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., …

The second lecture under COMSATS’ Science Diplomacy Programme was delivered by Executive Director COMSATS and COMSATS’ Science Ambassador Emeritus in the field of Science Diplomacy, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, in a select gathering of scholars and academicians at the Faculty Development Academy of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Islamabad, on February 29, 2016. The …

Mr. Farhan Ansari, Sr. Assistant Director (Programmes), COMSATS Headquarters, visited Abuja in connection with COMSATS’ two capacity building events, organized in collaboration with ISESCO and National Mathematical Centre (NMC), Nigeria: International Conference on Mathematical Modeling and Second Meeting of COMSATS’ International Thematic Research Group (ITRG) on ‘Mathematical Modeling’. On the sidelines of these events, Mr. …

The two-day International Conference on ‘Mathematical Modelling’ successfully concluded on December 29, 2015, in Abuja, Nigeria. The event was jointly organized by COMSATS; the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) and COMSATS’ Centre of Excellence in Nigeria, the National Mathematical Centre (NMC). The international conference was attended by about 40 researchers and scientists belonging …

The International Conference on Mathematical Modeling was inaugurated by Prof. Adewale Roland Tunde Solarin, Director/Chief Executive of National Mathematical Centre (NMC), Nigeria, on 28th December 2015, at the Auditorium of the Nigerian National Atomic Energy Commission, Abuja, Nigeria. The event is being jointly organized by COMSATS; the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO); and …

The Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, visited the Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST), which is the Centre of Excellence of COMSATS in the Islamic Republic of Iran. He held a meeting with the newly appointed President of IROST, Prof. Fathollah Moztarzadeh, on 26th December 2015. Also present on the occasion were …