Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)

Contacts with COMSATS’ Focal Point in Sudan

Contacts with COMSATS’ Focal Point in Sudan

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. …

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COMSATS represented at ISESCO Ministerial meeting

COMSATS represented at ISESCO Ministerial meeting

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 …

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COMSATS Receives ISESCO Medal for S&T-led Initiatives

COMSATS Receives ISESCO Medal for S&T-led Initiatives

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 …

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COMSATS-ISESCO International Workshop on Nano-technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 21-23, 2012

COMSATS-ISESCO International Workshop on Nano-technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 21-23, 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 …

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2nd International Workshop on ‘Internet Security: Enhancing Information Exchange Safeguards’ successfully held from September 16-20, 2012, in Amman, Jordan

2nd International Workshop on ‘Internet Security: Enhancing Information Exchange Safeguards’ successfully held from September 16-20, 2012, in Amman, Jordan

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 …

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The Republic of Turkey to Join COMSATS as a Member State

The Republic of Turkey to Join COMSATS as a Member State

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 …

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Use of Solar Cell Micro-Power Systems Promoted at the 5th Asian School on Renewable Energy in Malaysia

Use of Solar Cell Micro-Power Systems Promoted at the 5th Asian School on Renewable Energy in Malaysia

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 …

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COMSATS’ Symposium to Commemorate World Environment Day

COMSATS’ Symposium to Commemorate World Environment Day

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 …

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TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center (MAM), Turkey, hosts the 15th Meeting of COMSATS Coordinating Council

TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center (MAM), Turkey, hosts the 15th Meeting of COMSATS Coordinating Council

[ 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 …

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