Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)
July 04 2018 2018
The Ambassador of Vietnam, H.E. Mr. Kim Pham, visited COMSATS Secretariat on July 4, 2018 and had a meeting with Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi. Some senior officials of COMSATS also attended the meeting. During the meeting, Amb. (Rtd.) Shahid Kamal (Advisor) highlighted the importance of food security and accomplishments Vietnam has …
June 28 2018 2018
On June 28, 2018, Pr. Medical Officer/Telehealth Coordinator at COMSATS Secretariat and Telehealth Manager from COMSATS Internet Services participated in an eHealth Advocacy Seminar on “Scaling eHealth – From Practice to Strategy” organized by the e-Health Association of Pakistan (eHAP) held in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). COMSATS has been associated with the eHAP since the …
June 27 2018 2018
The Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, participated as a Panelist in Regional Consultation on South-South Cooperation in Asia and the Pacific: Towards the Buenos Aires Plan of Action 40th Anniversary, held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 27 to 29 June 2018. The event was organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission …
June 26 2018 2018
On June 26, 2018 the Commonwealth Secretariat officially approved the accreditation of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS). COMSATS is the first Pakistan-based organization to have been accredited to the Commonwealth. The accreditation to the Commonwealth provides formal recognition of the organization becoming a part of a large …
June 23 2018 2018
H.E. Major General (Retd.) Waqar Kingravi, High Commissioner Designate of Pakistan to the Federal Republic of Nigeria (also accredited to The Republic of Ghana), visited COMSATS Secretariat on 23rd June 2018, to hold a meeting with the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi. The meeting was also attended by the senior officials of …
June 21 2018 2018
On June 21, 2018, the Senior Coordinator of Asia and Pacific Center for Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM), UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Mr. Mostafa Mohaghegh, visited COMSATS Secretatiat, Islamabad, and discussed avenues of cooperation between COMSATS and UNESCAP. Mr. Mohaghegh was accompanied by Mr. Aamir Qayum, Project …
June 01 2018 2018
A three-member delegation led by the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi, visited Turkey, from the 1st to 6th of June 2018. The visit was undertaken to attend the inaugural session of the UN Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries and to have follow up meetings on possible partnerships/collaborations. The members attended the inaugural …
May 30 2018 Uncategorized
The Pak-IIASA Collaboration Group held its second meeting at COMSATS Secretariat on July 26, 2011. IIASA (The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis) is an international research organization that conducts policy-oriented research into problems that are too large or too complex to be solved by a single country or academic discipline. Located in Austria near Vienna, …
May 22 2018 2018
On May 22nd 2018, the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi, visited Commonwealth Secretariat to hold a meeting with the sixth Commonwealth Secretary General, Rtd. Hon Patricia Scotland QC. The meeting was also attended by the Assistant Secretary General of Commonwealth, Dr. Nabeel Goheer, and other officials. The agenda of the meeting comprised of …
May 11 2018 2018
A COMSATS delegation led by Ambassador Fauzia Nasreen, Advisor (SDGs) visited Bangkok from 10 to 16 May 2018 to attend the 74th Session of UNESCAP. COMSATS participation in the event was a sequel to an MoU signed between the two Commissions during the visit of Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, UN Under Secretary General and Executive Secretary …
