Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)

7th International Workshop on ‘Internet Security: Enhancing Information Exchange Safeguards’ successfully held at KazNU, Almaty, Kazakhstan

7th International Workshop on ‘Internet Security: Enhancing Information Exchange Safeguards’ successfully held at KazNU, Almaty, Kazakhstan

The 7th International Workshop on ‘Internet Security: Enhancing Information Exchange Safeguards’ was held from 19th to 23rd December 2017, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The event was jointly organized by Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS); Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO); and the Inter Islamic Network on Information Technology …

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Communique: Meeting with Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Under-Secretary General of United Nations and Executive Secretary of Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

Communique: Meeting with Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Under-Secretary General of United Nations and Executive Secretary of Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

On the invitation of the Executive Director of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, visited COMSATS Secretariat on 20 December 2017. She …

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Memorandum of Understanding signed between COMSATS and UNESCAP

Memorandum of Understanding signed between COMSATS and UNESCAP

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), and the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) on December 20, 2017. The MoU transpired as a result of contacts established with UNESCO in October this year and …

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Visit of COMSATS Delegation to China

Visit of COMSATS Delegation to China

A 4-member delegation from COMSATS visited People’s Republic of China from 16th-22nd December 2017. The purpose of the visit was to meet the senior officials of Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST); Ministry of Commerce; Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); International Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences (ICCES); and Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology …

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COMSATS Strengthens Ties with Turkish Institutions

COMSATS Strengthens Ties with Turkish Institutions

A four-member Turkish delegation comprising of the President of The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), Turkey, His Excellency Prof. Dr. Ahmet Arif Ergin; President of TUBITAK Marmara Research Centre (MAM), Turkey Dr. Orkun Hasekioglu; Chief of Staff, TUBITAK, Dr. I. Soner Karaca; and Head of Bilateral and Multilateral Relations Department, TUBITAK, Ms. …

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Experts from the North visit COMSATS Secretariat

Experts from the North visit COMSATS Secretariat

Dr. John Kirkland formerly associated to the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), UK, is on a four-day visit to COMSATS Secretariat in Islamabad. Decorated with the Order of British Empire, Dr. Kirkland has an experience of over 30 years in higher education management both in the context of developing and developed countries, and provides consultancy …

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Reception Held to Celebrate Accession of the Federal Republic of Somalia to COMSATS

Reception Held to Celebrate Accession of the Federal Republic of Somalia to COMSATS

COMSATS hosted a reception on 8th December 2017 in order to celebrate the accession of Federal Republic of Somalia to COMSATS. Representing Somalia, the Honourable Ambassador of Somalia to Pakistan, Ms. Khadija Almakhzoumi graced the reception with her presence. The revered foreign diplomats in Pakistan, esteemed representatives from the Ministries of S&T and Foreign Affairs, …

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Ambassador of Nepal to Pakistan visits COMSATS Secretariat

Ambassador of Nepal to Pakistan visits COMSATS Secretariat

The Honourable Ambassador of Nepal to Pakistan, Her Excellency Ms. Sewa Lamsal Adhikari paid a visit to COMSATS Secretariat on 24th November 2017 upon invitation of Executive Director COMSATS. The purpose of the meeting was to apprise the Ambassador about COMSATS’ as an IGO of developing countries working for their S&T-led socio economic progress. The …

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