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<!-- EDIT BELOW THIS LINE -->Born in Benin, Thierry Zomahoun is a development strategist, management expert and a thought-leader for innovative education initiatives.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|url = http://graduateinstitute.ch/home/about-us/globe.html|title = Alumni Portrait: Thierry Zomahoun|last = Fluery|first = Sophie|date = Spring 2015|journal = Globe: The Graduate Institute Review #15|doi = |pmid = |access-date = }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url = http://www.nexteinstein.org/thierry-zomahoun1|title = About Us: Team, Thierry Zomahoun|date = October 2015|accessdate = October 22, 2015|website = www.nexteinstein.org|publisher = AIMS-Next Einstein Initiative|last = |first = }}</ref> Since 2011, his work has focused on creating an enabling environment for the transformation of Africa through education.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title = International Development Research Centre: Who Can Apply -
Born in Benin, Thierry Zomahoun is a development strategist, management expert and a thought-leader for innovative education initiatives.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|url = http://graduateinstitute.ch/home/about-us/globe.html|title = Alumni Portrait: Thierry Zomahoun|last = Fluery|first = Sophie|date = Spring 2015|journal = Globe: The Graduate Institute Review #15|doi = |pmid = |access-date = }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url = http://www.nexteinstein.org/thierry-zomahoun1|title = About Us: Team, Thierry Zomahoun|date = October 2015|accessdate = October 22, 2015|website = www.nexteinstein.org|publisher = AIMS-Next Einstein Initiative|last = |first = }}</ref> Since 2011, his work has focused on creating an enabling environment for the transformation of Africa through education.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title = International Development Research Centre: Who Can Apply -
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Zomahoun is President and CEO of the [[African Institute for Mathematical Sciences]] (AIMS), a pan-African network of centres of excellence in mathematical sciences.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> AIMS’ mission is to help the continent’s brightest students become innovators who propel scientific, education and economic self-sufficiency.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/02/10/the_search_for_africas_einstein.html|title = Searching for Einstein|last = Ross|first = Oakland|date = February 8, 2014|work = Toronto Star|access-date = |via = |page = WD6.}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url = http://www.euroscientist.com/thierry-zomahoun-africa-is-looking-for-its-einsteins/|title = Thierry Zomahoun Podcast: Africa is Looking for its Einsteins|date = March 12, 2015|accessdate = |website = www.euroscientist.com|publisher = |last = Tancredi Barone|first = Luca}}</ref>
Zomahoun is President and CEO of the [[African Institute for Mathematical Sciences]] (AIMS), a pan-African network of centres of excellence in mathematical sciences.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> AIMS graduates apply mathematical solutions to African development and global innovation. Zomahoun is a public advocate for altering perceptions about the potential of African youth and changing attitudes about Africa’s role as a global hub for science.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url = http://www.wired.com/2014/12/will-africa-produce-next-einstein/|title = Will Africa Produce the Next Einstein?|date = December 30, 2014|accessdate = October 24, 2015|website = www.wired.com|publisher = Wired Magazine|last = Marlow|first = Jeffery}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url = http://www.euroscientist.com/thierry-zomahoun-africa-is-looking-for-its-einsteins/|title = Thierry Zomahoun Podcast: Africa is Looking for its Einsteins|date = March 12, 2015|accessdate = |website = www.euroscientist.com|publisher = |last = Tancredi Barone|first = Luca}}</ref> He also advocates for young women to pursue mathematical sciences.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url = http://lencrenoir.com/linstitut-africain-des-sciences-mathematiques-plaide-pour-leducation-des-femmes-et-de-la-jeunesse/|title = L’Institut Africain des Sciences Mathématiques plaide pour l’éducation des femmes et de la jeunesse|date = November 29, 2014|accessdate = |website = L’encre noir|publisher = |last = |first = |language = French}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Will the Next Einstein Be a Woman from Cameroon?|url = http://www.makers.com/blog/will-next-einstein-be-woman-cameroon|website = MAKERS|accessdate = 2015-10-24}}</ref> In 2013, Zomahoun founded the Next Einstein Forum (NEF), a global forum for science and technology, the first to take place on African soil, with the aim of making Africa the next hub for global science. The first NEF Global Gathering will take place in Dakar (Senegal) in March 2016.<ref name=":2" />


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Zomahoun joined AIMS in 2011. The first AIMS centre had been founded in South Africa in 2003 by Professor [[Neil Turok]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/02/10/the_search_for_africas_einstein.html|title = Searching for Einstein|last = Ross|first = Oakland|date = February 8, 2014|work = Toronto Star|access-date = |via = |page = WD6.}}</ref> AIMS takes the brightest maths and science post-graduate students in Africa and gives them the opportunity to study under the stewardship of professors from top international universities such as Cambridge and Harvard, in a 24-hour, tuition-free environment. The model proved effective in South Africa and when Zomahoun joined his mission was to replicate it across the continent. The expansion plan came to be known as the Next Einstein Initiative.<ref name=":1" /> Zomahoun’s focus is to ensure AIMS offers research and training opportunities that match the highest international standards.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21611112-scientific-research-africa-gathering-momentum-rise|title = Science in Africa on the rise: Scientific research in Africa is gathering momentum|last = Whitehead|first = Eleanor|date = August 9, 2014|journal = The Economist|doi = |pmid = |access-date = |page = p. 42.}}</ref><ref name=":5" /> He was invited to join the delegation of Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper to the Summit of the Organization of La Francophonie in Dakar, Senegal in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.lesoleil.sn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=43422:ouverture-du-xveme-sommet-de-loif-aujourdhui-forte-affluence-au-banquet-de-la-francophonie&catid=78:a-la-une&Itemid=255|title = SOMMET DE L’OIF : L’Aims fera partie de la délégation du Premier ministre canadien|last = Kande|first = Aliou|date = November 29, 2014|work = Le soleil|access-date = October 24, 2015|via = www.lesoleil.sn|language = French}}</ref>
Under Zomahoun’s leadership, AIMS is transforming the university model for the 21st century.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url = http://www.nexteinstein.org/description|title = About Us: Description|date = October 23, 2015|accessdate = October 23, 2015|website = Next Einstein Initiative|publisher = African Institute for Mathematical Sciences: Next Einstein Initiative|last = |first = }}</ref> With nearly 1,000 alumni, AIMS graduates are applying mathematical solutions to African development and global innovation, leading societal transformation.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url = http://www.wired.com/2014/12/will-africa-produce-next-einstein/|title = Will Africa Produce the Next Einstein?|date = December 30, 2014|accessdate = October 24, 2015|website = www.wired.com|publisher = Wired Magazine|last = Marlow|first = Jeffery}}</ref> Zomahoun has been a public advocate, as a speaker and media commentator, for altering perceptions about the potential of African youth and changing attitudes about Africa’s role as a global hub for science.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> Key to this advocacy has been to encourage young women to pursue mathematical sciences.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url = http://lencrenoir.com/linstitut-africain-des-sciences-mathematiques-plaide-pour-leducation-des-femmes-et-de-la-jeunesse/|title = L’Institut Africain des Sciences Mathématiques plaide pour l’éducation des femmes et de la jeunesse|date = November 29, 2014|accessdate = |website = L’encre noir|publisher = |last = |first = |language = French}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Will the Next Einstein Be a Woman from Cameroon?|url = http://www.makers.com/blog/will-next-einstein-be-woman-cameroon|website = MAKERS|accessdate = 2015-10-24}}</ref> In 2013, Zomahoun founded the Next Einstein Forum (NEF), a global forum for science and technology, the first ever to take place on African soil, with the aim of making Africa the next hub for global science. The first NEF Global Gathering will take place in Dakar (Senegal) in March 2016.<ref name=":2" />


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In June 2015, Zomahoun secured a $25 million (USD) investment enabling 500 scholarship students to pursue Masters degrees in mathematical sciences and developing a mathematics teacher training program.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2015/06/04/l-afrique-a-la-recherche-du-prochain-einstein_4647497_3212.html?xtmc=aims&xtcr=2|title = L’Afrique à la recherche du prochain Einstein|last = Tilouine|first = Joan|date = June 6, 2015|work = |access-date = October 24, 2015|via = |newspaper = Le Monde|language = French}}</ref> The donation was announced in Cape Town on June 4, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.mastercardfdn.org/the-mastercard-foundation-commits-25-million-to-the-african-institute-for-mathematical-sciences/|title = Press Release|date = June 4, 2015|accessdate = October 24, 2015|website = www.mastercardfdn.org|publisher = MasterCard Foundation|last = |first = }}</ref>
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Zomahoun joined AIMS in 2011. The first AIMS centre had been founded in South Africa in 2003 by Professor Neil Turok, a world-renowned physicist, and the Director of Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.<ref name=":1" /> The idea was simple: to take the brightest maths and science post-graduate students in Africa and give them the opportunity to study under the stewardship of professors from top international universities such as Cambridge and Harvard, in a 24-hour, tuition-free environment. The model proved effective in South Africa and when Zomahoun joined his mission was to replicate it across the continent. The expansion plan came to be known as the Next Einstein Initiative.<ref name=":1" /> Determined to work with a team that is as passionate about Africa as he is, Zomahoun’s focus is to ensure AIMS offers research and training opportunities that match the highest international standards so that young African scientists no longer feel they have to leave Africa to get a quality education abroad.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21611112-scientific-research-africa-gathering-momentum-rise|title = Science in Africa on the rise: Scientific research in Africa is gathering momentum|last = Whitehead|first = Eleanor|date = August 9, 2014|journal = The Economist|doi = |pmid = |access-date = |page = p. 42.}}</ref><ref name=":5" /> For his efforts, he was invited to join the delegation of Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper to the Summit of the Organization of La Francophonie in Dakar, Senegal in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.lesoleil.sn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=43422:ouverture-du-xveme-sommet-de-loif-aujourdhui-forte-affluence-au-banquet-de-la-francophonie&catid=78:a-la-une&Itemid=255|title = SOMMET DE L’OIF : L’Aims fera partie de la délégation du Premier ministre canadien|last = Kande|first = Aliou|date = November 29, 2014|work = Le soleil|access-date = October 24, 2015|via = www.lesoleil.sn|language = French}}</ref>


Previously, Zomahoun has worked for Right to Play International, Aide et Action International, and ChildFund International.<ref name=":0" /> Zomahoun believes  that science must focus on impact and be useful to society. On a panel at the World Economic Forum 2015, Zomahoun debated that sciences and mathematicss can be harnessed to offer relevant solutions for global problems.<ref name=":5" /> AIMS has a student body that encompasses 42 African nationalities and attracts 150 to 200 teachers from 35 countries per year.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url = http://www.nexteinstein.org/description|title = About Us: Description|date = October 23, 2015|accessdate = October 23, 2015|website = Next Einstein Initiative|publisher = African Institute for Mathematical Sciences: Next Einstein Initiative|last = |first = }}</ref>
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In June 2015, Zomahoun and his team secured a $25 million (USD) investment enabling 500 scholarship students to pursue Masters degrees in mathematical sciences and developing a mathematics teacher training program.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2015/06/04/l-afrique-a-la-recherche-du-prochain-einstein_4647497_3212.html?xtmc=aims&xtcr=2|title = L’Afrique à la recherche du prochain Einstein|last = Tilouine|first = Joan|date = June 6, 2015|work = |access-date = October 24, 2015|via = |newspaper = Le Monde|language = French}}</ref> The donation was announced in Cape Town on June 4, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.mastercardfdn.org/the-mastercard-foundation-commits-25-million-to-the-african-institute-for-mathematical-sciences/|title = Press Release|date = June 4, 2015|accessdate = October 24, 2015|website = www.mastercardfdn.org|publisher = MasterCard Foundation|last = |first = }}</ref>


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Zomahoun attended McGill University’s Faculty of Management where he obtained a Master’s of Business Administration. He has a  a Master’s Degree in development studies from the Graduate Institute of International Development Studies at the University of Geneva and a Master’s Degree from the National University of Benin.<ref name=":0" /> Zomahoun is pursuing his doctoral studies in Political Science at the University of Guelph, Canada.
Previously, he has also served in management roles for Right to Play International, Aide et Action International, and for ChildFund International.<ref name=":0" /> Zomahoun believes that science must focus on impact and be useful to society. Given that Africa has already faced many of the challenges the rest of the world is tackling (environmental and economic issues, amongst others), he considers the curiosity displayed by many young Africans an asset- one that can be harnessed to offer relevant solutions for global problems.<ref name=":5" /> With AIMS’ successful pedagogical model, encompassing a student body of 42 African nationalities and attracting 150 to 200 teachers from 35 countries per year, Zomahoun is galvanizing a movement for the transformation of Africa based on science and scientific research.<ref name=":6" />

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Thierry Zomahoun holds a Master’s of Business Administration from McGill’s Faculty of Management, a Master’s Degree in development studies from the Graduate Institute of International Development Studies at the University of Geneva and a Master’s Degree from the National University of Benin.<ref name=":0" /> He is currently pursuing his doctoral studies in Political Science at the University of Guelph, Canada.


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  • Comment: Please do take notice of comments. We tend not to give you detailed comments unless they are useful Fiddle Faddle 11:06, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment: I have doubts about the ability of this gentleman to pass WP:ACADEMIC. If he does not pass that I doubt he passes WP:BIO either. I am pinging DGG who has an expertise in this area that I lack.
    I do see some things that will hinder a submission. "education and economic self-sufficiency.[2][3][4][5][6][7]" is an example of WP:CITEKILL. The idea is to have one (ideally) two (if you must) and three (at an absolute maximum) references per fact they cite. More than this is overkill. I suggest you select the best of the multiple references, and either delete or repurpose the others.
    Let me show you what we need as references: For a living person we have a high standard of referencing. Every substantive fact you assert, especially one that is susceptible to potential challenge, requires a citation with a reference that is about them, and is independent of them, and is in WP:RS, and is significant coverage. Please also see WP:PRIMARY which details the limited permitted usage of primary sources and WP:SELFPUB which has clear limitations on self published sources. Providing sufficient references, ideally one per fact cited, that meet these tough criteria is likely to make this draft a clear acceptance (0.9 probability). Lack of them or an inability to find them is likely to mean that the person is not suitable for inclusion, certainly today.
    In addition, all inline links must be removed, please, and turned into references if appropriate, Wikilinks, or external links in a section so named. See Wikipedia:External links Fiddle Faddle 15:42, 13 October 2015 (UTC)


Born in Benin, Thierry Zomahoun is a development strategist, management expert and a thought-leader for innovative education initiatives.[1][2] Since 2011, his work has focused on creating an enabling environment for the transformation of Africa through education.[3]

Zomahoun is President and CEO of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), a pan-African network of centres of excellence in mathematical sciences.[2][3] AIMS graduates apply mathematical solutions to African development and global innovation. Zomahoun is a public advocate for altering perceptions about the potential of African youth and changing attitudes about Africa’s role as a global hub for science.[4][5] He also advocates for young women to pursue mathematical sciences.[6][7] In 2013, Zomahoun founded the Next Einstein Forum (NEF), a global forum for science and technology, the first to take place on African soil, with the aim of making Africa the next hub for global science. The first NEF Global Gathering will take place in Dakar (Senegal) in March 2016.[2]

Zomahoun joined AIMS in 2011. The first AIMS centre had been founded in South Africa in 2003 by Professor Neil Turok.[8] AIMS takes the brightest maths and science post-graduate students in Africa and gives them the opportunity to study under the stewardship of professors from top international universities such as Cambridge and Harvard, in a 24-hour, tuition-free environment. The model proved effective in South Africa and when Zomahoun joined his mission was to replicate it across the continent. The expansion plan came to be known as the Next Einstein Initiative.[8] Zomahoun’s focus is to ensure AIMS offers research and training opportunities that match the highest international standards.[9][5] He was invited to join the delegation of Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper to the Summit of the Organization of La Francophonie in Dakar, Senegal in 2014.[10]

In June 2015, Zomahoun secured a $25 million (USD) investment enabling 500 scholarship students to pursue Masters degrees in mathematical sciences and developing a mathematics teacher training program.[11] The donation was announced in Cape Town on June 4, 2015.[12]

Previously, Zomahoun has worked for Right to Play International, Aide et Action International, and ChildFund International.[1] Zomahoun believes  that science must focus on impact and be useful to society. On a panel at the World Economic Forum 2015, Zomahoun debated that sciences and mathematicss can be harnessed to offer relevant solutions for global problems.[5] AIMS has a student body that encompasses 42 African nationalities and attracts 150 to 200 teachers from 35 countries per year.[13]

Zomahoun attended McGill University’s Faculty of Management where he obtained a Master’s of Business Administration. He has a  a Master’s Degree in development studies from the Graduate Institute of International Development Studies at the University of Geneva and a Master’s Degree from the National University of Benin.[1] Zomahoun is pursuing his doctoral studies in Political Science at the University of Guelph, Canada.

References

  1. ^ a b c Fluery, Sophie (Spring 2015). "Alumni Portrait: Thierry Zomahoun". Globe: The Graduate Institute Review #15.
  2. ^ a b c "About Us: Team, Thierry Zomahoun". www.nexteinstein.org. AIMS-Next Einstein Initiative. October 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "International Development Research Centre: Who Can Apply - Profile of Thierry Zomahoun". www.idrc.ca. Retrieved 2015-10-22. {{cite web}}: horizontal tab character in |title= at position 61 (help)
  4. ^ Marlow, Jeffery (December 30, 2014). "Will Africa Produce the Next Einstein?". www.wired.com. Wired Magazine. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c Tancredi Barone, Luca (March 12, 2015). "Thierry Zomahoun Podcast: Africa is Looking for its Einsteins". www.euroscientist.com.
  6. ^ "L'Institut Africain des Sciences Mathématiques plaide pour l'éducation des femmes et de la jeunesse". L’encre noir (in French). November 29, 2014.
  7. ^ "Will the Next Einstein Be a Woman from Cameroon?". MAKERS. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
  8. ^ a b Ross, Oakland (February 8, 2014). "Searching for Einstein". Toronto Star. p. WD6.
  9. ^ Whitehead, Eleanor (August 9, 2014). "Science in Africa on the rise: Scientific research in Africa is gathering momentum". The Economist: p. 42. {{cite journal}}: |page= has extra text (help)
  10. ^ Kande, Aliou (November 29, 2014). "SOMMET DE L'OIF : L'Aims fera partie de la délégation du Premier ministre canadien". Le soleil (in French). Retrieved October 24, 2015 – via www.lesoleil.sn.
  11. ^ Tilouine, Joan (June 6, 2015). "L'Afrique à la recherche du prochain Einstein". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  12. ^ "Press Release". www.mastercardfdn.org. MasterCard Foundation. June 4, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  13. ^ "About Us: Description". Next Einstein Initiative. African Institute for Mathematical Sciences: Next Einstein Initiative. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.

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