The centennial chapter of MobileMonday Global (MoMo) was launched in Islamabad, Pakistan on April 19, 2010. The chapter will be housed at the Centre for Advanced Studies and Telecommunication (CAST) of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT). Based in Helsinki, Finland, MoMo is an open networking organization for mobile industry professionals fostering cooperation and cross-border business …

Executive Director of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, visited People’s Republic of China from 22nd to 26th March 2010. Matters related to stronger participation of Centres of Excellence in COMSATS’ sponsored scientific activities in different Member States was the main agenda. The preparations …

On invitation of the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Pakistan, H. E. Mr. Masha’allah Shakeri paid a visit to COMSATS Secretariat on January 26, 2010. The invitation had been extended to apprise the Ambassador about the engagements of Dr. Qureshi during his visit to Iran, …

The Executive Director of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, visited two of the COMSATS’ member countries, Iran and Jordan, during February 5-11, 2010. Matters related to stronger participation of Centres of Excellence in COMSATS’ sponsored scientific activities in different Member States was the …

The Executive Director of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, visited two of the COMSATS member countries, Syria and Egypt, during January 10 – 16, 2010. The visit was made in connection with the recommendations of the 12th COMSATS Coordinating Council Meeting held in Nigeria …

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 …

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 …

The COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) held a special meeting of the Board of Governors under the chairmanship of Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi on 29th October 2009. The detailed discussion in the Board meeting was focused on one-point agenda; namely, the approval of a dual degree programme between CIIT and University …

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 …

The 2nd meeting of the Steering Committee for the organization of the 2nd Commission Meeting of COMSATS was held under the Chairmanship of Minister for Science and Technology, Mr. Muhammad Azam Khan Swati, on 19th October 2009 in Islamabad. Besides the Federal Secretary MoST and the Executive Director COMSATS, the meeting was attended by senior …