African STACK Conference for Undergraduate Mathematics

The first African STACK Conference for Undergraduate Mathematics will take place at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) from 19 to 23 June 2023.

The conference aims to enable African educators with experience on STACK to define a roadmap for transformation of African maths education. Since 2019, African universities started incorporating STACK assessments to their undergraduate courses, particularly to deal with issues of large class sizes (some classes are over 1,200 students) with a single lecturer and no additional human resources. A concerted effort was started by groups of universities, with the support of IDEMS International, to promote STACK in the region through open resources and question banks, which are slowly spreading throughout the continent, with the objective of full curriculum coverage.

The conference will provide a platform for lecturers to present their experiences incorporating STACK to undergraduate courses, their methodologies and impact found. Key stakeholders will have an opportunity to extend their collaboration and accelerate the integration of STACK.

The conference will include a 2-day STACK workshop, 2 days of paper and poster presentations, and a final day roundtable discussion with key stakeholders or an additional workshop.

Registration is now open

Please fill in the registration form below to attend the conference. We will write to you shortly after receiving your application with payment details.

Limited funding may be available for partial or full waivers and financial support for additional expenses. Due to limited funding this will only be possible in exceptional circumstances and places at the conference are not guaranteed if support is requested. Decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis. If you require financial support to attend the conference, please submit your registration form no later than 8th May 2023.

Fees

For Kenyan participants: KES15,000 (a KES5,000 discount is available for Kenya Mathematical Society members)
For other African participants: USD150
For other international participants: USD300

Submit an abstract

The conference will include a combination of 30-minutes Paper Presentations and 15-minutes Poster Presentations. Please submit an abstract (maximum 4000 characters) in the form below. The final deadline for submissions has been extended to 14th May 2023.

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Keynote Speakers

Prof Chris Sangwin, The University of Edinburgh, Chairperson of the STACK International Advisory Board
Prof George Lawi, Masinde Muliro University for Science and Technology
Dr David Stern, IDEMS International, member of the STACK International Advisory Board
Dr Michael Obiero Oyengo, Maseno University, Kenya, member of the STACK International Advisory Board and vice-chair of the Kenya Mathematical Society
Dr James Kaleli Musyoka, Maseno University, Kenya, vice-president of the International Association for Statistics Education

Confirmed Invited Speakers

Dr Idrissa Said Amour, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Dr Abdu Mohammed Seid, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
Mr Santiago Borio, IDEMS International
Dr Jared Ongaro, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Dr Mary Ochieng, Strathmore University, Kenya
Dr Donnie Kasyoki Munyao, Maseno University, Kenya
Mr Juma Zevick, IDEMS International
Mr Wastalas Montognon, IDEMS International
Dr Danilo Lewanski, University of Trieste, Italy, Université de Genève, Switzerland, SAMI