Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)
March 24 2015 2015
Two high-level meetings were held by the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. I. E. Qureshi, on 24th and 25th March, 2015, during his visit to COMSATS’ Member State, Jamaica. Accompanied by Director-General International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS), Dr. Qureshi met the Minister of State, Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (MSTEM), Government …
March 23 2015 2015
The COMSATS’ Centre of Excellence (COE) in Jamaica, the International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS), Kingston, Jamaica, opened its doors to welcome Executive Director COMSATS in his maiden visit to the Centre on 23rd March 2015. Located in the picturesque setting of Blue Mountain backdrop, amidst vibrant atmosphere of University of West Indies, …
March 18 2015 2015
On 18th March 2015, COMSATS and UNESCO formalized their cooperative relations through signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France. The overall objective of the MoU is to provide a framework for cooperation between UNESCO and COMSATS to support the development of more effective and relevant policies and actions affecting science …
March 18 2015 2015
The first meeting of the Working Group of COMSATS and UNESCO was held on18th March 2015, soon after an MoU was signed between the two organizations. The Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. I. E. Qureshi and the Director International Basic Sciences Programmes (IBSP), Division of Science Policy, UNESCO, Dr. Maciej Jan Nalecz, leading their respective delegations …
March 18 2015 2015
Following the signing ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and first Working Group meeting held at the UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. I. E. Qureshi held meetings with senior UNESCO officials in which he discussed the on-going and future activities to be undertaken by COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) in cooperation …
March 11 2015 2015
The Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Walid Abu Ali, visited COMSATS Headquarters on Wednesday, 11th March 2015, and held a meeting with the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi. He was accompanied by the First Secretary/Cultural and Educational Attaché of the Palestine Embassy, Mr. Husni Abu Ghoush. Also present in …
March 03 2015 2015
On March 3, 2015, a meeting was held between the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. I. E. Qureshi and the High Commissioner of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Dauda Danladi, at the Islamabad campus of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT). Mr. Danladi was accompanied by senior officials of the Nigerian High …
February 27 2015 2015
The Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. I.E. Qureshi held a meeting with the outgoing Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Pakistan, H.E. Air Chief Marshal (R) Jayalath Weerakkody, on 27th February 2015, at the latter’s office in Islamabad. The Executive Director was accompanied by the following senior officials of COMSATS Headquarters: Mr. Tajammul Hussain, Advisor (Programmes); Dr. …
February 25 2015 2015
COMSATS launched its “Science Diplomacy” program on February 25, 2015, during a Roundtable Meeting held in Islamabad. Following the decision made by COMSATS Coordinating Council in its 17th meeting held in May 2014, the new initiative would be geared towards improving international relations among developing countries and supporting their efforts to achieve foreign policy objectives through …
February 21 2015 2015
The senior officials of COMSATS Headquarters, led by Dr. I.E. Qureshi, Executive Director COMSATS, held a luncheon meeting with H.E. Dr. Amina Obaid Ramadhan Alhajri, Deputy Director General ISESCO, on 21st February 2015, in Islamabad, in order to discuss matters related to expanding cooperation between the two organizations for the benefit of their common Member …
