The national workshop on “Repair and Maintenance of Scientific Engineering Equipments in Universities, Research Institutions and Small Scale Industries” concluded on December 14, 2012 at Nabeul, Tunisia. The five-day workshop was organized by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) and …

As per advice of COMSATS’ Coordinating Council, the Executive Director has been paying personal visits to the Centres of Excellence affiliated with COMSATS in different developing countries. In this regard, a visit was made on 22nd November, 2012, to the Industrial Research and Consultancy Centre (IRCC) in Khartoum, Sudan, following an invitation received from Director General …

Availing the opportunity of ISESCO’s Ministerial meeting in Khartoum in which COMSATS was invited as an observer organization, the Executive Director visited the offices of the Ministry of Science and Communication on 21st November, and held meetings with the State Minister, H.E. Dr. Tahani Abdalla Attia Gasmalla and the Under Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. …

The sixth Islamic Conference of Ministers of Higher Education and Scientific Research (ICMHESR) was held on 20 – 21 November in Khartoum, Sudan. On invitation from ISESCO, the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi participated in the meeting, which deliberated this year on the theme, “The role of Higher Education in the development of …

The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) awarded the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) the ‘ISESCO Medal’ on September 26, 2012. In keeping with its tradition of promoting and fostering academic excellence, scientific capacities, and inter-cultural relations through awards and prizes, ISESCO on its 30 years of …

Under the patronage of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), and the OIC’s Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH); the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; and the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh, organized the International Workshop …

The 2nd COMSATS-ISESCO-INIT International Workshop on ‘Internet Security: Enhancing Information Exchange Safeguards’ was jointly organized by COMSATS; the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO); the Inter Islamic Network on Information Technology (INIT); the Royal Scientific Society (RSS), Jordan; and the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Pakistan, from September 16-20, 2012, in Amman, Jordan. Hosted …

On August 31, 2012, Mr. M. Babür Hızlan, Ambassador of Turkey to Pakistan, and Dr. I.E. Qureshi, Executive Director COMSATS, signed an agreement on behalf of the Republic of Turkey and COMSATS, respectively, to induct Turkey as the 22nd Member State of COMSATS. The agreement will come into force after a notification is issued in …