UNESCO Chair

Mathematics and Development

Presentation and Objectives

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The UNESCO Chair "Mathematics and Development" is meant to be a privileged space of interaction between the North and South Mathematicians. It may evolve as forum of exchanges between Mathematicians in the South and will enhance both Higher Education and scientific research in crucial development fields.

Furthermore, the thematic diversity offered by the Chair, will contribute to the scientific development of the countries in the South, which can be effective only if it keeps in pace with world scientific standards. That implies opening up to international exchanges.

The thematic semesters also aim at enabling mathematicians, who have not carried any research activities for some time, to resume research work in modern mathematics linked with development issues.

In the long run, the Chair should contribute to the renewal of Applied Mathematics and its actors in the region.

A part from all these seminal activities, the UNESCO Chair "Mathematics and Development" will give the opportunity to start some PhD theses co-supervised by experts who participed to one of the semesters either as speakers or participants.

Further Information : Application document for the UNESCO Chair (in French)