COMSATS Member States need science and technology-based solutions and approaches for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and these nations should engage their R&D organizations in the process for formulation of national development plans. These views were expressed by the participants of a talk on ‘Scientific Perspective on Sustainable Development Goals for Pakistan’, organized by the …

The meeting of COMSATS’ most important statutory body, the Coordinating Council started in Islamabad today after elaborate preparations and coordination with COMSATS’ Network of Centres of Excellence. The meeting was inaugurated in a graceful ceremony presided over by Mr. Fazal Abbas Maken, Federal Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology, who is also the ex-officio Chairperson …

H.E. Prof. Dr. Aboubacar Senghore, the Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MHERST), Islamic Republic of the Gambia, visited COMSATS Secretariat in Islamabad on 19 May 2016. The purpose of the visit was to hold consultation with the Executive Director, Dr. I.E. Qureshi, after the Gambia’s accession to the organization as its 24th …

The Regional Workshop on Biosafety and Biosecurity in Life Sciences Research, Islamabad, was inaugurated by the Federal Secretary, Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan, Mr. Syed Abu Ahmad Akif, on April 26, 2016, at the premises of Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS). The event is being jointly organized by COMSATS, ISESCO, and PAS. The …

The 6th International Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Development (ESDev-VI) was organized by COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Abbottabad, on April 25-27, 2016. The event had the sponsorship of Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan; the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS); and the National Testing Service (NTS). The …

A lecture under COMSATS’ Science Diplomacy Programme, entitled ‘Biosurveillance: Science Needs for Microbial Forensics’ was held on April 19, 2016, at COMSATS Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan. The lecture delivered by Dr. Habib Bokhari, Professor of Microbiology & Immunology at the Department of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Islamabad, was attended by faculty members and students …

The Regional Workshop on Biosafety and Biosecurity in Life Sciences Research successfully concluded in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 28th April 2016. The event, held at Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS), was jointly organized by COMSATS, ISESCO, and PAS. The Federal Secretary, Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, Government of Pakistan, Mr. M. Humayun, graced the concluding …

COMSATS Centre of Excellence in Sri Lanka, Industrial Technology Institute (ITI) celebrated its 60th Anniversary on 16th March 2016 at the Water’s Edge Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka. His Excellency the President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Hon. Maithripala Sirisena graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and distributed the awards for the employees …

The Middle East and South Asia (MESA) Conference on ‘Epigenetics and Genomics of Infectious Diseases’ was organized by Royal Scientific Society (RSS), Jordan, in partnership with Gryphon Scientific, USA, in the Jordanian capital, Amman, on March 7-8, 2016. The objective of the event was to facilitate communication of epigenetic and genomic pathogen research between U.S., …