The Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has launched COMSTECH Consortium of Excellence (CCoE) comprising of key academic and Science, Technology and Engineering research institutions of OIC Member Countries.
The strategic intent of the CCoE is to:
- Create S&T interdependence among OIC Member Countries.
- Build capacity in key areas of S&T through exchange programs and Institutional linkages.
- Provide enabling environment to increase investment, and trade through technology-based projects within OIC Member Countries.
- Build an ecosystem of collaboration and enable knowledge-based economic growth in the OIC Region.
List of CCoE Members click here
A brief description of the conceived activities under the CCoE initiative is as follows:
1- COMSTECH Research Fellowship Programme
List of Previously Awarded COMSTECH Research Fellowships & Technicians Training
The aim of the program is to offer research fellowships to develop research capacity in the OIC Member States in collaboration with prominent research institutions of the OIC member states. The program entails research training of 100 young scientists/engineers (enrolled in PhD, Masters programs or involved in active research) every year from OIC member states and Muslim Minorities in Non- OIC states, preference will be given to applicants from LDCs.
The training shall be conducted for 6-12 months in various fields including but not limited to biotechnology, molecular medicine, genomics, nanotechnology, energy engineering, agricultural technologies, artificial intelligence, physics, etc. In concomitants with capacitating members of our brotherly Muslim member countries, the initiative shall be instrumental in projecting excellence of the host institution.
