The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) in collaboration with one of its Centres of Excellence in Pakistan, the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), held the foundation meeting of COMSATS’ thematic research group on ‘Natural Product Sciences’, on November 26, 2010, in Karachi. ICCBS hosted this …

The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and the International Center for Climate and Environment Sciences (ICCES), Beijing, China, jointly held the Foundation Meeting of COMSATS’ Thematic Group on ‘Climate Change and Environmental Protection’, on November 20, 2010, in Beijing, China. This meeting was held in conjunction with CTWF …

The Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, on his recent visit to Malaysia representing COMSATS at the 5th Islamic Conference of Ministers of Higher Education and Scientific Research (ICMHESR), paid a visit to the International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre for South-South Cooperation (ISTIC) located in the premises of Academy of Sciences Malaysia. The visit …

A delegation of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), headed by the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, attended the 5th Islamic Conference of Ministers of Higher Education and Scientific Research (ICMHESR) held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 19th to 21st October 2010. The Conference was hosted …

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and the Universiti Kabangsaan Malaysia (UKM) for cooperation in the field of renewable energy, on the 19th of October 2010. The MoU signing ceremony took place in conjunction with the inauguration of UKM’s ‘Ultra Low …

The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) organized a national training workshop on “Repair and Maintenance of Scientific Equipments in Teaching, Research Institutions and Small Scale Industries” in Dakar, Senegal, from 18th to 21st October 2010. The workshop was organized …

The Federal Secretary of Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan, Mr. Irfan Nadeem, paid a visit to the Secretariat of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), on October 12, 2010. Mr. Nadeem succeeded Mr. K.B. Rind as the new Federal Secretary on 4th October 2010. Being …

Dr. I. E. Qureshi, Executive Director COMSATS, visited the Global Change Impact Studies Centre (GCISC), Islamabad, on October 7, 2010, to hold a meeting with its Executive Director, Dr. Arshad Muhammad Khan. He was accompanied by Dr. Hasibullah, Advisor (I. A) COMSATS, Dr. Amir H. Malik, HEC Foreign Professor at CIIT, and Engr. Farhan Ansari, …

The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and the Islamic, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) held an International Conference on ‘Diffusion of ICTs in Academia: Learning in the Digital Age in Islamic Countries’ in Khartoum, Sudan, on October 4-5, 2010. The Conference held under COMSATS-ISESCO Cooperation Agreement (2010) …

The eHealth Association of Pakistan (eHAP) held its third Board meeting of 2010 at COMSATS Secretariat, Islamabad, on 28th September 2010. The eHAP is a non-profit organization, which aims to share and enhance knowledge and advocate policy support for a broader implementation of eHealth programmes across Pakistan. The Senior Medical Officer of COMSATS Secretariat has …