Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)
September 23 2013 2013
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Pakistan, hosted the Vice Chancellors’ Forum 2013, in Islamabad, from 23 to 24 September 2013. The event, second of the series, was held in collaboration with the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO); Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan; Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Government of Pakistan; …
September 20 2013 2013
The President of Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Mamnoon Hussain, awarded degrees and medals to the graduating students of the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), during its 52nd Convocation held on September 20, 2013, in Islamabad. Standing at No. 3 among 132 higher education institutions in terms of research productivity according to the Higher Education Commission …
September 16 2013 2013
A batch of eight students from Nigeria has joined COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) in order to pursue their MS degrees in Mathematics, Computer Engineering and Computer Sciences. The scholarships were awarded under CIIT’s offer of a hundred scholarships to students from COMSATS’ Member States, pledged during COMSATS Coordinating Council meetings. These students were …
August 26 2013 2013
The 7th COMSATS workshop on ‘Repair and Maintenance of Scientific Engineering Equipment in Universities, Research Institutions and Small Scale Industries’ was held from August 26-30, 2013, in Ghana. The five-day event was hosted by COMSATS’ Centre of Excellence in Ghana, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), at one of its research institutes, the Institute …
August 22 2013 2013
The five-day COMSATS-ISESCO national workshop on “Repair and Maintenance of Scientific Engineering Equipment in Universities, Research Institutions and Small Scale Industries” concluded in Sudan, on August 22, 2013. The workshop was inaugurated by Prof. Ahmed El Tayeb, Chairman Board of Directors of Industrial Research and Consultancy Centre, in Khartoum, on August 18, 2013. The technical …
August 18 2013 2013
The five-day national workshop on “Repair and Maintenance of Scientific, Engineering Equipment in Universities, Research Institutions and Small Scale Industries” has commenced on August 18, 2013, in the capital city of Sudan. The workshop is being organized by Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and Islamic Educational, Scientific and …
July 16 2013 2013
The Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan, Mr. Zahid Hamid, visited COMSATS Secretariat,on July 16, 2013, for a briefing on the international programmes and activities of COMSATS. The Minister was accompanied by the Federal Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology, Mr. Akhlaq Ahmad Tarar, who is the incumbent Chairperson of COMSATS Consultative …
July 14 2013 2013
The ten-day International Training Workshop on ‘Extreme Weather and Climate Events: Detection, Monitoring, Prediction and Risk Management for Developing Countries’ was successfully held on 14th to 23rd July 2013, in Beijing, China. The workshop was organized by COMSATS’ Centre of Excellence in China, the International Center for Climate and Environment Sciences (ICCES), with co-sponsorship from Chinese …
July 14 2013 2013
The Second Meeting of COMSATS’ International Thematic Research Group (ITRG) on ‘Climate Change and Environmental Protection’ was successfully held on 21st July 2013, in Beijing-China, on the sidelines of the ten-day International Training Workshop on “Extreme Weather and Climate Events: Detection, Monitoring, Prediction and Risk Management for Developing Countries” (14-23 July 2013). The meeting was …
May 06 2013 2013
The Executive Director COMSATS held a meeting with Mr. Stoyan Bantchev, Chief of UNESCO’s Participation Programme Section at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 6th May 2013. He was accompanied by Ms. Humaira Zia Mufti, Deputy Permanent Delegate of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to UNESCO. Among the major points discussed on the occasion were: COMSATS …
