Mathematics educators from East Africa and beyond will gather at the Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development from September 1 to 12, for the Capacity and Network Project (CANP) East Africa conference.

About 80 mathematics teachers and teachers’ educators from Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda participate in the conference aimed at advancing mathematics education in East Africa. In addition to East African representatives, speakers from Botswana, Mozambique, France, Italy, Pakistan and South Africa, Canada and Sweden will participate in the conference. Among the speakers will be local programme chair, Professor Anjum Halai from the Aga Khan University, and ICMI president and CANP 4 Programme Manager Professor Ferdinando Arzarello amongst others. The program and more information can be found here.

The CANP programme is supported by the Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development in Tanzania, the International Council of Science (ICSU), the International Mathematical Union (IMU), the International Commission of Mathematical Instruction (ICMI), UNESCO and the IMU Secretariat in Berlin, Germany.