The Centre International de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées (CIMPA; English: International Centre for Pure and Applied Mathematics) is a category 2

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centre based in

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and is funded by government agencies of

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History

Following a recommendation made during the 18th session of the General Conference of UNESCO in Paris in 1974, the creation of CIMPA was decided during the 19th session of the General Conference of UNESCO in Nairobi in 1976. On the initiative of the French Government and a group of founding members (J.P. Aubin, J. Céa, P. Deheuvels, F. Dress, C. Godbillon, H. Hogbe Nlend, J.L. Lions, J.L. Koszul, E.J. Picard, A. Revuz, P. Sabourin), the International Center for Pure and Applied Mathematics was formally created as an association of the law of 1901, on 30 October 1978. According to its statutes, its mission is the training of mathematicians coming in priority from developing countries, by means research schools, courses and grants for thematic programs or research visits. The headquarter of CIMPA is fixed at Nice, and its host university is the University Côte d'Azur.

Activities

The organization of research schools in developing countries constitutes the historic main activity of CIMPA. This is supplemented by other kinds of actions such as CIMPA courses at Master or PhD levels in institutes located in developing countries. The CIMPA Fellowships offer supports for participants of students and young researchers to thematic programs. Finally, the CIMPA-ICTP Research in Pairs allow colleagues from developing countries to work on a research project with a colleague in Europe for several weeks. CIMPA also supports schools in partnership with learned societies like the

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(AMU), the Mathematical Union of Latin America and the Caribbeans (UMALCA), the South East Asian Mathematical Society (SEAMS) or the committee for Asian and European Schools in Mathematics (AESIM). CIMPA works in coordination with other organizations with similar aims such as the

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(IMU), the

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(EMS) or the

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(ICTP).

Funding

The principal financial support of CIMPA comes from the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESR), the University Côte d'Azur, the laboratory of excellence CARMIN (Centre for international mathematical encounters), and the National Institute of Mathematical Sciences and their interactions (INSMI) of the

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(CNRS). Since 2009, CIMPA has also been supported by the Ministry of Economics and Business (MINECO, Spain). Since 2011, CIMPA has additionally been supported by the Ministry of Education and Research (Norway), and by a grant from Switzerland via the

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. Since 2022, the

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of Germany has also provided financial support.

Presidents

* 1978: Jean Céa * 1979–1988: Henri Hogbe Nlend * 1989–1992: François Dress * 1993–1996:

Attia Ashour Attia Abdel Salam Ashour (, 13 September 1924 – 17 April 2017) was an Egyptian emeritus professor of applied mathematics at Cairo University. He was a former president of the Arab Union of Mathematical and Physics. A former director of Advanced ...

* 1997–2000: Roger Ballay * 2001–2004: Mohamed Jaoua * 2005–2008: Mario Wschebor * 2009-2016: Tsou Sheung Tsun * 2017-2025: Barry Green * Since February 2025: Helena Judith Nussenzveig Lopes

Executive directors

* 1979–1984: Pierre Grisvard * 1985: Solange Delache * 1986–1991: Jean-Michel Lemaire * 1992–1994: Georges Dloussky * 1994: Jean Pouget * 1995–2000: Claude Lobry * 2000–2008: Michel Jambu * 2008-2016: Claude Cibils * 2016-2020: Ludovic Rifford * Since September 2020: Christophe Ritzenthaler

External links

Website of CIMPA

Website of UMALCA

Website of SEAMS

Website of SAMSA

Website of IMU

Website of ICTP

References

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