The 5th International Workshop on ‘Internet Security: Enhancing Information Exchange Safeguards’ was jointly organized by the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO); the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS); the Inter Islamic Network on Information Technology (INIT); the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Pakistan; and the Statistical, …

The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) in collaboration with the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) held a National Seminar on ‘South-South Cooperation: Towards a Sustainable Future’, in Islamabad, on 14 September 2015, to commemorate the UN Day for South-South cooperation (September …

The 8th national workshop on ‘Repair and Maintenance of Scientific, Engineering Equipment in Universities, and Research Institutions’ was inaugurated at Rustaq, Sultanate of Oman, on August 23, 2015, by Dr. Said Bin Hamed Al Rebaie, Secretary General of Education Council, Oman. The workshop is being jointly organized by Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable …

The 8th national workshop on “Repair and Maintenance of Scientific Engineering Equipments in Universities, Research Institutions and Small Scale Industries” successfully concluded on August 23-27, 2015 in Rustaq, Oman. The 5 days workshop was jointly organized by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural …

The new Federal Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Government of Pakistan, Mr. Fazal Abbas Maken, who is an ex-officio Chairman of COMSATS’ Consultative Committee, visited COMSATS Secretariat- Islamabad for a briefing on COMSATS. The briefing was given by the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. I.E. Qureshi, and was also attended by the Joint Scientific …

Mr. Tajammul Hussain, Advisor (Programmes), COMSATS Headquarters, visited Accra, Ghana, from 9th to 15th August 2015, in order to undertake consultations with the Ghanaian Government officials in connection with the preparations of forthcoming 3rd Commission Meeting of COMSATS to be held in Accra, Ghana, on 27-28 October 2015. The Commission Meeting will be preceded by …

A two-member delegation of COMSATS comprising Executive Director, Dr. I. E. Qureshi, and Advisor (Programmes), Mr. Tajammul Hussain paid a visit to ISESCO Headquarters in Rabat, Morocco, on 15th July 2015, to conclude a cooperation agreement between the two organizations for the biennium 2016-17. The delegation was received by the Director-General ISESCO, H. E. Dr. …

The Kingdom of Morocco has joined the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) as its 22nd Member State. The membership came to effect with the signing of an accession agreement to join COMSATS in a ceremony held in Rabat on July 14, 2015. H.E. Mr. Lahcen Daoudi, Minister of …

On June 30, 2015, the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, held a meeting with Nigerian students (Fall 2013 Batch) who graduated from COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) under the scholarships offered to COMSATS’ Member States. Held at the Islamabad campus of the Institute, the meeting was attended by Mr. Tajammul Hussain, Advisor …

A talk on ‘UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, and Beyond’ under COMSATS’ Science Diplomacy programme was organized at Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS), Islamabad, on June 16, 2015. Launched in February this year, COMSATS Science Diplomacy programme, inter alia, entails activities on ‘Science Communication’ to create awareness about scientific underpinning of public policies and developmental agenda. The talk …