Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)
October 19 2009 2009
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 …
August 16 2009 2009
The Department of Environmental Sciences and the Department of Development Sciences of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology are jointly organizing the 3rd International Conference on “Environmentally Sustainable Development (ESDev-2009)”, from August 16 to 18, 2009 at CIIT Campus at Abbottabad. The ESDev series of conferences have been organized every alternate year since 2005 to address …
August 12 2009 2009
The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and the OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH), under the patronage of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC), organized a two-day national seminar on ‘Policies and Strategies for Successful Implementation of Employment Generating Programmes in Renewable Energies, Biotechnology, …
July 29 2009 2009
The Higher Institute for Applied Science and Technology (HIAST) organized a three-day international seminar on “Bridging Gaps for Industrial Development: Interface between Academia, Policy Making, and Industry”, from 27th to 29th July 2009, at HIAST, Damascus-Syria, under the aegis of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) and the Commission on Science and Technology …
July 16 2009 2009
The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP)–Nigeria, under the aegis of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), organized the 1st National Workshop on “The Establishment of Science and …
July 16 2009 2009
The 15th meeting of the Board of Governors of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) was held on 16th July 2009, at its H-8 campus in Islamabad. Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, Executive Director COMSATS, chaired the meeting in his capacity as the Chairman of the Board. The meeting was also attended by many other senior members …
July 01 2009 2009
On invitation from the Rector, CIIT, the Executive Director COMSATS alongwith Director (Academics) CIIT visited the Department of Physics at Chak Shahzad Campus, Islamabad. The briefing given by the Head of Department, Dr. Muhammad Aslam Khan, touched upon the issues of student enrollment, faculty strength, quality of under-graduate education and research work being undertaken at …
June 30 2009 2009
Prof. Dr. Sirimali Fernando, Chairperson Sri Lanka’s National Science Foundation, accompanied by Sri Lankan High Commissioner for Pakistan, Air Chief Marshal (R) Jayalath Weerakkody visited COMSATS’ Headquarters in Islamabad on 30th June 2009. Prof. Fernando was in the capital to attend the SAARC meeting on Science and Technology. The purpose of Prof. Fernando’s visit to …
June 29 2009 2009
Technical Committee on Science and Technology of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) held its fourth meeting on 29th and 30th June in Islamabad, Pakistan. Mr. Muhammad Azam Khan Swati, Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan inaugurated the meeting hosted by the Government of Pakistan at Best Western Hotel, Islamabad. Delegations …
June 26 2009 2009
Prof. Xiang Gao and Prof. Xianzu Gong from the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, visited COMSATS Headquarters on 26th June 2009. The distinguished visitors were briefed about the programmes and activities of COMSATS, especially those with the People’s Republic of China. Dr. Gao, who is the Director of Tokamak Division, explained that more …
