Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)
November 17 2013 2013
On invitation from the Government of Pakistan to join its delegation for the 37th General Conference of UNESCO, the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. I. E. Qureshi, visited UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on November 17-22, 2013. Apart from attending the joint meetings of UNESCO’s Commissions held on 18th and 19th November, he participated in the symposium …
November 12 2013 2013
The World Science Day for Peace and Development 2013 was commemorated by COMSATS by holding a seminar on ‘Science for Water Cooperation: Sharing Data, Knowledge and Innovations’ in Islamabad, on November 12, 2013. The event was held at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Islamabad, and was attended by more than 70 students, academicians, scientists, …
October 07 2013 2013
The COMSATS-ISESCO Regional Consultative Workshop on National Innovation System (NIS) and Intellectual Property (IP) was held in Islamabad from October 7-9, 2013. The workshop was jointly organized by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS); Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO); Inter-Islamic Network on Information Technology (INIT), and …
October 05 2013 2013
The 57th Convocation of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology(CIIT) was held at its Lahore Campus, on October 05, 2013. Five hundred and twenty nine successful students were awarded degrees in the fields of Architecture, Mathematics, Chemical Engineering, Computer Sciences, Physics, Electrical Engineering and Management Sciences. The Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Mr. Zahid Hamid, …
October 04 2013 2013
The 56th Convocation of the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) was held on October 4, 2013, at its Sahiwal Campus awarding degrees to 160 students from Sahiwal and Vehari campuses. The Secretary Education, Government of Punjab, Mr. Khawaja Farhan Aziz, graced the occasion as the chief guest. Mr. Aziz was representing the Minister for Education, …
September 25 2013 2013
The Minister for Higher Education & Scientific Research, Republic of the Sudan, H.E. Prof. Khamis Kajo Kunda, along with the Sudanese Ambassador to Pakistan, H.E. Mr. El Shafie Mohamed Ahmed, visited COMSATS Secretariat on September 25, 2013. Welcoming the Sudanese Minister, Dr. Qureshi expressed his desire to elevate COMSATS’ cooperative ties with the Government of …
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 …
