On March 15, 2017, the Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan, H.E. Rana Tanveer Hussain, hosted a dinner to introduce the newly appointed Executive Director COMSATS to the diplomatic community of COMSATS Member States and a few non-members in Islamabad, as well as senior government functionaries of Pakistan. The dinner had an …

On March 8, 2017, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Executive Director COMSATS Secretariat, delivered a lecture at workshop being conducted at Faculty Development Academy of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT). The 5-week long workshop is being conducted from February 27th – March 31st 2017 for the young faculty of CIIT at FDA, which is …

A delegation of COMSATS visited the Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco, on 20th December 2016, and held a meeting with its senior officials with a view to discuss matters related to the University’s induction in COMSATS’ Network of Centres of Excellence. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 6th COMSATS-ISESCO-INIT International Workshop on …

The 6th International Workshop on ‘Internet Security: Enhancing Information Exchange Safeguards’ was held from 19th to 23rd December 2016, in Rabat, Morocco. The event was jointly organized by COMSATS; the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO); and the Inter Islamic Network on Information Technology (INIT). The workshop was inaugurated by Dr. Tariq Mahmood, Director …

The first International Workshop on Nanotechnology for Young Scientists (IWYS-2016) was successfully held from 28th to 30th November 2016, in Selangor, Malaysia. The three-day event was jointly organized by COMSATS; the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO); and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia. The event was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. Imran Ho Abdullah, Deputy …

COMSATS, in collaboration with the Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (Professional Development Department) of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Pakistan, held a seminar to celebrate the 2016 World Science Day for Peace and Development, on November 17, 2016, in Islamabad. The seminar’s theme was aligned with the theme of this year’s Day, ‘Celebrating …

The foundation meeting of COMSATS’ International Thematic Research Group (ITRG) on ‘Renewable Energy’ was held on 2nd November 2016, in Zahedan, Iran, in conjunction with the Regional Expert Meeting on ‘Renewable Related Energy Focusing on Microalgae Technology Using Ocean Resources Including Solar and Fuel Cell’ (31st October to 1st November 2016). The meeting was jointly organized …

The Regional Expert Meeting on ‘Renewable Related Energy Focusing on Microalgae Technology Using Ocean Resources Including Solar and Fuel Cell’ was successfully held from 31st October to 1st November 2016, in Zahedan, Iran. The event was organized by COMSATS in collaboration with its Centre of Excellence in Iran, the Iranian Research Organization for Science & …

The 3-day International Conference and Exhibition on Renewable Energy Technologies successfully concluded on 20th October 2016. COMSATS organized the event in collaboration with the Pakistan Council of Renewable Energy Technologies (PCRET) and ISESCO. The Conference provided a forum for knowledge sharing on latest advancements in RETs; brought together educational institutes, research organizations, industry and commercial establishments …

The International Conference and Exhibition on Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) was inaugurated in Islamabad on October 18, 2016, by the Pakistani Minister for Science and Technology, H.E. Mr. Rana Tanveer Hussain. The joint three-day event of COMSATS is being held in collaboration with the Pakistan Council of Renewable Energy Technologies (PCRET) and Islamic Educational, Scientific …