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📅 2 November 2026 | Virtual Workshop, 10am Sudan time & 1:00 Pm Pakistan time
🌍 Open to OIC Member States

Register on Google Form Link: https://forms.gle/P1XKy92zxHLDcDk79

Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/97266737269?pwd=lx5nkSOkK5HYIsvqs79xgHrPbLBzus.1

COMSTECH Digital Transformation Lecture Series — Session 2

Date: 26 October 2026
Time: 15:00 – 16:00 (PKT)
Mode: Online via Zoom
Speaker: Dr. Tamer Mansour

Background

Rapid advancements in robotics, artificial intelligence, and automation are transforming industrial operations by improving productivity, efficiency, precision, and workplace safety. These technologies are increasingly important for modern manufacturing, engineering, and industrial development.

In this context, OIC-COMSTECH is organizing a webinar on “Robotics & Automation: AI for Industrial Automation” as part of its Digital Transformation Lecture Series. The session will explore the integration of artificial intelligence with robotics and automated industrial systems, highlighting their applications in intelligent manufacturing, process optimization, and industrial innovation.

Through expert presentations and interactive discussion, the webinar aims to enhance technical awareness, facilitate knowledge exchange, and strengthen capacity building among students, researchers, engineers, and professionals across OIC Member States.

Objectives

• To enhance understanding of robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence in industrial applications.
• To highlight the role of intelligent automation in improving industrial productivity, efficiency, and workplace safety.
• To provide a platform for knowledge sharing between researchers, engineers, industry professionals, and technology experts.
• To encourage technological cooperation and capacity building among OIC Member States.

Expected Outcomes

• Increased awareness of emerging robotics and AI-driven industrial automation technologies.
• Improved understanding of the applications of intelligent automation in manufacturing and engineering.
• Enhanced engagement among researchers, engineers, and industrial professionals.
• Strengthened opportunities for knowledge exchange and technological cooperation across OIC Member States.

Who Can Apply

Engineers, students, early-career researchers, faculty members, industrial professionals, robotics and automation specialists, and AI enthusiasts.

Registration

For Participation, please register at: Click Here

Contact Details

For any queries, please feel free to contact:

Maryam Irfan Rashid
OIC-COMSTECH Secretariat
Email: maryamirfan1285@gmail.com

Flyer Attached.

How can space technology help strengthen food security, improve disaster preparedness, and advance climate monitoring?

OIC-COMSTECH invites you to an insightful webinar exploring the transformative potential of space-based applications in addressing critical development challenges. Bringing together experts from different regions of the OIC community, the webinar will foster knowledge exchange and highlight innovative approaches to leveraging space technology for resilient agriculture, effective disaster management, and climate resilience.

📅 Date: 22 October 2026

🕑 Time: 2:00-4:00 p.m. Pakistan Standard Time (PST)

🔗 Register now: https://forms.gle/jouhQrbGjtoRsjMd6

Researchers, academics, policymakers, and professionals in science, technology, agriculture, disaster management, and climate action are warmly invited

Processing from 20 to 22 October 2026 at the Songhai Centre in Benin

Flyer in Arabic: Click Here

Flyer in French: Click Here

OIC-COMSTECH, in collaboration with the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS), the Women Development Organization (WDO), the Songhai Centre, organize a practical capacity-building workshop for women engaged in the processing of agricultural products and forest fruits in Benin.

The workshop will bring together approximately 25 participants, with a particular focus on rural women.

The training workshop will provide practical skills in the processing, preservation and value addition of locally available agricultural products, with a focus on gari, palm oil and soy cheese. Participants will also be introduced to opportunities for improving processing practices, product quality, entrepreneurship and income generation.

The initiative aims to contribute to women’s economic empowerment, improved livelihoods and food security by strengthening practical skills and supporting greater participation of women in local agricultural value chains.

The workshop seeks to promote practical knowledge transfer, and sustainable approaches that can continue to benefit participating women, and their communities.

Key Information

• Activity: Capacity-Building Workshop on Agricultural and Forest-Product Processing
• Location: Songhai Centre, Benin
• Date: 20–22 October 2026
• Participants: Approximately 25 women, with emphasis on rural women
• Key Products: Gari, palm oil and soy cheese
• Focus Areas: Processing, preservation, value addition, entrepreneurship and income generation
• Organizers/Partners: OIC-COMSTECH, IOFS, WDO, Songhai Centre and Vo Fe RuJ

Date: 15th October 2026
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (PKT)
Mode: Online via Zoom

Flyer: Click Here

Speaker:
Dr Ahmad Atieh, Optiwave Systems Inc

Background:

Advances in optical and quantum communication, together with machine learning, offer opportunities for secure connectivity, improved communication systems and scientific innovation. Developing expertise in these emerging areas is relevant to strengthening the scientific and technological capabilities of OIC Member States.

In this context, OIC-COMSTECH is organizing a webinar on OptiSystem 23.1 under the COMSTECH Centre for Training and Research on AI and Emerging Technologies. The webinar will introduce simulation approaches for optical, quantum and satellite communication systems, alongside machine-learning applications in optical-system analysis. Through expert presentations and interactive discussion, it will provide students, researchers, engineers and faculty members with opportunities to expand their knowledge and engage with specialists.

Objectives

• To raise awareness and promote quantum communication as an instrument for trust and international cooperation.
• To provide a platform for scientists, diplomats, policymakers and communication experts to exchange experiences and best practices.
• To encourage knowledge sharing and strengthen engagement among institutions and experts from OIC Member States and beyond.
• To contribute to COMSTECH’s mission of promoting quantum excellence and cooperation.

Expected Outcomes:

• Increased awareness of the role of quantum science in secure communication and international cooperation.
• Enhanced engagement among scientists, policymakers and quantum communication experts.
• Reinforcement of COMSTECH’s role as a platform for scientific cooperation within the OIC and broader international community.
• resilient, and environmentally sustainable cities across OIC Member States.

Who Can Apply:

Engineers, students, early-career researchers, faculty members, quantum and optical communication specialists.

Zoom Link: 

https://zoom.us/j/95168919861?pwd=jufxL1fR0uC8j8LJtzLzyMyFbsz4qR.1

Meeting ID: 951 6891 9861
Passcode: 339352

Registration:
For Participation, please register at: Click here

Contact Details:
For any queries, please feel free to contact:

Maryam Irfan Rashid
Internee
OIC-COMSTECH Secretariat
Email: maryamirfan280@gmail.com

Date: 5th – 8th October, 2026
Registration Deadline – 30^st September 2026

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Arabic Flyer: Click Here

Introduction:
As the global demand for clean and sustainable energy continues to rise, solar power has emerged as one of the most effective solutions for addressing energy shortages, reducing carbon emissions, and supporting economic development. Distributed power generation, in particular, offers an innovative approach by enabling energy production closer to the point of use, increasing efficiency, reliability, and accessibility.

Realizing the importance, OIC-COMSTECH, under the COMSTECH Forum on Environment and Ecosystem Restoration (CFEER) has launched the Training Program on Youth Skill Development on Solar Power Solutions for Distributed Power Generation. The program is designed to empower young professionals, students, researchers, and technical practitioners with practical knowledge and hands-on skills in modern solar energy systems.

The training will bring together distinguished experts, industry leaders, and international speakers who will share their knowledge and experiences in renewable energy technologies. Participants will gain valuable insights into the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in the solar energy sector.

Objectives

The program aims to equip youth with practical skills and knowledge in solar energy, with a focus on distributed power generation.

• To enhance awareness of safe, efficient, and cost-effective solar technologies
• To develop hands-on technical skills in solar system installation, operation, and maintenance.
• To gain practical skills in implementing basic solar power systems for distributed energy generation.
• To supporting youth in gaining knowledge and generating opportunities in the solar energy sector.
• To promote the use of renewable, and sustainable energy solutions for environmentally friendly power generation.

Expected Outcomes

• Participants will develop practical skills in the installation, operation, and maintenance of solar power systems.
• Participants will gain a better understanding of distributed solar energy solutions, including rooftop, off-grid, and mini-grid systems.
• The training will encourage the development of youth-led solar technical service providers.
• Communities will strengthen their local technical capacity to manage and maintain solar energy systems effectively.

Targeted Audience

• Engineering students (Electrical, Mechanical, Renewable Energy, Mechatronics)
• Technical and vocational training institute trainees (TVET participants)
• Early-career technicians and electricians
• Young graduates seeking employment in energy and power sectors
• Entrepreneurs interested in solar energy businesses
• Rural youth engaged in off-grid or micro-grid energy solutions
• NGO field workers involved in energy access and rural development projects
• Government technical staff working in energy, power, and rural electrification programs

Duration & Thematic Areas

Duration: 5 days

Key Thematic Areas Program:

Day-1 : Awareness of Renewable Energy 

Day-2:  Solar Energy Installation

Day-3: Design of Solar model and other.

Day-4: Solar Installation and Troubleshooting

Day-5: Hands on training and Field visit

Requirement of Education:

• Diploma in Electrical Engineering
• BS in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• BS in Mechanical Engineering
• Renewable Energy Engineering
• Mechatronics Engineering
• Professionals, and innovators interested in emerging technologies.
• Related fields.

Registration Process:

For Participation, please register at:

For Physical Participation (Islamabad/Rawalpindi): Click Here

For Virtual Participation:  Click Here

Registration Deadline – 30^st September 2026

Contact details:

For any queries, please feel free to contact:

Muhammad Haris Akram     
Sr. Programme Manager
OIC – COMSTECH Secretariat        
Email: haris@comstech.org

Muhammad Haseeb Ahmad
Program Officer
OIC – COMSTECH Secretariat 
Haseeb.ahmad@comstech.org

For More Information: Click Here

Target Audience:

Researchers, Scientists, Students, and Professionals in Chemistry/Physics/Material, and Environmental sciences who are working on catalysis for green hydrogen, or carbon capture materials, and complex structure studies.

Venue: OIC-COMSTECH Secretariat, Islamabad

Date: Tuesday 29 September, 2026

Time: 9:30 to 12:30 AM

Registration link

https://forms.gle/yDEydPuR9EU4BsPz9

QR code for the Registration form

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/92268764974?pwd=jWZNWQUb4zGp507MJ698cTeuF7sNY6.1

Meeting ID: 922 6876 4974

Passcode: 138810

Jointly Organized by:
OIC – COMSTECH, Samarkand State Medical University, & A Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases
Venue: Samarkand State Medical University, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Dates: 21^st – 24^th September 2026

Flyer: Click Here

Background

Leishmaniasis is a major Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) affecting millions of people worldwide, particularly in OIC Member States across South Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Accurate differential diagnosis and effective in vitro cultivation of Leishmania spp. are essential for disease confirmation, epidemiological surveillance, drug susceptibility testing, and research on parasite biology.

NTD inflicts substantial socioeconomic consequences for the affected communities. These consequences include long term disability, reduced productivity, and increased health costs. At the global level, and at the OIC level, strengthening the capacity of the endemic countries to detect, differentiate, and monitor Leishmania infections. It is critically important to achieve objectives of the World Health Organization’s NTD Road Map and advancing progress toward universal health coverage, and the Sustainable Development Goals.  There is pressing need to build sustainable laboratory and research capacities in the OIC member states particularly important for improving early diagnosis, effective disease surveillance, monitoring treatment outcome, and drug resistance, and developing improved diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.

In continuation of previous successful capacity-building initiatives conducted in Kenya (2023) and Ethiopia (2024), Morocco (2025), COMSTECH, in collaboration with the NTD Network, and Samarkand State Medical University, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, is organizing this specialized hands-on training workshop in Samarkand, Uzbekistan to strengthen clinical diagnosis, laboratory and research capacities in the Central Asian region.

Objectives of the Workshop

The training aims to:

• Strengthen technical capacity in differential diagnostics of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis.
• Provide practical training in in vitrocultivation and maintenance of Leishmania spp.
• Enhance understanding of parasite biology, molecular characterization, and laboratory biosafety.
• Promote regional collaboration and networking among young scientists and researchers in OIC countries.

Key Topics to be Covered

• Epidemiology and burden of leishmaniasis in OIC Member States
• Clinical differentiation of cutaneous vs. visceral leishmaniasis
• Microscopic diagnosis (smear preparation, staining techniques)
• Molecular diagnostic techniques (PCR-based methods, species identification)
• Culture media preparation and parasite isolation
• In vitro cultivation, cryopreservation, and maintenance of Leishmania strains
• Quality control and laboratory biosafety standards
• Overview of drug screening and susceptibility testing

Target Participants

The workshop is designed for:

• Young scientists and researchers (preferably under 40 years of age)
• Clinicians, PhD scholars and postgraduate students
• Laboratory professionals and early-career faculty

Relevant disciplines include:

• Microbiology
• Molecular Biology
• Genetics and Genomics
• Parasitology
• Pathology, Infectious diseases
• Medicinal and Natural Product Chemistry

Financial Support

Limited Travel support will be provided by OIC- COMSTECH for selected OIC participants from Central Asia and West Asia.

Application Procedure

Interested candidates are requested to submit their applications of the interest using following link. : Click Here

Young scientists are encouraged to submit their abstract using the above given registration link. Once selected, they can give oral presentation during scientific program.

The QR code for the zoom link is given below.