The 15th CTWF International Symposium on Atmospheric Aerosol (19-24 September 2016) and the International Lecture Courses on Atmospheric Aerosols (25-27 September 2016) were successfully held in Beijing, China. The events, which were hosted by COMSATS’ Centre of Excellence in China, the International Center for Climate and Environment Sciences (ICCES), were co-organized by COMSATS, CAS-TWAS-WMO Forum …

On August 18, 2016, COMSATS organized the launching ceremony of Urdu translation of the book titled, “One Hundred Reasons to Be a Scientist”, which was originally published in 2004 by the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy. The ceremony was presided over by former Rector International Islamic University Islamabad and renowned Literary …

Dr. I.E. Qureshi, Executive Director COMSATS delivered a keynote address on July 28, 2016, in the Seminar on “Role of Education, Science and Technology in National Security”, which was organized in Islamabad, Pakistan, by the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) in collaboration with the University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore. The seminar had …

The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and the National Centre for Physics (NCP), Pakistan, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 14, 2016, to cooperate for the promotion of academic and research activities in COMSATS’ Member States. Dr. I.E. Qureshi, Executive Director COMSATS and Dr. Hafeez R. …

The Honourable Minister for Science and Technology, Government of Nigeria, H.E. Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, paid a visit to COMSATS Secretariat, Islamabad, on June 2, 2016. The Minister visiting Islamabad for participation in 15th General Assembly of COMSTECH was invited to COMSATS Secretariat by the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, for exchange of views on …

A three-member delegation of Sudan, led by Prof. Azhari Omer Abdelbagi, Undersecretary, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MOHESR), Government of Sudan, visited COMSATS Secretariat on June 2, 2016, for a meeting with the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. I. E. Qureshi. The other members of the delegation were Prof. Ahmed Hassan Fahal, Director of …

The 3rd International Workshop on Applications of ICTs in Education, Healthcare and Agriculture was successfully held in Amman, Jordan, from 31st May to 1st June 2016 at the Royal Scientific Society (RSS), which is the largest applied research institution of the country. The third of the series, the workshop was jointly organized by the COMSATS; …

The 9th national workshop on “Repair and Maintenance of Scientific Engineering Equipment in Universities, Research Institutions and Small Scale Industries” successfully concluded on May 27, 2016 in Enugu, Nigeria. Held under the COMSATS-ISESCO Biennial Cooperation Programme 2016-17, the 5-Day workshop was jointly organized by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South …

The 9th national workshop on ‘Repair and Maintenance of Scientific, Engineering Equipment in Universities, Research Institutions and Small Scale Industries’ was inaugurated in Enugu, Nigeria, on May 23, 2016, by Dr. Habiba Lawal, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology (FMST), Nigeria. The workshop is being jointly organized by COMSATS and ISESCO, under their …

COMSATS Member States need science and technology-based solutions and approaches for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and these nations should engage their R&D organizations in the process for formulation of national development plans. These views were expressed by the participants of a talk on ‘Scientific Perspective on Sustainable Development Goals for Pakistan’, organized by the …