Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)
April 11 2013 2013
As a follow-up of the application received from Industrial Technology Institute (ITI), Sri Lanka, for joining COMSATS’ Network of International S&T Centres of Excellence, the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. I.E. Qureshi, visited this Institute in Colombo on April 11-12, 2013. Welcoming the Executive Director, the Chairman Board of Management ITI, Prof. Vijaya Kumar, expressed the …
April 11 2013 2013
The Ministry of Technology, Research and Atomic Energy (MOTR&AE), Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, acts as the COMSATS’ focal point in Sri Lanka, and, by virtue of the same, is represented in COMSATS’ International Consultative Committee. In view of COMSATS’ policy to foster greater coordination between its Secretariat and the focal points as well as …
March 28 2013 2013
The High Commissioner of Republic of Mauritius, H.E. Mr. Mohammed Rashad Daureeawo, made a courtesy call on the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, at COMSATS Secretariat, on March 28, 2013. With a view of Mauritius’ prospective membership of COMSATS’ Commission, the High Commissioner was briefed by Dr. Qureshi on COMSATS’ international role and …
March 28 2013 2013
On March 28, 2013, a dinner-reception in honour of the Ambassadors of COMSATS’ Member States in Islamabad was hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Government of Pakistan, in connection with the upcoming 2nd meeting of COMSATS Consultative Committee (1st May 2013, Accra-Ghana). The Consultative Committee meeting will be hosted by the Ministry …
March 11 2013 2013
The three-day international event marked as the first Meeting of the Global Forum on Islamic Finance (GFIF) was organized by COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Lahore, Pakistan, in collaboration with the Lancaster University, UK, on March 11-13, 2013. The theme of the Meeting was “Islamic Finance: New Realities, New Challenges”. GFIF aims at providing …
December 18 2012 2012
On 18-19 December 2012, a two-day workshop on Technological Innovation Governance for Sustainable Development was organized on the sidelines of the 10th International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT). The workshop was organized by COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Pakistan, in collaboration with the Pakistani Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Inter Islamic …
December 17 2012 2012
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, National Testing Service, Pakistan, and National ICT R&D Fund, Pakistan, organized its 10th International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT-2012), on December 17-19, 2012, in Islamabad, Pakistan. The technical sponsors of the Conference were IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, and IEEE …
December 14 2012 2012
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 …
December 05 2012 2012
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology and the South Asian Chapter of the Academy for Global Business Advancements (AGBA) organized the 4th South Asian International Conference (SAICON) 2012 on December 5-7, 2012. Held in the scenic city of Pakistan, Bhurban, this year’s conference was given the theme: International Emerging Knowledge Economy in the 21st Century: Opportunities …
November 22 2012 2012
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 …
