Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)
May 17 2016 2016
[ Speeches ] [ Communiqué of the Meeting ] [ Presentations ] [ Reports on ITRGs ] [ List of Participants ] [ Picture Gallery ] The 19th Meeting of COMSATS Coordinating Council was successfully held on May 17-18, 2016, in Islamabad, Pakistan. The meeting was hosted by COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) at its …
May 17 2016 2016
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 …
May 17 2016 2016
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 …
April 26 2016 2016
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 …
April 25 2016 2016
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 …
April 19 2016 2016
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 …
April 08 2016 2016
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 …
March 16 2016 2016
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 …
March 07 2016 2016
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., …
February 29 2016 2016
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 …
