An informational session on the ranking and quality assurance of universities was held jointly by COMSATS’ International Centre for Training & Development (ICTD), the Inter University Consortium for the Promotion of Social Sciences Arts and Humanities (IUCPSS) and the Applied Higher Education Singapore, at COMSATS Secretariat, on 18th February 2020. The session was jointly chaired …

H.E. President of Ghana and Chairperson of COMSATS, Honourable Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, presided over COMSATS’ High Level Breakfast meeting at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 9th February, 2020 on the side-lines of the African Union (AU) Summit Meeting. The high-profile attendance of the meeting included: H. E. Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria; H.E. Isatou Touray, …

A two-member delegation from the Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS), Indonesia, visited COMSATS host country, Pakistan, from 29th January – 1st February 2020, with a view to explore opportunities of collaboration with COMSATS’ Centres of Excellence in Pakistan, i.e., COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Islamabad, and the International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), …

On 23rd January 2020, H.E. Mr. Bernhard Schlagheck, Ambassador of Germany to Pakistan, called on Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi, and other senior COMSATS’ officials, at COMSATS Secretariat. The meeting held with the German Ambassador was aimed at building cooperation with Germany for seeking patronage and broadening COMSATS’ international activities within the framework …

The Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi, paid a courtesy call upon H.E. Mr. Borhene El Kamel, newly appointed Ambassador of Tunisia to Pakistan, and H.E. Mr. Volodymyr Lakomov, Ambassador of Ukraine to Pakistan, in their respective offices in Islamabad, on 21st January 2020. Tunisia, one of the eighteen founding members of COMSATS, has …

The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Somalia to Pakistan, H.E. Khadija Mohamed Almakhzoumi along with Mr. Abdi Ibrahim Hassan, First Secretary at the Embassy of Somalia, visited COMSATS Secretariat, on 21st January 2020. In addition to following up on discussions held during the meeting held on 13th January 2020, the meeting aimed at working out …

A roundtable dialogue on “Sino-Pak Agriculture Cooperation – Way Forward” was held at COMSATS Secretariat, on 20th January 2020. Jointly organized by COMSATS and the Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies (IPDS), the forum highlighted the ongoing Sino-Pak Agriculture Cooperation during the second phase of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The dialogue was attended by …

The first lecture under the joint Distinguished Guest Lecture Series of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South and Global Think Tank Network was held at COMSATS Secretariat, on 15th January 2020. Senior Advisor at Flint Global and a former Europe Minister of Portugal, Mr. Bruno Macaes delivered an informative …

Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi, Executive Director COMSATS, met with the Ambassador of Federal Republic of Somalia to Pakistan, Her Excellency Khadija Mohamed Almakhzoumi, at the latter’s office in Islamabad, on 13th January 2020. During the meeting, the Ambassador was briefed about COMSATS’ programmes including scholarships and fellowships. The Ambassador was informed that in order to …

H.E. Dr. Diego Fernando Hernandez Losada has been appointed as the first Deputy Minister for Knowledge, Innovation and Productivity in the newly established Colombian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MINCIENCIAS), formerly known as the Administrative Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (COLCIENCIAS), COMSATS’ focal point in Colombia. The Ministry, has been constituted through signing …