ICE-EM Australian Graduate School in Mathematics

The International Centre of Excellence for Education in Mathematics (ICE-EM) is the major sponsor of the
ICE-EM Australian Graduate School in Mathematics. One of ICE-EM's fundamental tasks is to improve Australia’s mathematical sciences skills base through improved mathematics education in schools, undergraduate studies and research training. Another task is to make studying the mathematical sciences in Australia attractive to both Australian and international students.

ICE-EM is funding a range of initiatives, including developing new mathematics courseware for delivery through a network of Access Grid Rooms in universities; providing professional development programs and teacher resources for schools; presenting intensive courses for industry practitioners and scientific researchers; and carrying out a national Careers in Mathematics campaign targeted at students and their parents. ICE-EM is working collaboratively with the Australian Mathematics Trust to develop resources for teachers, students and the community.

ICE-EM is funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Education, Science and Training. It is managed by the Board of the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) and guided by its Education, Industry and Science Advisory Committees.

Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute

The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) was established in November 2002 with initial funding of $1M from the Victorian Government's Science, Technology and Innovation Infrastructure grants program and matching funds from a consortium of Australian universities and other mathematical organisations. AMSI's mission is to become a nationally and internationally recognised centre for the mathematical sciences, providing service to its member institutions, improving the international competitiveness of Australian industry and commerce and enhancing the national level of school mathematics, by the provision and support of mathematical and statistical expertise.

CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences

CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences employs over 100 researchers in statistics and mathematics. We create tools and analysis methods that improve decision making and information delivery for our customers in biotechnology, health, business services, industrial processing and environmental monitoring.
More information is at www.cmis.csiro.au

The University of Queensland

The Graduate School is hosted by the University of Queensland (UQ), one of Australia's premier learning and research institutions. It is the largest and oldest university in Queensland and has produced generations of graduates who have gone on to become leaders in all areas of society and industry. The University is a founding member of the national Group of Eight, an alliance of research-strong "sandstone" universities committed to ensuring that Australia has higher education institutions which are genuinely world class. It belongs also to the global Universitas 21 alliance. This group aims to enhance the quality of university outcomes through international benchmarking and a joint venture e-learning project with the Thomson Corporation.

In 2002, the University of Queensland had more than 30,000 students enrolled. It continues to attract the vast majority of the state's highest academic achievers and is renowned nationally and internationally for the quality of its teaching and research. In 1998-99 it was named Australia's University of the Year and it continues to enjoy the highest overall rating for Queensland universities in the annual Good Universities Guide.

The Queensland Parallel Supercomputing Foundation

The Queensland Parallel Supercomputing Foundation (QPSF) is a consortium of Queensland universities formed with the objective to increase the State's innovative capacity through deployment and exploitation of advanced computing and communications infrastructure – supercomputers, high-capacity data archives, visualisation and networking capability.

The long-term goal of QPSF is to enable Queensland 's competitiveness in the global economy by identifying, developing, and promoting the uptake of advanced computing in high growth sectors. Crucial to this is harnessing the intellectual insights with High-Performance Computing (HPC) providing the technological multiplier to overcome Australia 's relatively low population density. Over the next five years QPSF will aim for a transformational impact on the Queensland R&D base with identifiable social and economic outcomes.

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