Summary of ICTP activities in support of science in

the Republic Benin

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*For the period 1970-1982, 18 visitors came from Benin; the total number of visitors is 192.

Average percentage of women since 2001 is 16% of total visits in the period 2001-2011.

**Data on female visitors not available before 2001.

1

3

5 6 6

5 4

3

0

2

4

6 7

5 6

8

5

9 10

6

9

12

10

7

5

3

10

6

11

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

1983

19

84

1985

19

86

1987

19

88

1989

19

90

1991

19

92

1993

19

94

1995

19

96

1997

19

98

1999

20

00

2001

20

02

2003

20

04

2005

20

06

2007

20

08

2009

20

10

2011

ICTP Visitors from Benin, 1983-2011*

Total

Female**

}  Scientific visitors from Benin ◦  192 (1970-2011) ◦  9 women since 2001 (16%)

}  Beninese participation in ICTP Programmes ◦  17 Associate Members (1 female) ◦  2 Postgraduate Diploma Students ◦  4 TRIL Fellows

�  4 Visits to Italian Laboratories ◦  9 STEP Fellows (6 female)

}  Jean Bio Chabi Orou ◦  Minister of Education of Benin 2001-2003 ◦  ICTP Senior Associate 2001-2006 �  Visited ICTP in 2007

�  G8 UNESCO World Forum on 'Education, Research and Innovation: New Partnership for Sustainable Development’

}  Jean-Pierre Ezin ◦  Commissioner for Human Resources, S&T, African

Union, 2008-present ◦  ICTP Senior Associate 1998-2003 ◦  ICTP Regular Associate 1990-1997 ◦  Coordinator of IMSP, Porto Novo 1988-2007

�  First ICTP/OEA-ICAC, 1988 �  Visited ICTP since 1985

�  “ICTP After 45” Chairperson of �  “Discussion on Science in Africa”

}  Joel Tossa ◦  Coordinator of IMSP, Porto Novo, 2008-present ◦  ICTP Regular Associate 1994-2006 ◦  ICTP Affiliate 1990-1993

}  Lionel Gbaguidi ◦  Manager, Agrivet Partners, Cotonou

�  Visited ICTP in 2006, Sharing Knowledge across the Mediterranean

Affiliated Centres

Projects Networks

(no longer active) Scientific Meetings

Scholars/Consultants

Institut de Mathématiques et de Sciences Physiques (IMSP), Porto Novo, 1988

Fellowships at the UNESCO International Chair in Mathematical Physics and Applications (ICMPA), 2005

Mathematical Sciences Network for Africa of the AMU, Porto Novo, 1993 26 12

}  University of Abomey-Calavi ◦  First recipient of “i-ROOMs”, 2005 �  Computer-based multimedia kit developed by ICTP

�  to link the University and ICTP via internet for exchanging information and broadcasting and archiving seminars and lectures

�  Yebeni Batidao Kouagou, Local Coordinator �  University of Abomey-Calavi, Associate Professor �  ICTP Junior Associate 2001-2007

}  Fourth International EBASI Conference, Cotonou, 2001 ◦  Stamp issued by Benin on the occasion of the

Conference

Commemorative stamp issued by the Republic of Benin

}  The amounts shown on the following page give a lower-bound estimate of the financial support ICTP has provided to Beninese science during the period 1996 to 2011.

2% 2%

5% 6%

9%

13% 63%

ICTP financial support to Benin Share by programme, 1996-2011

Postgraduate Diploma Programme

TRIL Programme

Conference Participants

STEP Programme

Research Group Visitors

Associate Programme

OEA Programme

ICTP programmes Financial support in Euro

Postgraduate Diploma Programme 17,000

TRIL Programme 20,000

Conference Participants 58,700

STEP Programme 65,700

Research Group Visitors 96,000

Associate Programme 140,000

OEA Programme 688,000

Total 1,085,400