The 3rd International Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Biotechnology was held from 26th April to 27th April 2017, at the National Agriculture Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan. The 2-day Conference was jointly organized by COMSATS in collaboration with ISESCO and Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC). The inaugural session of the workshop was attended by more …

On April 21, 2017, an honorable Member of National Assembly, Ms. Tehmina Doultana, visited the COMSATS Secretariat, where she was received by senior officials of COMSATS. In the past, Ms. Doultana has served as Federal Minister for Science and Technology from March 2008 to May 2008. Ms. Doultana congratulated Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi on …

His Excellency Claudio Raja Gabaglia Lins, Ambassador of Brazil in Islamabad, visited COMSATS Secretariat, on April 12, 2017. The Ambassador was received by the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi, and senior officials of COMSATS. During this good will visit, H.E. Mr. Lins also delivered a lecture on ‘Pak-Brazil Relations’ that was attended by …

His Excellency Mr. Radwan Loutfi, Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic to Pakistan, paid a visit to the COMSATS Secretariat on Monday, 3rd April 2017, to congratulate Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi on his appointment as Executive Director COMSATS. The Ambassador congratulated Dr. Zaidi on assuming charge as the new incumbent and expressed confidence in …

The Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, hosted hi-tea for senior scientist and experts from different institutions related to science and technology on 29th March 2017. The purpose of the informal sitting was to brief the experts regarding different on-going activities of the COMSATS and to invite their inputs with a view to …

His Excellency Walid Abu Ali, Ambassador of State of Palestine to Pakistan, visited COMSATS Secretariat along with the Embassy’s Cultural Attaché Mr. Husni Muhammad Mustafa, on Monday, 27th March 2017. The visit was a courtesy call to extend the Palestinian Embassy’s best wishes to the newly appointed Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi. His …

A group of six mid-career diplomats from the COMSATS’ Member Countries visited COMSATS Secretariat, Islamabad on an invitation from Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Executive Director COMSATS on 16th March 2017. These diplomats are currently receiving training at 25th Advanced Diplomatic Training Course organized by the Foreign Services Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of …

On March 15, 2017, the Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan, H.E. Rana Tanveer Hussain, hosted a dinner to introduce the newly appointed Executive Director COMSATS to the diplomatic community of COMSATS Member States and a few non-members in Islamabad, as well as senior government functionaries of Pakistan. The dinner had an …

On March 8, 2017, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Executive Director COMSATS Secretariat, delivered a lecture at workshop being conducted at Faculty Development Academy of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT). The 5-week long workshop is being conducted from February 27th – March 31st 2017 for the young faculty of CIIT at FDA, which is …

A delegation of COMSATS visited the Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco, on 20th December 2016, and held a meeting with its senior officials with a view to discuss matters related to the University’s induction in COMSATS’ Network of Centres of Excellence. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 6th COMSATS-ISESCO-INIT International Workshop on …