The second meeting of COMSATS’ International Thematic Research Group (ITRG) on ‘Agriculture, Food Security, and Biotechnology’ was held on October 19, 2016, at the Industrial Research and Consultancy Centre (IRCC), Sudan, on the sidelines of the 2nd International Conference on ‘Agriculture, Food Security, and Biotechnology’ (October 17-18, 2016, Khartoum, Sudan). This ITRG was formally launched …

The fifth meeting of COMSATS’ International Thematic Research Group (ITRG) on ‘Climate Change and Environmental Protection’ was held on 28th September 2016, in Beijing, China, in conjunction with the 15th CTWF International Symposium on Atmospheric Aerosol (19-24 September 2016) and the International Lecture Courses on Atmospheric Aerosols (25-27 September 2016). The meeting was hosted by …

COMSATS organized a Seminar on September 22, 2016, to commemorate the UN Day for South-South Cooperation, in Islamabad. The event was held in collaboration with Pakistan Academy of Sciences, at the latter’s premises on the theme of ‘Framework of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’. Mr. Neil Buhne, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Pakistan, …

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; …