshops that will be delivered across four African countries as part of the Google.org-supported initiative to strengthen AI education across universities in Africa.

Hosted at AIMS South Africa in Muizenberg, the pilot workshop brings together lecturers and researchers from the University of Mpumalanga, Stellenbosch University, and Rhodes University, who will go on to deliver this training to students on their own campuses.

Participants will work through technical lectures built on Google DeepMind's AI Research Foundations course, peer teaching practice, and pedagogical design sessions, with social and networking activities woven throughout.

Stay tuned for more updates. Thanks to our sponsor and partners for making this possible!

FATE Foundation, UCL Computer Science, UCL Centre for AI, Google DeepMind

AIMS South Africa’s academic model depends on collaboration.

We welcome researchers, lecturers and academic partners who want to contribute to advanced training in the mathematical sciences and help develop the next generation of African scientists, innovators and problem-solvers.

Teaching, mentoring or collaborating with AIMS is an opportunity to engage with talented students from across Africa in a dynamic, residential and highly collaborative learning environment.

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁. 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽.

Collaborate with us: https://aims.ac.za/academics/teach_supervise_tutor/

𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀, 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱?

AIMS South Africa’s Master’s in Mathematical Sciences offers a fully funded, fully residential programme in Cape Town for students with a strong mathematical background.

South African students are encouraged to apply for the 2026/2027 intake.

Applications close 31 August 2026.

Apply now: https://shorturl.at/yXf0s

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀...

The award video (https://youtu.be/p5GC2bVwa84) offered a glimpse of AIMS South Africa’s work: developing talent, strengthening partnerships and contributing to Africa’s scientific future.

Now we are continuing the story.

Over the next few posts, we’ll share more about who we are, what we do, and how students, researchers, educators, partners and supporters can connect with AIMS South Africa.

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁.
𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁.
𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽.

Learn more: www.aims.ac.za

AIMS South Africa is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computer Vision for Ecology.

This fellowship will focus on developing machine learning and computer vision methods for the automatic identification of African penguin behaviour from video recordings, using approaches such as object detection, pose estimation and behaviour classification.

The successful candidate will join the Machine Learning for Ecology Research Group at AIMS South Africa in Muizenberg, Cape Town, and contribute to interdisciplinary research at the intersection of AI, biodiversity monitoring and conservation.

Application deadline: 15 August 2026
Expected start date: January 2027
Location: AIMS South Africa, Cape Town

Find out more and apply:
https://aims.ac.za/career/postdoc-computer-vision/

Dear AIMS alumni,

Today is the last day to RSVP for the Alumni in South Africa Reunion! We hope to see you there!

📅 Saturday, 20 June 2026
🕛 12h00 for 12h30 to 15h30
📍 180 Lounger, 16th Floor, The Terraces, 34 Bree Street, Cape Town
👔 Smart Casual
🚌 Transport provided from Stellenbosch and Muizenberg

Come ready to reconnect, reflect on how far we've all come, and celebrate the community that shaped us.

🔗 RSVP by Monday, 8 June 2026: https://lnkd.in/dMZdFFuH

Pamoja Tena | Together Again