Visiting Sri Lanka for participation in ITI’s biennial Research Symposium held in Colombo, COMSATS’ delegation held important sideline meetings. On 18th December 2019, the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, held a meeting with Hon. Thilanga Sumathipala, State Minister of Technology & Innovation, at his office. Mr. Tanvir Ahmad, Acting High Commissioner of …

On the invitation of COMSATS’ Centre of Excellence, the Industrial Technology Institute (ITI), Sri Lanka, to participate as a special guest in the 4th Biennial Research Symposium of ITI ‘Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development’ (17-18 December 2019), Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Executive Director COMSATS, accompanied by Mr. Farhan Ansari, Sr. Assistant Director …

As part of COMSATS Silver Jubilee celebrations, a graceful ceremony marking the landmark was held at Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad, on 10th December 2019. Their Excellencies, Dr. Arif Alvi, President of Pakistan, and Mr. Fawad Hussain Chaudhry, Federal Minister for Science and Technology, graced the ceremony with their presence. Graciously hosted by the Ministry of Science and …

A talk on “Ukraine: History, Culture and Present Situation” was arranged by COMSATS and the Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies (IPDS) at COMSATS Secretariat, Islamabad, on 10th December 2019. The talk attracted members of the diplomatic community, researchers and students. Delivered by Dr. Olena Bordilovska, Second Secretary at the Embassy of Ukraine to Pakistan, …

The International Workshop titled ‘Learning about Sustainability, SDGs and Global Challenges’ successfully concluded in Gebze, Turkey. The three-day event was jointly organized by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS); The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS); and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK). Thirty five scientists …

The International Workshop titled ‘Learning about Sustainability, SDGs and Global Challenges’, being jointly organized by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS); The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS); and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), was inaugurated on the morning of 3rd December 2019, in Gebze, …

The third edition of the International Young Diplomats School (IYDS) was jointly organized by COMSATS and the Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies (IPD) at COMSATS Secretariat, from 3rd to 5th December 2019. Apart from foreign participants from China and Indonesia, the three-day event attracted participants from various regions of Pakistan, including KPK, FATA, Interior …

During their visit to Turkey for co-organization of the International Workshop on Sustainability, SDGs and Global Challenges (3rd – 5th December 2019, Gebze, Turkey), COMSATS’ delegation availed the opportunity to hold meetings and make visits to and learn about scientific institutions in the country. The delegation comprised, Executive Director, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, and …

COMSATS in collaboration with the OIC Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH), Science Diplomacy Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), and Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS), organized a Seminar on Science Diplomacy at COMSTECH Secretariat Islamabad, on 27th November 2019. The prime objective of the event was to highlight the …

A two-member delegation of COMSATS comprising of Engr. Qaiser Nawab (Assistant Director, Programmes) and Engr. Fiaz-ur-Rehman Khattak (Senior Web Developer) participated in the World Science Forum (WSF) 2019, held at Budapest, Hungary, from 20th to 23rd November 2019. The forum was opened by H.E. Dr. János Áder, President of Hungary and Prof. László Lovász, President …