Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)
April 19 2011 2011
The first meeting of COMSATS’ Thematic Research Group on ‘Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)’ was held in Islamabad on 19th and 20th April 2011. The meeting was hosted by the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), which is also the Lead Centre of the Group. During the two day event, the Group deliberated on initiating …
April 05 2011 2011
During his one-day visit to Pakistan, on 5th April 2011, the British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron delivered a lecture at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, encompassing key elements of UK policy relevant to Pak-UK relations. He touched upon a broad range of issues, while declaring that his visit to Pakistan is the “new beginning” in …
March 23 2011 2011
A delegation from Afghanistan comprising of Prof. M. Hassan Rashiq (Afghanistan’s Ministry of Higher Education), Prof. Zalmai Zaheb (Kabul University), Mr. M. Atiq Mamozai (Kabul Education University), Prof. Dr. Del Aqa Waqar (Nangarhar University), Prof. Dr. Abdul Qayuom (Kabul Polytechnic University), and Prof. Homa Khalid (Kabul Polytechnic University), visited COMSATS Headquarters, on March 23, 2011, …
March 14 2011 2011
The Board of Governors of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) held its 19th meeting on March 14, 2011, at Chak Shahzad Campus of CIIT in Islamabad. The Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, chaired the meeting in his capacity as the Chairman of the Board. Besides the Executive Director COMSATS, the other ex-officio …
March 04 2011 2011
A delegation of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), comprising its Rector, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi; and Registrar, Dr. Arshad S. Malik, led by the Federal Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan, Mr. Irfan Nadeem, visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 4th to 8th March 2011. The purpose of this …
February 23 2011 2011
On February 23, 2011, Water Efficiency Measurement Laboratory was inaugurated at the Royal Scientific Society (RSS). The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided its support to the Jordanian Ministry of Water and Irrigation and the Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology for the establishment of this unique laboratory in Amman. The inaugural ceremony was …
January 26 2011 2011
The Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Pakistan, H.E. Mr. M. Babur Hizlan, visited COMSATS Secretariat on January 26, 2011. In a meeting with the Executive Director COMSATS, the Turkish Ambassador was apprised of the former’s recent visit to Turkey (December 2010), during which he held meetings with the officials of TÜBİTAK and COMSATS’ …
January 22 2011 2011
A delegation of COMSATS participated in the Second International eHealth Conference, held in Islamabad on 22nd & 23rd January 2011. The Conference that had been organized by eHealth Association of Pakistan (eHAP) was co-sponsored by COMSATS. Other sponsors included: the World Health Organization; the Rockefeller Foundation; and the National ICT R&D Fund, Ministry of Information …
January 20 2011 2011
The Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan, H.E. Pir Aftab Hussain Shah Jilani, paid a visit to the COMSATS Secretariat on 20th January 2011. The Minister, who has recently assumed charge of the Ministry, was invited to COMSATS Secretariat for a briefing on the organization’s mission & objectives, the role it has been …
January 11 2011 2011
A four-member delegation of COMSATS participated in the 14th General Assembly Meeting of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH), held in Islamabad from 11-13 January 2011. As a Ministerial Standing Committee, all the 57 member states of the OIC are members of COMSTECH, out of which 12 are …
