Successful Conclusion of the 2nd Commission Meeting of COMSATS (April 16-17, 2012)
The 2nd Commission Meeting of COMSATS concluded on April 17, 2012, after having worked out broad policy guidelines for the future functioning of the Commission. The meeting was held at the level of Ministers appointed by the Heads of Member States. Around 53 country delegates from seventeen Member States, along with representatives of three international organizations; TWAS, ISESCO and COMSTECH, attended the Meeting. The countries represented in the meeting were: Bangladesh, China, Colombia, Egypt, Ghana, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia and Zimbabwe.
The Meeting was inaugurated on 16th April 2012 by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, in Islamabad. Other guests of honour at the inauguration were the Minister for Science and Technology (MoST), Mir Changez Khan Jamali; Federal Secretary MoST, Mr. Akhlaq Ahmad Tarar (Chairperson of COMSATS Consultative Committee); Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi; and the Chairperson of COMSATS Coordinating Council, Dr. Eduardo Posada Flórez ...[ Read more ].
The Executive Director COMSATS Inaugurates Regional Experts’ Meeting of ISESCO
COMSATS and the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) share a strong tradition of collaboration in S&T with each other and organizations with similar mandates. Since 2004, the two organizations have been collaborating for capacity-building and knowledge-sharing for socio-economic development of their Member States.... [ Read more ]
15th February 2012
The Federal Minister for Science and Technology hosts dinner for Ambassadors of COMSATS’ Member States
With an objective to sensitize the Ambassadors of COMSATS’ Member States in Pakistan about the upcoming Commission Meeting of COMSATS, the Minister for Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan, Mir Changez Khan Jamali, hosted a dinner meeting on 15th February 2012 at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT). The dinner meeting was attended by envoys of 10 COMSATS’ Member Countries,.... [ Read more ]
2nd February 2012
Cooperative Ties Strengthened between COMSATS and ICTP
A delegation of COMSATS visited the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) on February 02, 2012. The ICTP and COMSATS, both being the brainchildren of Prof. Dr. Abdus Salam, share the objective of scientific advancement in the developing world. As a major force against the scientific brain drain from the developing world, ICTP provides scientists from developing countries with the continuing education and skills by imparting training in topics falling under the categories of High Energy,.... [ Read more ]
3rd February 2012
COMSATS-TWAS High-level Contacts
A delegation led by the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. I.E. Qureshi, paid a visit to the Headquarters of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) in Trieste, Italy, in order to discuss ways and means of further strengthening technical cooperation between the two organizations. Apart from the Executive Director COMSATS, the delegation members included Rector, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi; Dean of Faculty of Sciences, CIIT, Dr. Arshad Saleem Bhatti;.... [ Read more ]
30th - 31st January 2012
COMSATS’ Delegation Visits CERN, Geneva
In order to further strengthen COMSATS’ collaborative links with international organizations of the North, a delegation of COMSATS Secretariat and COMSATS Institute of information Technology (CIIT), visited the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, Switzerland, on 30th and 31st January 2012. The delegation was led by the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Imtinan Elahi Qureshi. Members of the delegation included Rector CIIT, Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi; Dean of Office of Research, Innovation.... [ Read more ]
21st - 22nd January 2012
COMSATS Participates in eHAP’s 3rd International Conference
Third International eHealth conference organized by eHealth Association of Pakistan was held at University of Health Sciences, Lahore on 21st and 22nd January, 2012. The theme of this year’s conference was “Road to National eHealth Strategy for Pakistan”.
The event was inaugurated by Punjab’s Provincial Minister for Education, Transport and Excise & Taxation, Mr. Mian Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman. Around 300 delegates, including IT professionals, healthcare providers, policy makers, students and others..... [ Read more ]
