Louis ANDRIANAIVO (Italy) will teach a course in 2024 in Machine Learning with TensorFlow at the University of Antananarivo, Département de Mathématiques et d'Informatique.

The course is part of a double Master Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science. The program started in February 2023 with 20 students. In order to ensure that students in the Double Master degree program receive the best possible education, the department has reached out to former faculty members who now reside abroad to provide their expertise as volunteer lecturers.

Tovohery Hajatiana RANDRIANARISOA (Sweden) taught a course from 19 July – 02 August (30 hours) in Algebraic Coding Theory at the University of Antananarivo, Département de Mathématiques et d'Informatique.

The course is part of a double Master Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science. The program started in February 2023 with 20 students. In order to ensure that students in the Double Master degree program receive the best possible education, the department has reached out to former faculty members who now reside abroad to provide their expertise as volunteer lecturers.

Prof. Fernando Costa (Portugal) will give a course in Differential Equations in September 2024 at the Department Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering of the German-Mongolian Institute for Resources and Technology. About 15 students and participants from GMIT and the Institute of Mathematics and Digital Technology will participate in the course.

Prof. Faraimunashe Chirove (South Africa) will teach in 2024 a course in Applied Mathematics at the Department of Mathematics, College of Physical Science, Joseph Sarwuan Tarkaa University, Makurdi, P.M.B 2373 Makurdi,
Benue State, Nigeria. The Lecturer will give two course: one in Applied Mathematics, Ordinary Differential Equation III (MTH 451) to final year undergraduates and another in Advance Mathematical Modelling (MTH 812) to Graduate students. MTH 451 is a core course that final-year undergraduate students must pass to be awarded a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Mathematics, while MTH 812 is one of the courses necessary for awarding Masters of Science (M. Sc.)

Prof. Mark Asch (France) gave a course in Data Assimilation and Machine Learning for Environmental Problems at the Caraga State University, Butuan City, Philippines from 09-19 October, 2023. During this period the course was given every day for 6h per day to 25 Master and PhD students and some junior faculty.

Prof. Ramla Abdellatif (France) gave a course in Abstract Algebra from July 24 until August 20, 2023 at the College of Science and Mathematics MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology Tibanga. The Seminar Course in Abstract Algebra is an elective seminar course for both PhD Mathematics and MS Mathematics program of MSU-IIT. The PhD Math program requires 24 units core courses, 24 units elective courses and dissertation while the MS Math Program requires 18 units core courses, 12 units elective courses and masteral thesis. About 12 Master students and 13 doctoral students enrolled in the seminar course.

Prof. Alberto Abbondandolo (Italy) will teach a course in Complex Analysis in 2024.

Prof. Christian Blanchet (France) will teach a course in Topology in 2024.

Prof. Frank Neumann (Italy) will teach a course in Complex Analysis in 2024.

Prof. Charlene Kalle (Netherlands) gave a course in Qualitative Differential Equations in November 2023.

Prof. Olabode Bamigbola (Nigeria) gave a course in Applied Mathematics in November/December 2023. 30 PhD students participated in the course which is a core course for the PhD program. The department has started a PhD programme and there is urgent need for a senior professor in mathematics to enhance available manpower in the department. During the VLP visit a seminar to the staff and PhD student on how to write research articles and Publications was given by the VLP lecturer.