COMSATS, in collaboration with its Centres of Excellence in Egypt, the National Research Centre (NRC), held the Foundation Meeting of COMSATS’ International Thematic Research Group (ITRG) on ‘Agriculture, Food Security, and Biotechnology’, on June 10, 2015, in Cairo. The Foundation Meeting was held in conjunction with the COMSATS-ISESCO-NRC joint International Conference on ‘Agriculture, Food Security, …

The two-day International Conference on ‘Agriculture, Food Security, and Biotechnology’ was successfully organized in Cairo, Egypt, on 8th & 9th June 2015. Hosted by COMSATS’ Centre of Excellence in Egypt, the National Research Centre (NRC), the event was co-organized by COMSATS, Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), …

The two-day International Symposium on ‘Impacts of Extreme Atmospheric Events on Geo-Surface in a Changing Climate’ was successfully held on 14-15 May 2015, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The event was jointly organized by COMSATS and two of its Centres of Excellence, the Industrial Technology Institute (ITI), Sri Lanka, and the International Center for Climate and …

The fourth meeting of COMSATS’ International Thematic Research Group (ITRG) on ‘Climate Change and Environmental Protection’ was held on May 16, 2015, at Industrial Technology Institute (ITI), Colombo, Sri Lanka, on the sidelines of the International Symposium on ‘Impacts of Extreme Atmospheric Events on Geo-Surface in a Changing Climate’ (May 14-15, 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka). …

Following the nomination of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU) as prospective Centre of Excellence of COMSATS by the Ministry of Education and Science, Government of Republic of Kazakhstan, a two-member delegation of COMSATS’ International Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) visited KazNU on 24th and 25th April 2015. The delegation comprised of Dr. I. E. Qureshi, Executive …

Two high-level meetings were held by the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. I. E. Qureshi, on 24th and 25th March, 2015, during his visit to COMSATS’ Member State, Jamaica. Accompanied by Director-General International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS), Dr. Qureshi met the Minister of State, Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (MSTEM), Government …

The COMSATS’ Centre of Excellence (COE) in Jamaica, the International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS), Kingston, Jamaica, opened its doors to welcome Executive Director COMSATS in his maiden visit to the Centre on 23rd March 2015. Located in the picturesque setting of Blue Mountain backdrop, amidst vibrant atmosphere of University of West Indies, …

On 18th March 2015, COMSATS and UNESCO formalized their cooperative relations through signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France. The overall objective of the MoU is to provide a framework for cooperation between UNESCO and COMSATS to support the development of more effective and relevant policies and actions affecting science …

The first meeting of the Working Group of COMSATS and UNESCO was held on18th March 2015, soon after an MoU was signed between the two organizations. The Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. I. E. Qureshi and the Director International Basic Sciences Programmes (IBSP), Division of Science Policy, UNESCO, Dr. Maciej Jan Nalecz, leading their respective delegations …