Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)

Executive Director of COMSATS Visits its Partners in Karachi

Executive Director of COMSATS Visits its Partners in Karachi

Executive Director and Director General of (I.A) visited COMSATS’ Centre of Excellence in Karachi, the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), to see the latest research facilities in the Center and to discuss the available opportunities for training that can be utilized by scientists in Member States. On this occasion an MoU was signed …

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Memorandum of Understanding between COMSATS and SDPI

Memorandum of Understanding between COMSATS and SDPI

The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Based on the common interests and focus on sustainable development, the agreement aims at strengthening institutional networking, enhancing organizational capacities and extending out-reach. Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, Executive …

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COMSATS National Meeting on Challenges for Socio-economic Development in Pakistan: Role of Science and Technology

COMSATS National Meeting on Challenges for Socio-economic Development in Pakistan: Role of Science and Technology

COMSATS’ national meeting, organized in collaboration with COMSTECH and HEC, concluded successfully on 28th October 2009 in Islamabad. The meeting which was Pakistan-specific and youth-centric was participated by a select group of twenty five young students, researchers, scholars and thinkers hailing from all provinces of Pakistan. The group discussed key issues of national importance under …

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CIIT to Hold 3rd International Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Development (ESDev-2009)

The Department of Environmental Sciences and the Department of Development Sciences of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology are jointly organizing the 3rd International Conference on “Environmentally Sustainable Development (ESDev-2009)”, from August 16 to 18, 2009 at CIIT Campus at Abbottabad. The ESDev series of conferences have been organized every alternate year since 2005 to address …

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COMSATS-COMSTECH Joint National Seminar Explores Employment Generating Opportunities in Pakistan

COMSATS-COMSTECH Joint National Seminar Explores Employment Generating Opportunities in Pakistan

The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and the OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH), under the patronage of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC), organized a two-day national seminar on ‘Policies and Strategies for Successful Implementation of Employment Generating Programmes in Renewable Energies, Biotechnology, …

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HIAST Organises International Seminar with the Support of ISESCO and COMSATS

HIAST Organises International Seminar with the Support of ISESCO and COMSATS

The Higher Institute for Applied Science and Technology (HIAST) organized a three-day international seminar on “Bridging Gaps for Industrial Development: Interface between Academia, Policy Making, and Industry”, from 27th to 29th July 2009, at HIAST, Damascus-Syria, under the aegis of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) and the Commission on Science and Technology …

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1st National Workshop on the Establishment of Science & Technology Parks for Development

The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP)–Nigeria, under the aegis of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), organized the 1st National Workshop on “The Establishment of Science and …

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CIIT Holds its 15th Meeting of Board of Governors

CIIT Holds its 15th Meeting of Board of Governors

The 15th meeting of the Board of Governors of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) was held on 16th July 2009, at its H-8 campus in Islamabad. Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, Executive Director COMSATS, chaired the meeting in his capacity as the Chairman of the Board. The meeting was also attended by many other senior members …

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