Category: 2013

The two-day International Symposium on ‘Nanotechnology and Nano-biotechnology Innovative Applications for Sustainable Green Economy and Climate Change Mitigation (ISN-2013)’ successfully concluded in Serpong, Indonesia, on December 17, 2013. The symposium was organized by COMSATS in collaboration with the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), and the National Nuclear Energy […]

The 11th International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT) was organized by COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) in Islamabad, Pakistan, on December 16 – 18, 2013, in continuation of the consecutive series of meetings held in Islamabad during the last 10 years. The Conference was technically supported by […]

The 3rd International Workshop on ‘Internet Security: Enhancing Information Exchange Safeguards’ was jointly organized by COMSATS; the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO); the Inter Islamic Network on Information Technology (INIT); the Higher Institute of Technological Studies (ISET) of Nabeul, Tunisia; and the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), […]

A delegation of COMSATS, comprising of Executive Director and Advisor (Programmes) COMSATS, held a number of meetings with Tunisian authorities and Heads of scientific organizations during the period 9th to 12th December 2013. The objective of these consultations was to prepare a roadmap for closer cooperation between Tunisia and COMSATS; […]

“Information security has become a critical concern for Internet users and developers, and there is a dire need to have a methodology to build integrated systems to provide the necessary protection of information at all levels”. This was stated by H.E. Dr. Moncef Ben Salem, Minister for Higher Education and […]

The sixth edition of the World Science Forum was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 25-27 November 2013, where more than 400 scientists, educationists, policy-makers, leaders of research bodies, international organizations, industries and civil society representatives from over 100 countries were present. The Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. I. E. […]

On invitation from the Government of Pakistan to join its delegation for the 37th General Conference of UNESCO, the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. I. E. Qureshi, visited UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on November 17-22, 2013. Apart from attending the joint meetings of UNESCO’s Commissions held on 18th and 19th November, […]

The World Science Day for Peace and Development 2013 was commemorated by COMSATS by holding a seminar on ‘Science for Water Cooperation: Sharing Data, Knowledge and Innovations’ in Islamabad, on November 12, 2013. The event was held at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Islamabad, and was attended by more […]

The COMSATS-ISESCO Regional Consultative Workshop on National Innovation System (NIS) and Intellectual Property (IP) was held in Islamabad from October 7-9, 2013. The workshop was jointly organized by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS); Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO); Inter-Islamic Network […]

The 57th Convocation of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology(CIIT) was held at its Lahore Campus, on October 05, 2013. Five hundred and twenty nine successful students were awarded degrees in the fields of Architecture, Mathematics, Chemical Engineering, Computer Sciences, Physics, Electrical Engineering and Management Sciences. The Federal Minister for Science […]