Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)
November 21 2012 2012
Availing the opportunity of ISESCO’s Ministerial meeting in Khartoum in which COMSATS was invited as an observer organization, the Executive Director visited the offices of the Ministry of Science and Communication on 21st November, and held meetings with the State Minister, H.E. Dr. Tahani Abdalla Attia Gasmalla and the Under Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. …
November 20 2012 2012
The sixth Islamic Conference of Ministers of Higher Education and Scientific Research (ICMHESR) was held on 20 – 21 November in Khartoum, Sudan. On invitation from ISESCO, the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi participated in the meeting, which deliberated this year on the theme, “The role of Higher Education in the development of …
September 26 2012 2012
The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) awarded the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) the ‘ISESCO Medal’ on September 26, 2012. In keeping with its tradition of promoting and fostering academic excellence, scientific capacities, and inter-cultural relations through awards and prizes, ISESCO on its 30 years of …
September 21 2012 2012
Under the patronage of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), and the OIC’s Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH); the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; and the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh, organized the International Workshop …
September 16 2012 2012
The 2nd COMSATS-ISESCO-INIT International Workshop on ‘Internet Security: Enhancing Information Exchange Safeguards’ was jointly organized by COMSATS; the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO); the Inter Islamic Network on Information Technology (INIT); the Royal Scientific Society (RSS), Jordan; and the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Pakistan, from September 16-20, 2012, in Amman, Jordan. Hosted …
August 31 2012 2012
On August 31, 2012, Mr. M. Babür Hızlan, Ambassador of Turkey to Pakistan, and Dr. I.E. Qureshi, Executive Director COMSATS, signed an agreement on behalf of the Republic of Turkey and COMSATS, respectively, to induct Turkey as the 22nd Member State of COMSATS. The agreement will come into force after a notification is issued in …
July 24 2012 2012
The COMSATS’ community joins the Government and people of Ghana in mourning the sad demise of the President John Evans Atta Mills, who was elected as the Chairperson of COMSATS in April this year. Dr. Mills died at the age of 68 of throat cancer, on July 24, 2012. Considering the death of Dr. Mills …
July 09 2012 2012
The ‘5th Asian School on Renewable Energy: Advanced Micro-power Systems’ was co-organized by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), from 9th to 13th July 2012, in Selangor, Malaysia. This international event was hosted by the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM); and had the …
June 06 2012 2012
A symposium on Sustainable Environment for Socio-economic Development was held on June 6, 2012, by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and its Centre of Excellence in Pakistan, the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT). The event featured talks on topics relating to the World Environment Day 2012 …
May 24 2012 2012
[ Introductory Remarks by the E.D. COMSATS ] [ Address by the Chairperson Coordinating Council ] [ Communiqué of the Meeting ] [ List of Participants ] [ Presentations ] [ Reports on ITRGs ] [ Picture Gallery ] The 15th Meeting of COMSATS Coordinating Council was successfully held on May 24-25, 2012, at Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey. The meeting was hosted by COMSATS’ Centre of Excellence in Turkey, the …
