Mathematics groups in Ethiopia

ISP Mathematics supports one research group in Ethiopia, located at Addis Ababa University:

• Department of Mathematics (AAU)

Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

The collaboration in mathematics at Addis Ababa University started in 2005, was interrupted in 2009 and restarted in 2011. The supported research group consists of the whole Department of Mathematics at AAU.

Activities are coordinated by Dr Tilahun Abebaw.

In 2021 the department reported

• 1 PhD-graduation and 2 MSc-graduations (all local).
• 16 publications in International scientific journals.

Objectives

Due to the high demand from the Ethiopian government and the commitment to establish graduate programs in the whole country, the department has undergone a significant curriculum reform and established an in-house PhD program in parallel with a large number of enrolments to the Master's program.

To compensate for the shortage of expertise in various research areas in mathematics at Addis Ababa University, the department has established a network with several universities and research institutes abroad.

The general objective of the group is to increase the contribution of research and postgraduate education in the Mathematical Sciences both at the national and global levels by building the Department of Mathematics's capacity.

The group has five research components:

• Analysis
• Differential Equations
• Multilevel Programming
• Mathematical Epidemiology
• Algebra

Much of the activities consist of in-house PhD-training, with invited lecturers and supervisors.

The department has scientific collaboration with the ISP supported East African network EAUMP as well as with other ISP-supported networks.