National Higher School of Mathematics (Algeria)

The supported courses are part of an International Mathematics Master (IMM). The IMM is an initiative of the Abdu Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) for promoting high quality teaching of advanced mathematics in the whole world. The IMM consists of a two year Master program which is taught by teams of prestigious international visiting faculty in collaboration with local faculty (with whom research collaborations can also be explored). The following lecturers received support to teach a course in the IMM in 2024 and 2025:

• Sascha Troscheit (Univ. Oulu, Sweden) taught a course from November 10 until November 21, 2024. During his stay Dr Trocheit had the International Master in Mathematics students during 8 sessions of 3-4 hours each. He was teaching advanced probability and his lectures were mainly covering Martingales. He also gave a general talk at the National Higher School weekly seminar.
• Douglas Coates (Univ. Sao Paulo, Brazil) taught a course a course in Probability from  December 7- 19, 2024. 
• Gaetan Borot (Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany) taught a course on Algebraic topology theory from February 16-27, 2025., The course is which is part of the regular IMM course program. He is part of the team comprising also Pr Zeghib Abdelghani (ENS Lyon) (also supported by IMU VLP program) and Dr Mehdi Belghouti the local lecturer.
• Alberto Abbondandolo (Germany) thaught a course in Advanced partial differential equations from April 5 to April 18, 2025.
• Barbara Nelli (Italy) taught a course in Riemanian geometry in June 2025.
• Abdelghani Zeghib (France) taught a course from May 26-June 3, 2025 on algebraic topology for students of the International Mathematics Master program.It is a key to have international faculty as in many fields of fundamental mathematics Algeria lacks the necessary expertise. Many local professors and PhD students know Abdelghani Zeghib and had several meetings with him during his visit.
• Yacine Chitour (France) planned to teach a course in Advanced partial differential equations in 2025 but the course had to be cancelled.

Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences-Isfahan Branch (IPM-Isfahan), Department School of Mathematics

Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan) will teach a course in Abstract Algebra: Vertex Operator Algebra/Quantum Vertex Algebra at the Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences-Isfahan Branch (IPM-Isfahan), Department School of Mathematics. The dates have to be confirmed.
 

University of Antananarivo, Département de Mathématiques et d'Informatique (Madagascar)

Tovohery Hajatiana RANDRIANARISOA (Sweden) taught a course in July/August 2024 in Algebraic Coding Theory at the University of Antananarivo, Département de Mathématiques et d'Informatique.

The course is part of a double Master Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science. The program started in February 2023 with 20 students. In order to ensure that students in the Double Master degree program receive the best possible education, the department has reached out to former faculty members who now reside abroad to provide their expertise as volunteer lecturers. The lecturer already gave a course in 2023 in the same institution.

University of Namibia (Namibia)

Xabier Martinez Garcia (Vigo, Spain) taught a course from 1-31, March 2025 in Computing, Mathematical, and Statistical Sciences at the University of Namibia. The course is part of a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics.

COMSATS (Pakistan)

• Volkmar Welker (University of Marburg, Germany) taught a course in April 2025 in Combinatorics at the COMSATS. The course is part of the International Master Program in Mathematics.
• Abderrahim Hantoute (Spain) taught a course in Simplicial Complexes in Combinatorics in June 2025 at Mathematics Department, COMSATS University Islamabad-Lahore Campus.

The highly competitive 'International Master Program in Mathematics' aims to provide a solid and broad foundation in advanced core topics in mathematics, including Algebraic Topology, Functional Analysis, Differential Geometry, Differential Equations, Dynamic Systems, Qualitative Theory of ODES, Complex Analysis, numerical linear algebra, Commutative Algebra, Combinatorics, Mathematical Analysis, and others. It aims to bridge this gap by collaborating with the world's leading mathematicians. Bringing a volunteer lecturer to our university is crucial as it ensures that our students have access to specialized knowledge and innovative practices that are currently unavailable locally. This opportunity will not only elevate our academic offerings but also enhance our local academic community's capabilities in mathematics.

Syed Babar Ali School of Sciences & Engineering Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Department of Mathematics (Lahore, Pakistan)

• Daniele Angella (Univ. Firenze, Italy) gave a course in January/February 2025 in Topology at the Lahore University of Management Science.
• Charlene Kalle (Leiden Univ., Netherlands) taught a course in February 2025 in Real Analysis at the Lahore University of Management Science.

The courses are part of a International Mathematics Master at LUMS (in collaboration with ICTP). The IMM is an initiative of the Abdu Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) for promoting high quality teaching of advanced mathematics in the whole world. The IMM consists of a two year Master program which is taught by teams of prestigious international visiting faculty in collaboration with local faculty (with whom research collaborations can also be explored).