CoRE-Math consists of 17 member universities and works with mathematical organisations and networks through formal and other partnerships.
The 17 member universities form the nodes of CoRE-Math. The network brings together long-standing collaborations and newer connections in research, postgraduate education, mobility and engagement with society.
Africa & Europe
CoRE-Math connects eight African and nine European universities. Some relationships go back several decades; others are developing through the Cluster. Together they create a platform for research collaboration, postgraduate education, mobility, schools, industry engagement and joint initiatives across institutions and countries.
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa University has received long-term ISP support for mathematics since 2005. It contributes to research groups, international schools and mathematics competitions within CoRE-Math.
Sweden
Linköping University has played a major role in Sida-supported mathematics collaboration in Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. Its long-term partnerships have supported postgraduate education, research and institutional development.
Finland
A longstanding partner in applied mathematics and mathematical modelling in East Africa. Its collaboration has contributed to Modelling Weeks, industrial mathematics and postgraduate education.
Uganda
African co-lead of CoRE-Math and a founding member of EAUMP. Makerere has played a central role in regional mathematics collaboration, postgraduate education and research networks for more than three decades.
South Africa
Stellenbosch University joined CoRE-Math in 2026, broadening the Cluster's research base. Its participation strengthens connections with South African mathematical research environments.
Sweden
Stockholm University has worked with ISP and Sida-supported mathematics programmes in Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. These partnerships support continued research and educational collaboration through CoRE-Math.
Netherlands
Contributes to research collaboration, international workshops and schools, and participates in the management of CoRE-Math. Researchers at the Korteweg-de Vries Institute are active in these collaborations.
Norway
The University of Bergen's mathematics collaboration with Makerere dates to the early 1990s. It now contributes to Math4SDG, postgraduate mobility and research collaboration across the network.
Tanzania
A founding member of EAUMP with long-standing Nordic collaboration in mathematics. Dar es Salaam contributes to modelling, industrial mathematics, regional schools and Math4SDG.
Netherlands
The University of Groningen contributes through research collaboration and postgraduate mobility, particularly with Makerere University. Erasmus+ exchanges and doctoral research visits support links between research groups.
South Africa
The University of KwaZulu-Natal joined CoRE-Math in 2025. It supports fellowships for early-career researchers and helps develop research and postgraduate partnerships across the network.
Kenya
A founding member of EAUMP with a long history of regional collaboration in mathematics. Nairobi has hosted algebraic geometry workshops and participated in regional mathematics competitions.
Norway
A longstanding partner in mathematical modelling education in Southern and Eastern Africa, including regional master's programmes in Zimbabwe and Tanzania.
Rwanda
The University of Rwanda has been part of regional mathematics collaboration since 2008. Its partnerships support postgraduate education, applied mathematics, industrial mathematics and mathematics competitions.
Austria
The University of Vienna contributes research collaboration in algebra and algebraic geometry. It has also helped prepare and organise international mathematics schools over many years.
Zambia
The University of Zambia joined EAUMP in 2009, extending regional mathematics collaboration beyond East Africa. It contributes to postgraduate education, research collaboration and regional schools.
Sweden
European co-lead of CoRE-Math through the International Science Programme. Uppsala supports long-term mathematics capacity building, research fellowships and the coordination of the Cluster.
ECMI and CoRE-Math collaborate in industrial mathematics, including links between mathematics and industry, Study Groups with Industry, and related education and research activities. The partnership connects CoRE-Math with European industrial mathematics networks and supports exchange among researchers, students and external partners.
ICIAM connects CoRE-Math with the international industrial and applied mathematics community. The partnership supports the development and visibility of applied mathematics in Africa and provides an international context for CoRE-Math’s work in industrial mathematics, research and education.
ISP at Uppsala University is a formal partner of CoRE-Math. Through agreements with six African member universities, it supports long-term development of mathematical research and postgraduate education, building on decades of collaboration through EAUMP and support to Addis Ababa University, and contributing to CoRE-Math’s coordination and development.
CoRE-Math collaborates with CIMPA through research schools that bring international researchers together with postgraduate students and early-career mathematicians in Africa. These activities support advanced study, research interaction and the development of regional mathematical communities, while strengthening links across institutions and countries.
CoE-MaSS is a South African network for pure mathematics, applied mathematics and statistics, hosted by the University of the Witwatersrand. CoRE-Math is developing collaboration with CoE-MaSS in research, postgraduate education, industrial mathematics, schools and workshops, early-career development and scientific networking.
ICTP has long collaborated with universities and networks that now participate in CoRE-Math. The collaboration includes schools and other activities supporting research and postgraduate education in mathematics, bringing international researchers together with students and early-career mathematicians from across Africa and Europe.
CoRE-Math is developing collaboration with NGA(MaSS) in postgraduate education, research and networking, industrial mathematics, schools and workshops, early-career development and joint funding initiatives.
