COMSATS is an intergovernmental organization promoting scientific and technological cooperation among countries of the Global South. Its network comprises 27 Member States and 25 Centres of Excellence
Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) is an Intergovernmental Organization (IGO), established in 1994. COMSATS Membership comprises 13 countries from Asia, 12 from Africa and two from Latin America.
Members to its Commission from across three continents, Africa, Asia and Latin America.
The Network strengthens scientific and technological capacity through cooperation.
Connecting governments, scientists and institutions for shared development.
Advancing sustainable development through science and technology.
The Commission is the highest forum of COMSATS, which is represented by the Heads of State/Government of COMSATS’ Member States.
Read moreThe Consultative Committee comprises of national scientific Focal Points of COMSATS Member States.
Read moreThe Coordinating Council of COMSATS comprises the Heads of its International S&T Centres of Excellence.
Read moreThe Secretariat of the Commission is permanently located in Islamabad, and is headed by the Executive Director, who acts as the Secretary of the Commission.
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The Executive Director COMSATS, Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria participated at the 13th Meeting of Governing Board of the Alliance of National and International Science Organizations for the Belt and Road Regions (ANSO).
Islamabad, 20th October 2026, COMSATS and the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a formal framework for cooperation in science, technology and innovation for sustainable development of their Member States.
Islamabad, 26th September 2026. The four-day "ANSO–COMSATS Conference on Artificial Intelligence Enabled Solutions for Sustainable Water Governance, Security and Safety" successfully concluded in Islamabad. The conference was organized by the Commission on Science and Technology...
On 22 September 2026, A 4 day "ANSO–COMSATS Conference on Artificial Intelligence Enabled Solutions for Sustainable Water Governance, Security and Safety" has been inaugurated today in Islamabad. Under the Alliance of National and International Science Organizations for the Belt...
Islamabad, 9 September 2026: The COMSATS Secretariat, in collaboration with the UNESCO Pakistan Office and the Economic Cooperation Organization Science Foundation (ECOSF), launched a Joint Regional Webinar Series on Science, Ethics and Innovation under the International Decade o...
Conferences, workshops, webinars and trainings from across the COMSATS network.
Training
The COMSATS Joint Center for Industrial Biotechnology (CCIB), in collaboration with the State Key Laboratory of Engineering Biology for Low-Carbon Manufacturing, China, is organizing the Sixth International Training Course on Industrial Synthetic Biotechnology (ITC-ISB).
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The increasing frequency of climate change, water scarcity, biodiversity loss, land degradation, and ecosystem the urgent need for integrated and collaborative approaches to sustainable development.
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Scientific discoveries and technological innovation are creating new opportunities for sustainable development while also raising complex ethical, legal and societal questions. Emerging technologies and rapidly evolving scientific practices require responsible approaches that safeguard human rights, promote public interest and ensure that the benefits of scientific progress are shared equitably.
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COMSATS recognizes the urgency of ensuring water security and safety, a global issue exacerbated by climate change, rapid urbanization, industrial expansion, population growth, and rising pollution. These challenges are even more acute in regions with vulnerable infrastructure, limited monitoring capacity, and heightened exposure to extreme environmental events.
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To promote academic excellence, COMSATS offers scholarships and fellowships to the students and researchers from Member States at its International S&T Centres of Excellence.
To promote academic excellence, COMSATS offers scholarships and fellowships to the students and researchers from Member States at its International S&T Centres of Excellence.
President of the Republic of Ghana
COMSATS Secretariat, Islamabad
Secretary, Ministry of Science & Technology, Pakistan
Professor, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, China
The Secretariat of the Commission is permanently located in Islamabad, the capital of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
A defining landmark of the capital that hosts the COMSATS Secretariat
27 Member States, 25 Centres of Excellence and flagship programmes across the Global South
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.
Browse the COMSATS digital library — reports, journals, newsletters and brochures
COMSATS foundation documents (with amendments), January 2014.
Moments from meetings, workshops, outreach and partnerships across the COMSATS network
Answers to common questions about COMSATS membership, scholarships and our network of Centres of Excellence
COMSATS stands for the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South. It is an intergovernmental organization comprising 27 Member States across Asia, Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean.
COMSATS was established in October 1994 following the signing of an International Agreement in Islamabad, Pakistan
The increasing developmental gap between the developed countries (the North) and the developing countries (the South), on the whole, gave rise to the need for enlarging the available opportunities in the South for capacity-building in Science and Technology, which is the basic driver of economic progress.
The conceptual foundation of COMSATS rests on the realization that the developing countries are in a position to help one another in different sectors of S&T, because of their different areas of strength and due to similarities in their working conditions, social environments and developmental needs.
All developing countries are welcome to join COMSATS by signing an Accession Agreement and endorsing its Statutes. The Head of State/Government of acceding country becomes Member of the Commission.
The Membership of the Network of Centres of Excellence is open to any suitably qualified institution proposed by a Developing Country. In principle, there shall be only one centre for each Country but, where merited, more than one institution may be admitted per Country.
Following are the Steps for induction of a Centre/University (belonging to member country) in COMSATS' Network
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