Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)
April 17 2012 2012
[ Speeches ] [ Resolution ] [ List of Participants ] [ Video Clips ] [ Picture Gallery ] [ Media Coverage ] The 2nd Commission Meeting of COMSATS concluded on April 17, 2012, after having worked out broad policy guidelines for the future functioning of the Commission. The meeting was held at the level of Ministers appointed by the Heads of Member States. Around 53 country …
February 15 2012 2012
With an objective to sensitize the Ambassadors of COMSATS’ Member States in Pakistan about the upcoming Commission Meeting of COMSATS, the Minister for Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan, Mir Changez Khan Jamali, hosted a dinner meeting on 15th February 2012 at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT). The dinner meeting was attended by envoys …
February 02 2012 2012
A delegation of COMSATS visited the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) on February 02, 2012. The ICTP and COMSATS, both being the brainchildren of Prof. Dr. Abdus Salam, share the objective of scientific advancement in the developing world. As a major force against the scientific brain drain from the developing world, ICTP …
February 02 2012 2012
In cognizance of its international role viz socio-economic development through science and technology, COMSATS has always endeavoured to consolidate and strengthen its Network of S&T Centres of Excellence, which provides the organization with the needed scientific and technological resource-base for national and regional programmes. The induction of a new centre, the University Cheikh Anta Diop …
February 01 2012 2012
A delegation led by the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. I.E. Qureshi, paid a visit to the Headquarters of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) in Trieste, Italy, in order to discuss ways and means of further strengthening technical cooperation between the two organizations. Apart from the Executive Director COMSATS, the delegation members …
January 30 2012 2012
In order to further strengthen COMSATS’ collaborative links with international organizations of the North, a delegation of COMSATS Secretariat and COMSATS Institute of information Technology (CIIT), visited the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland, on 30th and 31st January 2012. The delegation was led by the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi. …
January 26 2012 2012
Twelve hundred and sixty seven (1,267) successful students of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) Islamabad, received their graduate and post-graduate degrees at the 39th and 40th convocation held in Islamabad, on January 26, 2012. A total of 1,181 BS degrees were awarded in the disciplines of bio-informatics, biosciences, business administration, computer engineering, electrical (telecommunication …
January 22 2012 2012
Third International eHealth conference organized by eHealth Association of Pakistan was held at University of Health Sciences, Lahore on 21st and 22nd January, 2012. The theme of this year’s conference was “Road to National eHealth Strategy for Pakistan”. The event was inaugurated by Punjab’s Provincial Minister for Education, Transport and Excise & Taxation, Mr. Mian …
December 03 2011 2011
The International Conference on ‘Nanomaterials & Nano Ethics’ held in Lahore, Pakistan, successfully concluded on December 3, 2011, at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology-Lahore, Pakistan. The event had been co-organized by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS); the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO); and National Science Foundation …
November 28 2011 2011
The third International Conference on Nanotechnology was held in United Arab Emirates on November 28-30, 2011. The event was jointly organized by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS); the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO); National Science Foundation (NSF) of USA; and COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), …
