The African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications (ASP)

TL;DR

The African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications aims to build physics capacity in Africa through education, outreach, and collaboration, fostering sustainable development in fundamental physics across the continent.

Contribution

This paper introduces the African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications and discusses strategies for its sustainability and impact in Africa.

Findings

Successful student and teacher training programs.

Enhanced collaboration among African and international institutions.

Strategies for sustainable growth of the school.

Abstract

The African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications is a biennial school in Africa. It is based on the observation that fundamental physics provides excellent motivation for students of science. The aim of the school is to build capacity to harvest, interpret, and exploit the results of current and future physics experiments and to increase proficiency in related applications. The participating students are selected from all over Africa. The school also offers a workshop to train high school teachers, an outreach to motivate high school pupils and a physics conference to support a broader participation of African research faculties. Support for the school comes from institutes in Africa, Europe, USA and Asia. In this paper, we will present the school and discuss strategies to make the school sustainable.