The fourth International Workshop and Conference on ‘Nano-materials and Nano-devices (IWCN-2014)’ successfully concluded in Cairo, Egypt, on December 09, 2014. The IWCN was organized by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) in collaboration with the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO). The event was hosted by COMSATS’ …

The Foundation Meeting of COMSATS’ International Thematic Research Group (ITRG) on ‘Mathematical Modeling’ was organized by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) with the support of its Centre of Excellence in Nigeria, National Mathematical Centre (NMC), which is the designated Lead Centre of the Group. The meeting took place …

COMSATS-ISESCO-INIT Regional Workshop on National Innovation System and Intellectual Property for the African region was inaugurated by H.E. Dr. Amina Al Hajri, Deputy Director-General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), on November 25, 2014, in Rabat, Morocco. The three-day event is being jointly organized by ISESCO; Commission on Science and Technology for …

COMSATS-ISESCO Regional Consultative Workshop on National Innovation System (NIS) and Intellectual Property (IP) (African Region) was successfully held in Rabat, Morocco, from November 25-27, 2014. The second of its kind, 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 …

The Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi, held a meeting with the Ambassador of China to Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Sun Weidong, on November 19, 2014, to brief him about COMSATS’ wide ranging international programmes and activities, its international mandate, structure, and functions of various statutory bodies. The meeting was held at COMSATS Institute of Information …

On November 19, 2014, the Ambassador of China to Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Sun Weidong, paid a visit to COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Islamabad Campus, to receive formal briefing on COMSATS and CIIT, and inaugurate the China Study Centre housed at CIIT’s Business Administration Department. The objective of the Study Centre is to facilitate …

In order to commemorate this year’s World Science Day, COMSATS organized a half-day seminar in Islamabad, in collaboration with ECO Science Foundation (ECOSF) and UNESCO office Islamabad, on November 12, 2014. Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad, the renowned physicist and former Advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Science & Technology, graced the occasion with his presence …

The 25th General Meeting of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) was held in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, on 25-28 October 2014. On invitation from the Executive Director TWAS, Prof. Romain Murenzi, and the Omanese Ministry of Higher Education, the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. I. E. Qureshi, participated in the meeting as observer. More than …

A delegation of COMSATS led by the Executive Director, Dr. I. E. Qureshi, visited COMSATS’ Centre of Excellence in Tanzania, the Tanzania Industrial Research and Development Organization (TIRDO) on 22nd October 2014. TIRDO has been affiliated with COMSATS’ Network of International S&T Centres of Excellence since 1995. The primary objective of the visit was to …

The 4th International Workshop on ‘Internet Security: Enhancing Information Exchange Safeguards’ was inaugurated by Prof. Patrick Makungu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology, Government of Tanzania, on 20th October 2014, in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. The event is being jointly organized by the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO); the Commission on Science and …