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Indonesian scholars arrive at KU
Karachi
April 11, 2021
A group of Indonesian university’s scholars have arrived at the International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi (KU), to pursue a research training programme.
According to a spokesman for the ICCBS, four Indonesian scholars from the University of Airlangga visited the KU centre where they would stay for a period of three months under the ICCBS scholarship programme for Indonesian young scientists.
The foreign scholars will receive training in different fields of chemistry, including synthetic and analytical chemistry.
ICCBS Director Prof Dr M Iqbal Choudhary welcomed the foreign scholars and said the joint venture would promote science and technology between the two brotherly countries.
Biodiversity was dropping everywhere at an alarming pace
ISLAMABAD:
COMSTECH on Friday organised an international conference on biodiversity to share information regarding the preparation for the 15th meeting of the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to be held in Kunming, China this year.
COMSTECH Coordinator-General Prof M Iqbal Choudhary, while presenting the welcome address, said this event was focused on bringing various stakeholders on board in the OIC region for a unified view at the international biodiversity conference. Prof Choudhary said the lives of our evolutionary siblings depended on conserving biodiversity.
He emphasised the need to respect all creations of Almighty Allah so they could live and prosper.
Conference on biodiversity held
April 4, 2021
Islamabad: Under the patronage of Prince El Hassan bin Talal, founding patron of the Islamic World Academy of Science (IAS), IAS and COMSTECH organised biodiversity conference here.
The purpose of the conference was to share information in preparation for the fifteenth meeting of the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) which will be held in 2021, in Kunming, China. Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Coordinator General COMSTECH delivered welcome address in which he said that this event is focused on bringing various stakeholders on board in the OIC region for a unified view at the int’l biodiversity conference, scheduled to be held in 2021 in Kunming, China.
Pakistan ,Turkey, Indonesia located on seismic active zones
National
March 13, 2021
Islamabad: Two days international seminar on ‘Seismicity, Seismotectonic, Seismic Hazards Including Geological & Geophysical Aspects’ was jointly organised by Comstech and Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), under Comstech Consortium of Excellence.
Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, coordinator general, Comstech welcomed the chief guest, guest of honor and all the distinguished speakers and participants to the event. During his welcome address, he shared the ongoing and upcoming capacity building activities and programmes of Comstech.
QAU Vice Chancellor Prof. Muhammad Ali Shah was invited as the chief guest, and Prof. Muhammad Shahid Baig, chairman, Pakistan Science Foundation as the guest of honor. The event was moderated by Prof. Dr. MonaLisa from Quaid-i-Azam, University.