The third International Conference on Nanotechnology was held in United Arab Emirates on November 28-30, 2011. The event was jointly organized by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS); the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO); National Science Foundation (NSF) of USA; and COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), …

COMSATS co-organized the International Workshop on ‘Nanotechnology in the Edge of Convergence’, at Puri Pujangga, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia, on 24-27 November 2011, in collaboration with the Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Malaysia (host institution of the event), and the Centre for Science & Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T …

A three-day International Workshop on “Climate Change and Sustainable Management of Water Resources in the Asia-Pacific Region” was held on November 22-24, 2011, at the National Institute of Banking and Finance (NIBAF), Islamabad. The event was jointly organized by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and one of …

The national workshop on “Repair and Maintenance of Scientific Engineering Equipments in Universities, Research Institutions and Small Scale Industries” concluded on November 17, 2011, after training more than twenty seven (27) participants including engineers, researchers and students of various institutions from Egypt. The workshop that started on November 13, 2011 was organized by the Commission on …

The honourable Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Republic of Ghana, H. E. Ms. Sherry Ayittey, reaffirmed the support of her Ministry towards COMSATS’ programmes and desired to expand cooperation in areas of environment, agriculture and biotechnology. During a meeting with the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, in her office in Accra (Ghana) …

Senegal’s Minister for Higher Education and Scientific Research, H. E. Prof. Amadou Tidiane BA, received the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi at his office in Dakar, Senegal, on October 25, 2011, and discussed possibilities of enhancing cooperation between his Ministry and COMSATS. The Executive Director informed the Minister that he has visited various …

COMSATS and the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) jointly, organized the second International Meeting of ‘Coordinators of the Scientific Thematic Group for Enhancing Cooperation among Islamic Countries’, on 18th and 19th October 2011, at ISESCO Headquarters, in Rabat, Morocco, under COMSATS-ISESCO Cooperation Programme (2011). The meeting was continuation of COMSATS-ISESCO joint activity, ‘Islamic …

The Director General ISESCO, H.E. Dr. Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri, expressed satisfaction over the on-going cooperation between ISESCO and COMSATS to organize joint scientific activities for the benefit of common Member Countries. In a meeting with the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, in Rabat (Morocco) on 17th October 2011, he reaffirmed the commitment of …

Apart from its international programmes as an inter-governmental organization, COMSATS has a number of Pakistan-based projects launched over the years. One of these projects is the COMSATS Internet Services (CIS), which celebrated its “15 years of Internet Excellence” at a ceremony held in Islamabad on September 28, 2011. The Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi …

COMSATS initiated its Telehealth Services in Zhob, Balochistan, with effect from 28th September 2011. As a part of COMSATS’ efforts to expand its Tele-health programme to enable greater access to medical specialists from the main cities/hospitals to the communities living in far-flung areas, COMSATS in collaboration with Human Development Foundation (HDF), has setup the first …