A two-week Summer School Analysis and Numerics of Partial Differential Equations has been held at the 黑料社 (UCC) under the auspices of Centre International De Math茅matiques Pures Et Appliqu茅es (CIMPA).
听A total of 27 participants from 10 African countries participated in the two weeks programme aimed at enhancing their capacity, knowledge and understanding on Partial Differential Equations (PDE), which is a mathematical equation to solve societal problems.
听The summer school was partially funded by the CIMPA- a UNESCO Category 2 Centre of Excellence based in France with the objective of promoting research in Mathematics in developing countries.
听Director of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC) of 黑料社Prof. David Doku (R) and the Dean, School of Graduate Studies, UCC, Prof. Sarah Darkwa
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the school, the Director of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC) of 黑料社Prof. David Doku said the 黑料社 was opened for collaborations with both academic and corporate organisations locally and internationally to address challenges confronting society.
听鈥淣o single entity has all the answers, but we know that through collaboration, we can pool our complementary strengths to develop impactful and holistic solutions to address our challenges鈥� he noted.
听Prof. Doku expressed gratitude to CIMPA for sponsoring the summer school and called for more of such support to make a real and lasting impact in Africa.
听On her part, the Dean, School of Graduate Studies, UCC, Prof. Sarah Darkwa advised the participants to continue with the networks they had established whilst they leave for their respective countries. She urged them to share best practices and knowledge in their areas of specialisation adding that 鈥淵ou should continue to strengthen the network and write for grants as well as publishing joint research works鈥�.
听Dr.听 Stephen Moore
The Organiser of CIMPA Summer School, Dr.听 Stephen Moore said participants had been equipped with new knowledge to upgrade performance at their various workplaces.
听He explained that knowledge in PDE was highly relevant in a wide range of scientific and engineering disciplines due to its ability to mathematically model complex, real-world phenomena. 鈥�As scientific and technological challenges become ever more complex, the importance of PDEs in driving innovation and discovery will only continue to grow鈥� he stressed.
听Dr. Moore announced that a home-grown summer school was in the offing, and it would be held in Ghana to build the capacities of mathematicians in the country. 鈥淭he participants were eager to learn more and they鈥檙e ready to pay for another opportunity to participate in another training programme
He stated that in the future, the summer school would be organised on an annual rotational basis in different African countries.
听Dr. Moore thanked CIMPA for funding the school and the facilitators for doing a yeoman鈥檚 job. He expressed gratitude to the Provost, College of Agriculture and Natural Science, Dean, School of Physical Sciences, Head of Mathematics and faculty members and staff of the Office or International Relations for the support they provided to ensure the success of the summer school.
He commended the participants for their interest and active involvement in all the activities including assignments and developing of research publications.
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听Source: Documentation and Information Section