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 …

A dinner was hosted to celebrate the launch of ‘Academician Professor Atta-ur-Rahman One Belt and One Road Traditional Medicine Research Center’ at the Hunan University of Chinese Medicine (HUCM), Changsha, China. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman is a celebrated scientist of Pakistan and patron-in-chief of COMSATS Centre of Excellence in Karachi, Pakistan, the International Center for Chemical and …

COMSATS has been endorsed for membership of the Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO) during the ANSO Governing Board meeting held on 6th November 2019, in Beijing, China. The final decision on membership shall be made during ANSO General Assembly scheduled to be held in Moscow, in May 2020. COMSATS was one of the fifteen …

Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Executive Director COMSATS called on H.E. Mr. Fawad Chaudhry, Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan, at his office in the Ministry, on 6th November 2019. In his capacity as the Chairperson of COMSATS’ Consultative Committee, Mr. Fawad was apprised of COMSATS’ recent undertakings, including Silver Jubilee celebrations. …

A two-member delegation of COMSATS visited Tunisia representing COMSATS as one of the co-organizers of event, the International Workshop on “Agriculture, Food Security and Biotechnology: Role of ICTs”, held from 4th to 6th November 2019. The event was organized in collaboration with the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), Inter Islamic Network on Information …

COMSATS in collaboration with the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) and the Inter Islamic Network on Information Technology (INIT) organized the 5th COMSATS-ISESCO-INIT International Conference on ‘Agriculture, Biotechnology and Food Security: Role of ICTs’, in Monastir, Tunisia, from 4th to 6th November 2019. The Conference was held in conjunction with the International Thematic …