A delegation of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) led by the Director General, Mr. Yukiya Amano, visited the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan (COMSATS’ Focal Point in the host country) on 12th March 2014, to share information about the role of IAEA in promoting peaceful uses of nuclear technology. The honorable Minister for …

COMSATS has inked an agreement with the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), Karachi, on co-organizing the Summit Meeting on “Vistas in Structural Chemistry”, to be held on 28th to 30th April 2014, at ICCBS, Karachi. This is one of the three regional events to mark the International Year of Crystallography 2014 (IYCr …

The Director General UNESCO, Dr. Irina Bokova, has pledged support to COMSATS for activities related to science, technology and innovation, which she considered pivotal for the future development frameworks. She expressed these views on February 6, 2014, during the signing ceremony of an agreement to establish UNESCO Chair on ‘Knowledge Systems for Integrated Water Resources …

The third meeting of COMSATS’ International Thematic Research Group (ITRG) on ‘Climate Change and Environmental Protection’ was held on January 22, 2014, at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Islamabad, on the sidelines of the International Conference on ‘Asian Monsoon and Climate Change’ (20-21 January, 2014, Islamabad, Pakistan). The ITRG meeting was held to review …

The newly established Centre for Climate Research and Development (CCRD) of the Department of Meteorology at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), organized a two-day International Conference on ‘Asian Monsoon and Climate Change’ in Islamabad, on January 20-21, 2014. The event was organized in association with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Germany; …