The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Based on the common interests and focus on sustainable development, the agreement aims at strengthening institutional networking, enhancing organizational capacities and extending out-reach. Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, Executive …

The COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) held a special meeting of the Board of Governors under the chairmanship of Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi on 29th October 2009. The detailed discussion in the Board meeting was focused on one-point agenda; namely, the approval of a dual degree programme between CIIT and University …

COMSATS’ national meeting, organized in collaboration with COMSTECH and HEC, concluded successfully on 28th October 2009 in Islamabad. The meeting which was Pakistan-specific and youth-centric was participated by a select group of twenty five young students, researchers, scholars and thinkers hailing from all provinces of Pakistan. The group discussed key issues of national importance under …

The 2nd meeting of the Steering Committee for the organization of the 2nd Commission Meeting of COMSATS was held under the Chairmanship of Minister for Science and Technology, Mr. Muhammad Azam Khan Swati, on 19th October 2009 in Islamabad. Besides the Federal Secretary MoST and the Executive Director COMSATS, the meeting was attended by senior …

The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and the OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH), under the patronage of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC), organized a two-day national seminar on ‘Policies and Strategies for Successful Implementation of Employment Generating Programmes in Renewable Energies, Biotechnology, …

The Higher Institute for Applied Science and Technology (HIAST) organized a three-day international seminar on “Bridging Gaps for Industrial Development: Interface between Academia, Policy Making, and Industry”, from 27th to 29th July 2009, at HIAST, Damascus-Syria, under the aegis of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) and the Commission on Science and Technology …

The 15th meeting of the Board of Governors of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) was held on 16th July 2009, at its H-8 campus in Islamabad. Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, Executive Director COMSATS, chaired the meeting in his capacity as the Chairman of the Board. The meeting was also attended by many other senior members …