OUR OBJECTIVES

The Institution, named after President Mandela for his visionary leadership and commitment to excellence and education of the African youth and the development of Africa, will promote excellence in Science and Engineering and their applications to foster Sub-Saharan Africa's development and narrow the growing scientific and technological gaps between Sub-Saharan Africa and the rest of the world.

The initial focus of the institution will be the development of the African Institute of Science and Technology (AIST), a world-class institution based on the very successful model of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), leading US institutions of excellence in science and engineering, as well as other models of excellence in science and engineering around the world.