The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Abbottabad Campus, jointly, organized the First Meeting of Sub-group on ‘Green Technology’ under COMSATS’ Thematic Research Group on ‘Climate Change and Environmental Protection’, on July 26, 2011, at CIIT (Abbottabad Campus), Pakistan. The meeting was …

On July 21, 2011, Mr. Akhlaq Ahmad Tarar, Federal Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Government of Pakistan, visited COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Islamabad, to attend a briefing on CIIT’s role as a higher education institute in Pakistan, evaluate the research and teaching facilities available at the Institute, and to hold meetings …

A national training workshop on “Digital Library using Open Source Software” was organized by eHealth Association of Pakistan (eHAP) at the Secretariat of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), Islamabad. The workshop was supported by COMSATS Secretariat, COMSATS Internet Services (CIS), DlnetSA, and LISolutions. Librarians and I.T professionals …

On June 29, 2011, COMSATS’ two-member delegation comprising of Mr. Tajammul Hussain, Advisor (Programmes) COMSATS, and Mr. Farhan Ansari, Assistant Director (Programmes) COMSATS, visited the Bangladesh Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (BCSIR), Bangladesh, and held a meeting with its Chairman, Prof. Dr. S. M. Imamul Haq. Mr. Hussain made a brief presentation on COMSATS, …

A two-day International Training Workshop on “Science Education for Sustainable Development” was organized by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), on June 27-28, 2011, …

The Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Bangladesh, has become a member of COMSATS’ Network of International S&T Centres of Excellence. A ‘Certificate of Membership’ was issued to BCSIR on June 6, 2011. By virtue of BCSIR’s membership to COMSATS’ Network, its Chairman has become a member of COMSATS Coordinating Council that comprises …

[ Introductory Remarks by the E.D. COMSATS ] [ Welcome Address by the Chairperson Coordinating Council ] [ Communiqué of the Meeting ] [ Reports of COMSATS Thematic Research Groups ] [ SciDev.Net News-report ] [ Presentations of CoEs ] [ Picture Gallery ] COMSATS held the 14th meeting of its Coordinating Council in Bogotá, Colombia, on 26th and 27th May 2011. The meeting was hosted by the International …

The Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, visited Brazil on 21-24 May 2011. During his four-day sojourn, Dr. Qureshi visited Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa); COMSATS’ Centre of Excellence in Brazil, Embrapa Agrobiologia; and the Brazilian Ministries of Science & Technology and Foreign Relations. The main purpose of the visit was to hold meetings …

Pakistan’s National Member Organization of the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria, has recently established a Pak – IIASA Collaboration Group with Dr. Hasibullah, Advisor International Affairs COMSATS, as its Coordinator. The Group held its first meeting in COMSATS Headquarters on 19th May 2011. Ten experts from different fields relevant to socio-economic development …