Abstract:
The African School of Electronic Structure Methods and Applications
(ASESMA) [1 – 7] is a series of workshops held every two years in different sub-Saharan
countries, designed to foster a collaborative network for research and higher education in
Africa. Participants are drawn from across the continent through a competitive process, and
the lecturers and mentors are outstanding scientists from across the world including Africa.
ASESMA is administered by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), and the
primary sponsor is the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP). The core
guiding principle is that computation makes it possible for world-class research to be done
with modest investment, and it is an essential part of education for the future. The skills
acquired are useful for teaching at the university level and are transferable to other
disciplines. The participants are the teachers who will educate future generations of African
scientists.
