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

COMSATS Commemorates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026
UNESCO Representative in Pakistan Calls on Executive Director COMSATS to Strengthen Programmatic Collaboration
COMSATS Strengthens Institutional Capability through “Workplace AI: Communications & Productivity” Training Workshop
Secretary General-Designate D-8 visited COMSATS to strengthen Bilateral Cooperation in Science and Technology
COMSATS and Technology Partner AGECO launch EV Technology
COMSATS and Technology Partner AGECO launch EV Technology
COMSATS-CPJRC Ink MoU to Advance Climate-Resilient and Water-Secure One Belt One Road Communities
COMSATS re-elected as member of ANSO Governing Board
Executive Director COMSATS calls on President of Ghana, Chairperson COMSATS
ED COMSATS presents to HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan a commemorative photo album capturing historic moments of royal engagements and longstanding ties between Jordan and Pakistan
Her Royal Highness Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan graciously hosted a dinner in honour of COMSATS delegates, Technical Advisory Committee members, and representatives from ICESCO and PSUT
The 3rd Meeting of COMSATS’ Technical Advisory Committee, Amman, Jordan (14 October 2025)
China hosts 25th COMSATS Coordinating Council at Tianjin, China
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INTRODUCTION

The idea of establishing a high-level Commission on Science and Technology for countries of the South was conceived by Pakistani Nobel Laureate, Prof. Dr. Abdus Salam, in recognition of the increasingly widening gap of scientific knowledge and economic development between the North and the South. It was realized that sustainable socio-economic development in the South cannot be achieved without building and sustaining indigenous capacities in science and technology and that the strengthening of South-South and North-South collaboration, and exchange of technical know-how, is imperative for the generation and sustenance of such capacities. Professor Salam’s enthusiasm and personal contacts motivated a number of Heads of State/Government of developing nations to join hands for the establishment of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)​.

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COMSATS and InoTech Solutions sign MoU

30th December 2025. COMSATS and InoTech Solutions joined hands to accelerate large-scale public-private partnerships for digital enablement across Pakistan and beyond. The Executive Director COMSATS, Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria

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COMSATS' Centres of Excellence

So far, 25 Centres of Excellence (highly reputed centres of science and technologies in the South) have been selected as nodes and are playing leading roles in their respective areas of specialization.