Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)
September 24 2019 2019
COMSATS’ officials led by the Executive Director, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, paid a visit to the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Islamabad, H.E. Mr. Hamad Obaid Al Zaabi, on 24th September 2019. The meeting with the Honorable Ambassador was aimed at seeding cooperation with the UAE Federation to help further COMSATS’ …
September 20 2019 2019
A hi-tea was arranged in honor of the Ambassadors/High Commissioners and other members of the diplomatic community of COMSATS’ member countries on 20th September 2019, in Islamabad. The objective of the graceful gathering was to brief them about the forthcoming high-profile events of COMSATS to be held in Ghana in October 2019. The gathering comprised …
September 17 2019 2019
A consultative meeting on COMSATS’ upcoming “Accra Forum on S&T for Sustainable Development” and fourth General Meeting of the Commission, was arranged at the Secretariat of the Organization. The aim was to engage experts and scientists from academia, higher education and IT sector to share their experiences, views and thoughts to help rationalize plan of …
September 17 2019 2019
COMSATS’ Centre of Excellence in Pakistan, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), has entered into an Agreement with the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy, on 17th September 2019. The MoU was signed by Prof. Dr. Raheel Qamar, Rector of CUI, and Dr. Fernando Quevedo, Director of ICTP. Under the aegis of this MoU, first International …
September 13 2019 2019
Prof. Jibin Sun, Deputy Director General of COMSATS’ Centre of Excellence in China, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB), China, visited one of the two COMSATS’ Centres of Excellence in Pakistan, the International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), Karachi, from 13th to 14th September 2019. Accompanied by Mr. Farhan Ansari (Senior Assistant Director, …
September 12 2019 2019
Prof. Jibin Sun, Deputy Director General of COMSATS Centre of Excellence in China, i.e., Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB), visited Pakistan, from 11th – 15th September 2019. During his visit, Prof. Sun held detailed meetings with a view to cultivate and foster cooperation with TIB’s counterparts in Pakistan for the benefit of COMSATS’ Network …
September 11 2019 2019
A ten-member Ethiopian delegation led by H.E. Dr. Markos Tekele, State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of Ethiopia, visited COMSATS Secretariat on 11th September 2019, with a view to institute bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual benefit. During the meeting, the delegates held discussions with officials from COMSATS and representatives of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, …
September 03 2019 2019
On 3rd September 2019, COMSATS’ officials called on the President of Ghana, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (the incumbent Chairperson of COMSATS). The meeting with the President was held in the presence of senior officials of the Presidency of Ghana; Ghanaian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI); and Ghanaian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and …
September 01 2019 2019
In order to further strengthen COMSATS’ collaborative links with its focal point and Centre of Excellence in Colombia, a delegation of COMSATS Secretariat visited Bogota, Colombia, from 1st to 6th September 2019. The delegation was led by Ambassador (R) Fauzia Nasreen, Advisor (SDGs), and comprised of Ms. Huma Balouch (Senior Assistant Director Programmes) and Mr. …
August 26 2019 2019
H.E. Mr. Fawad Chaudhry, Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan, inaugurated COMSATS Tele-Health services at Basic Health Unit (BHU), Pind Sawika, District Jhelum, on 26th August 2019. COMSATS Tele-Health (CTH) is providing consultative, diagnostic and treatment services to marginalized communities and less-privileged areas of Pakistan since 2001. This clinic is the thirteenth …
