On June 29, 2011, COMSATS’ two-member delegation comprising of Mr. Tajammul Hussain, Advisor (Programmes) COMSATS, and Mr. Farhan Ansari, Assistant Director (Programmes) COMSATS, visited the Bangladesh Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (BCSIR), Bangladesh, and held a meeting with its Chairman, Prof. Dr. S. M. Imamul Haq. Mr. Hussain made a brief presentation on COMSATS, …

A two-day International Training Workshop on “Science Education for Sustainable Development” was organized by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), on June 27-28, 2011, …

The Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Bangladesh, has become a member of COMSATS’ Network of International S&T Centres of Excellence. A ‘Certificate of Membership’ was issued to BCSIR on June 6, 2011. By virtue of BCSIR’s membership to COMSATS’ Network, its Chairman has become a member of COMSATS Coordinating Council that comprises …

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The Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, visited Brazil on 21-24 May 2011. During his four-day sojourn, Dr. Qureshi visited Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa); COMSATS’ Centre of Excellence in Brazil, Embrapa Agrobiologia; and the Brazilian Ministries of Science & Technology and Foreign Relations. The main purpose of the visit was to hold meetings …

Pakistan’s National Member Organization of the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria, has recently established a Pak – IIASA Collaboration Group with Dr. Hasibullah, Advisor International Affairs COMSATS, as its Coordinator. The Group held its first meeting in COMSATS Headquarters on 19th May 2011. Ten experts from different fields relevant to socio-economic development …

The Stakeholders Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) – 2010 was held by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Government of Pakistan, on April 28, 2011, in Islamabad, Pakistan. The Conference was presided over by the Minister for Science and Technology, H.E. Mr. Changez Khan Jamali. Apart from the Federal Secretary and …

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 …

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 …

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, …