The 4th meeting of COMSATS Consultative Committee was held virtually on 11th November 2020 under the chairmanship of H.E. Mr. Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan. The Committee meeting was attended by 30 country delegates from 19 countries, including Bangladesh, China, Colombia, Egypt, Ghana, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Pakistan, …

COMSATS in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Pakistan, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH), the Economic Cooperation Organization Science Foundation (ECOSF), the Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) and the Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS) held a seminar to commemorate World Science Day for …

On November 9, 2020, the Deputy Chairperson Planning Commission of Pakistan, Mr. Jehanzeb Khan, called on the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi, and other officials of COMSATS at the organization’s Secretariat in Islamabad. Mr. Khan was accompanied by Mr. Muhammad Sarwar Gondal, Member Planning Commission for Support Services from Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. …

Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, met the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, H.E. Mr. Sefik Dzaferovic, on 4th November 2020, at a dinner hosted by the Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Sakib Foric, in the honor of Honourable Chairman. During the brief meeting, H.E. Mr. …

The 8th session of online presentations being held in connection with 23rd Meeting of COMSATS Coordinating Council was held virtually on 3rd November 2020. COMSATS Centres of Excellence in Jordan and Indonesia – Royal Scientific Society (RSS) and Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) – made their presentations during the present session. The session was …

With October celebrated as the Breast Cancer Awareness Month worldwide to help generate necessary support and awareness about the disease, COMSATS Secretariat highlighted the impact of this issue of great concern to help the population of the world by holding a webinar. The webinar entitled “Breast Cancer Awareness: Give Hope, Save Lives”, was virtually held …

COMSATS Centre for Climate and Sustainability (CCCS) organized a webinar on “Challenges of Rapid Urbanization in the Global South” to mark United Nations World Cities Day 2020. Held on 29th October 2020, the webinar was co-organized by COMSATS Centre for Climate & Sustainability (CCCS) and COMSATS’ Centre of Excellence, Tanzania Industrial Research and Development Organization …

COMSATS Centres of Excellence continue to make their presentations during the post 23rd Coordinating Council 7th session that covered Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), Turkey, and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana. Held on 27th October 2020, this session was attended by representatives from the Centres in Jordan, Turkey, …

Commercialization of inventions, research and innovations is key to a knowledge economy and start-ups can be a strong means to strengthen it. COMSATS, in collaboration with Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) of International Labour Organization (ILO) and IIU Business Incubation Center (IIU-BIC), Pakistan, organized an eleven-day long training workshop on “Becoming Internationally Recognized SIYB …

The sixth session of presentations in connection with the 23rd COMSATS Coordinating Council Meeting was held on 20th October 2020. COMSATS’ Centres from China, the International Center for Climate and Environment Sciences (ICCES), and Pakistan, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) presented their progress. The session was attended virtually by representatives from COMSATS’ Centres of Excellence in …