On 25th August 2021, COMSATS’ officials held a virtual meeting with the representatives of its Centre of Excellence in Indonesia, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS), with a view to expand and strengthen existing cooperation with this relatively new Centre that joined the Organization in July 2020. The meeting was held with the Vice Rector …

Led by COMSATS Centre of Excellence in Pakistan, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), in collaboration with the Centre in Egypt, National Research Center (NRC), and Imo State University, Nigeria, a joint research project has won grant under D-8 Project Support Fund with facilitation of COMSATS Secretariat and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan. COMSATS …

H.E. Mr. Shibli Faraz, the Federal Minister for Science and Technology (MoST), Government of Pakistan, visited COMSATS Secretariat on 11th August 2021. Mr. Faraz assumed his office at COMSATS’ Focal Ministry in Pakistan in April 2021. He was accompanied by Dr. Akhtar Nazir, Federal Secretary MoST, who is also the incumbent Executive Director COMSATS, as …

COMSATS collaborated with the Centre for Environmental Economics of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CEE-UCAS), and the Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO) for organizing a virtual ANSO-BIDI School from 12th May to 4th August 2021. Earlier started as ANSO Training on Sustainable Development and Leadership Enhancement, the School was held under the …

On transfer of Mr. Cletus Alengah, COMSATS’ Focal person at SDGs Unit, from the SDGs Advisory Unit, Mr. Dominic Asante Opoku-Manu, who assumed the Office of the President as Policy Analyst and assigned as COMSATS Focal Point at Ghana’s Presidency. Mr. Cletus is playing an active role in preparations and planning of the 4th General …

World Hepatitis Day is observed every year on 28th July to help raise awareness and understanding of hepatitis – a major global health problem causing acute/chronic liver infection (inflammation) that may lead to a life-threatening disease. Affecting 1.5 million people globally each year (World Health Organization, 2019), hepatitis is one of the key focus areas …

COMSATS organized a session on World Hepatitis Day 2021 bearing the theme “hepatitis can’t wait”. Hosted by Dr. Azeema Fareed (Principal Medical Officer and Focal Person, COMSATS Telehealth Programme), the session was a Q&A-based interaction with the Focal Person for Hepatitis and Zoonosis by the Government of Pakistan, Dr. Huma Qureshi. Currently practicing in the …

The Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO) inaugurated its Belt & Road International Innovation Development Institute Network (ANSO-BIDI Institute Network) on 7th July 2021. COMSATS is a member of ANSO since 2019 and actively participates in its activities as well as seeks to form active liaison with its other members. The inauguration ceremony was held …

A four-member delegation of COMSTECH visited COMSATS Telehealth Resource Centre housed at COMSATS Internet Services, Islamabad, on June 23, 2021. The visit was a follow-up on earlier discussions and deliberations made during a meeting between senior officials of COMSTECH and COMSATS with an aim to develop collaboration between the two organizations in the field of …

COMSATS and COMSTECH have agreed to work together to initiate a regional Telehealth program to benefit their member states, especially in the wake of the ongoing pandemic. COMSATS’ team held discussions in this regard with the Coordinator General COMSTECH, Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, in his office. COMSATS was represented by Dr. Azeema Fareed, Principal Medical …