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For the Winnipeg, Manitoba television station, see CIIT-TV Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canadas Location. ... CIIT is a Christian television station in Winnipeg, Manitoba previously owned by Trinity Television before being sold to Rogers Communications. ...


The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) is an international organization. It aims to reduce the ever-growing gap between the developed and developing world through useful applications of science and technology. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Science For the scientific journal named Science, see Science (journal). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


The Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) initiated the proposal for the formation of COMSATS under the leadership of Nobel Laureate, Dr. Abdus Salam.The foundation-conference of COMSATS was held at Islamabad, Pakistan on 4th and 5th October 1994. TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world -- until 2004 named Third World Academy of Sciences -- is a merit-based science academy uniting more than 750 scientists from 89 countries. ... The Nobel Prizes (pronounced no-BELL or no-bell) are awarded annually to people who have done outstanding research, invented groundbreaking techniques or equipment, or made outstanding contributions to society. ... Prof. ... Islamabad (اسلام آباد, abode of Islam), population 955,629, is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potwar Plateau in the northwest of that country. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...


Representatives from thirty-six countries attended. The participants included twenty-two Ministers, members of the diplomatic community of Islamabad and representatives of international organizations, like UNESCO, UNIDO, UNEP and the World Bank. UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is an agency of the United Nations with the mission of helping countries pursue sustainable industrial development, it is a specialist in industrial affairs. ... Klaus Töpfer, UNEP Exec. ... Logo of the World Bank The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, in Romance languages: BIRD), better known as the World Bank, is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by WWII. Now, its mission has expanded to fight poverty by means...


The conference decided that the Headquarters / Secretariat of the Commission would be based permanently at Islamabad, Pakistan, and the Head of State of Pakistan would act as the first Chairperson of the forum. It was agreed that the host Government, Pakistan, would provide for the operational and administrative expenses of the Secretariat, while the development programs of the Commission would be supported and financed through a Technical Assistance Fund. This fund would be established by contribution from member countries, income from services provided to member countries, grants from international agencies and project funds, if under taken under contract.


Member Countries of COMSATS

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, commonly called Jordan (Arabic أردنّ, transliterated ʼUrdunn), is a country in the Middle East. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ...

COMSATS Institute Of Information Technology (CIIT)

Rector COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Dr.S.M Junaid Zaidi
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Rector COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Dr.S.M Junaid Zaidi

CIIT is one of the leading institution in Pakistan which is working under the umbrella of COMSATS, with a well-established reputation and a wide range of interests and facilities. Most importantly, it has faculty of international distinction.


COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) is distinctive. This has been recognized by the Government, and the major players of Industry, with whom it is working to promote higher education and propagate science and technology in Pakistan. Currently CIIT is imparting education to over 5000 students nationwide. CIIT attained the status of degree awarding institute vide the Presidential Ordinance No. XXXVIII issued on 12th August, 2000.


The name of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology is synonymous with the leading edge in studies of new and emerging disciplines. Its aim is to remain among the leading institutions of the country for teaching and research in various disciplines. CIIT educate the students in a way that fosters technical excellence, originality and breadth of vision. It try to achieve the aims with the help of qualified faculty, which is drawn largely from the academia as well as industry ensuring that links back into the academic and commercial world are maintained and that students work on real problems, in real time, as in real life. This provides an excellent basis for career progression of its graduates.


Campuses Of CIIT in Pakistan

COMSATS Islamabad Campus
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COMSATS Islamabad Campus
COMSATS Lahore Campus
COMSATS Lahore Campus
Computer Lab
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Computer Lab

CIIT has currently five campuses around Pakistan equipped with modern facilities for the students and the faculty: Islamabad (اسلام آباد, abode of Islam), population 955,629, is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potwar Plateau in the northwest of that country. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 371 KB) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 371 KB) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Minar-e-Pakistan represents Pakistani independence The Hazuri Bagh, looking towards the Roshnai Gate Lahore (لاھور) is a major city in Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ...

Islamabad (اسلام آباد, abode of Islam), population 955,629, is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potwar Plateau in the northwest of that country. ... The Minar-e-Pakistan represents Pakistani independence The Hazuri Bagh, looking towards the Roshnai Gate Lahore (لاھور) is a major city in Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ... Binomial name Ailurus fulgens Cuvier, 1825 The Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens Latin fire colored cat) Chinese: 小熊貓; (pinyin: xiǎo xióng māo) or lesser panda, is a mostly vegetarian cat-sized (60 cm long) mammal. ... Abbottabad is the principal city of the Abbottabad District in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... Attock is a city in Punjab Province of Pakistan. ...

Faculties and Departments

Following faculties and their departments are awarding bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees to the students:


Faculty of Information Science and Technology

Computer science (informally: CS or compsci) is, in its most general sense, the study of computation and information processing, both in hardware and in software. ...

Faculty of Engineering

  1. Computer Engineering
  2. Electronics Engineering
  3. Telecommunication Engineering

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Faculty of Business Administration

Management science, or MS, is the discipline of using mathematics, and other analytical methods, to help make better business decisions. ... Development studies is the academic discipline which addresses issues of concern to developing nations. ...

Faculty of Sciences

Biotechnology is a technology based on biology, especially when used in agriculture, food science, and medicine. ... A Superconductor demonstrating the Meissner Effect Physics (from the Greek, φυσικός (physikos), natural, and φύσις (physis), nature) is the science of the natural world dealing with the fundamental constituents of the universe, the forces they exert on one another, and the results produced by these forces. ... Mathematics is the study of quantity, structure, space and change. ... Environmental science is the study of the interactions between biological components of the environmentand the physical, chemical components, with the focus on the environment pollution and degradation related mainly due to human acivities, and the impact of the environment on biodivesity, local and global development and sustainability. ... The Parthenon on top of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece Table of architecture, Cyclopaedia, 1728 The following article focuses on built environment, the architecture of spaces designed for human habitation. ... Satellite image of Hurricane Hugo with a polar low visible at the top of the image. ...

COMSATS Internet Services

COMSATS Internet Scratch Cards
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COMSATS Internet Scratch Cards

COMSATS internet services (CSI) is an ISP also administered by COMSATS. It started its services in 1994 and currently providing its services in the following cities of Pakistan: ISP may mean: Internet service provider, an organization that offers users access to the Internet and related services. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

The Minar-e-Pakistan represents Pakistani independence The Hazuri Bagh, looking towards the Roshnai Gate Lahore (لاھور) is a major city in Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ... Karachi (Urdu: كراچى ) (Sindhi: ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan and the capital of the province of Sindh. ... Sialkot is a city in Pakistan, located in the province of Punjab. ... Skardu is the capital city of Baltistan a subdivision of the Northern Areas of Pakistan. ... Official seal of the LAPD SWAT. SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics; originally Special Weapons Assault Team) is a specialized paramilitary police unit in major United States city police departments, which is trained to perform dangerous operations. ... Multan (ملتان) is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan, and capital of Multan District. ... Attock is a city in Punjab Province of Pakistan. ... Binomial name Ailurus fulgens Cuvier, 1825 The Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens Latin fire colored cat) Chinese: 小熊貓; (pinyin: xiǎo xióng māo) or lesser panda, is a mostly vegetarian cat-sized (60 cm long) mammal. ... Gilgit is a region in the Northern Areas of Pakistan, bordering the Chinese region of Xinjiang. ... Peshāwar (پیشاور) literally means City on the Frontier in Persian and is known as Pai-khawar in Pashto. ... Faisalabad is the third largest city in Pakistan. ... Islamabad (اسلام آباد, abode of Islam), population 955,629, is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potwar Plateau in the northwest of that country. ...

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