On 8th December 2020, the 12th session of presentations was held in continuation of the 23rd Coordinating Council meeting, covering the progress of Embrapa Agrobiologia, Brazil, and Industrial Research and Consultancy Centre (IRCC), Sudan. Apart from officials of COMSATS Secretariat, the session was virtually attended by 20 representatives from Centres of Excellence and Focal Ministries …

COMSATS partnered with the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Young Affiliates Network (TYAN), TWAS Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Partner (TWAS SAREP), TWAS Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Partner (TWAS LACREP), TWAS Arab Regional Partner (TWAS-AREP), and Association for Computing Machinery – Women Europe (ACM-W) to organize the 2nd African Symposium on Big Data, Analytics and …

The 23rd Coordinating Council meeting deliberations continued during the 11th session of virtual presentations by Centres of Excellence held on 1st December 2020. Industrial Technology Institute (ITI), Sri Lanka; and the University of The Gambia (UTG), The Gambia, made the presentations during this session. Forty participants from 13 Centers of Excellence in Egypt, The Gambia, …

COMSATS organized a webinar within the framework of Sustainable Development Goal 2 (Zero Hunger), on 30th November 2020. The webinar was co-hosted by COMSATS Centre for Climate and Sustainability (CCCS) and the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST), Uganda. The Webinar was moderated by Prof. Dr. Anwar-ul-Hassan Gilani, Vice Chancellor of the University …

COMSATS Centre for Climate and Sustainability (CCCS) in collaboration with the Environment and Cleaner Production Institute (ECPI) of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), Turkey, organized a webinar on Energy Efficiency and Cleaner Production Practices in Industry. Held on 25th November 2020, the webinar had the overarching theme of Sustainable Development Goal …

A key player in South-South and Triangular Cooperation in the region, COMSATS participated in the 3rd Asia-Pacific Forum on South-South and Triangular Cooperation held under the theme “The Role of South-South Cooperation in Building Back Better from COVID-19 Pandemic in the Asia and the Pacific”, on 25th November 2020. The forum was jointly organized by …

COMSATS Centres of Excellence in China, Indonesia, and Tunisia made presentations during 10th follow-up session of COMSATS’ 23rd Coordinating Council Meeting, on 24th November 2020. Representatives from COMSATS Centres of Excellence in China, Egypt, Gambia, Iran, Jamaica, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Tunisia, and Turkey were present during the session, apart from COMSATS’ officials …

Two new projects of COMSATS, COMSATS Joint Centre on Industrial Biotechnology (CCIB) and COMSATS-ITS Center of Advance Research and Innovation on Artificial Intelligence, IoT and Robotics (CISARI – AIR) are underway to be established in China and Indonesia. In a recent presentation session, senior officials from COMSATS Centres of Excellence, Tianjin Institute for Industrial Biotechnology …

As part of the deliberations of the 23rd Coordinating Council meeting virtually held in July 2020, the 9th session of virtual presentations by Centres of Excellence was convened on 17th November 2020. The International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS), Jamaica presented its activities and achievements during last one year, as well as future …

The 4th meeting of COMSATS Consultative Committee was held virtually on 11th November 2020 under the chairmanship of H.E. Mr. Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan. The Committee meeting was attended by 30 country delegates from 19 countries, including Bangladesh, China, Colombia, Egypt, Ghana, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Pakistan, …