In order to further strengthen COMSATS’ collaborative links with international organizations of the North, a delegation of COMSATS Secretariat and COMSATS Institute of information Technology (CIIT), visited the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland, on 30th and 31st January 2012. The delegation was led by the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi. …

Twelve hundred and sixty seven (1,267) successful students of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) Islamabad, received their graduate and post-graduate degrees at the 39th and 40th convocation held in Islamabad, on January 26, 2012. A total of 1,181 BS degrees were awarded in the disciplines of bio-informatics, biosciences, business administration, computer engineering, electrical (telecommunication …

Third International eHealth conference organized by eHealth Association of Pakistan was held at University of Health Sciences, Lahore on 21st and 22nd January, 2012. The theme of this year’s conference was “Road to National eHealth Strategy for Pakistan”. The event was inaugurated by Punjab’s Provincial Minister for Education, Transport and Excise & Taxation, Mr. Mian …

The International Conference on ‘Nanomaterials & Nano Ethics’ held in Lahore, Pakistan, successfully concluded on December 3, 2011, at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology-Lahore, Pakistan. The event had been co-organized by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS); the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO); and National Science Foundation …

The third International Conference on Nanotechnology was held in United Arab Emirates on November 28-30, 2011. The event was jointly organized by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS); the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO); National Science Foundation (NSF) of USA; and COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), …

COMSATS co-organized the International Workshop on ‘Nanotechnology in the Edge of Convergence’, at Puri Pujangga, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia, on 24-27 November 2011, in collaboration with the Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Malaysia (host institution of the event), and the Centre for Science & Technology of the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T …

A three-day International Workshop on “Climate Change and Sustainable Management of Water Resources in the Asia-Pacific Region” was held on November 22-24, 2011, at the National Institute of Banking and Finance (NIBAF), Islamabad. The event was jointly organized by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and one of …

The national workshop on “Repair and Maintenance of Scientific Engineering Equipments in Universities, Research Institutions and Small Scale Industries” concluded on November 17, 2011, after training more than twenty seven (27) participants including engineers, researchers and students of various institutions from Egypt. The workshop that started on November 13, 2011 was organized by the Commission on …

The honourable Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Republic of Ghana, H. E. Ms. Sherry Ayittey, reaffirmed the support of her Ministry towards COMSATS’ programmes and desired to expand cooperation in areas of environment, agriculture and biotechnology. During a meeting with the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, in her office in Accra (Ghana) …

Senegal’s Minister for Higher Education and Scientific Research, H. E. Prof. Amadou Tidiane BA, received the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi at his office in Dakar, Senegal, on October 25, 2011, and discussed possibilities of enhancing cooperation between his Ministry and COMSATS. The Executive Director informed the Minister that he has visited various …