On 19th January 2021, third session of COMSATS’ Lecture Series on “South – South and Triangular Cooperation for Socio-economic Development in the South” was held wherein Prof. Mohamed Hashem, President of National Research Centre (NRC), Egypt, and Mr. Bradley Emerson, CEO of Business Athletes, Sri Lanka, delivered talks on “South – South Cooperation for Socio-economic …

COMSATS organized a webinar on “Modeling and Simulation on Climate Change and Environmental Pollution: Strengthening Resilience in the Global South”, on 12th January 2021. Co-organized by COMSATS Centre of Excellence in Nigeria – National Mathematical Centre (NMC) – and COMSATS Centre for Climate and Sustainability (CCCS), the webinar gathered scientists, researchers and policy makers to …

On 8th January 2021, H.E. Mr. Mohammed Motahar Alashabi, Ambassador of Yemen to Pakistan, visited COMSATS Secretariat and held a meeting with Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi and senior colleagues of COMSATS. During the brief meeting, the Honourable Ambassador handed over a letter to Dr. Zaidi from H.E. Prof. Dr. Hussein Basalamah, …

On special invitation from COMSATS, Prof. Dr. Ghazna Khalid, Member of Prime Minister’s Task Force on COVID-19, Government of Pakistan; Mr. Yahya Akhunzada, Commissioner Dera Ismail Khan; and Dr. Zia Khattak, Director of Planning and Development, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) visited COMSATS’ flagship project in Pakistan, the COMSATS Internet Services (CIS), on 8th January 2021. The …

Under the COMSATS’ Lecture Series themed on “South – South and Triangular cooperation for socio-economic development in the South”, second lecture was held on 5th January 2021 having the representation of 24 officials from COMSATS’ Focal Ministries, Center of Excellence and COMSATS Secretariat. This Lecture Series has been initiated to help share knowledge, experience and …

On 31st December 2020, Prof. Dr. Faqir Muhammad Anjum Chaudhry, Vice Chancellor of the University of The Gambia (UTG), The Gambia, visited COMSATS Secretariat with a view to discuss prospects of collaboration with COMSATS’ Network being the newly inducted Centre of Excellence. During his visit, Prof. Anjum held a meeting with Dr. S. M. Junaid …

Dr. Azeema Fareed, Principal Medical Officer at COMSATS Secretariat, participated as an invited speaker in a webinar on “Digital Health Challenges, Opportunities, and Solutions” organized by CIT Health Solutions with the collaboration of Digital Lahore, on 21st December 2020. As the coordinator of COMSATS Telehealth (CTH) Programme, Dr. Fareed shared the efforts being made by …

As a regional player advocating South-South and Triangular Cooperation, COMSATS was invited to participate in United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC)’s event on 2020 UN Regional South-South and Triangular Cooperation Focal Points Network Retreat, held on 15th December 2020. Amb. (R) Fauzia Nasreen, Advisor (SDGs) at COMSATS Secretariat, shared COMSATS’ stance during the session …

COMSATS has launched a Lecture Series on “South – South and Triangular cooperation for socio-economic development in the South”, to help share knowledge, experience and insights on how to effectively address the socio-economic needs of the developing countries through South-South and Triangular cooperation in science and technology. Held on 15th December 2020, the maiden lecture …