Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)
October 16 2020 2020
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between COMSATS’ flagship project, COMSATS Internet Services (CIS), and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of Government of Pakistan with an aim to support tele-health services and trainings in natural and human-induced disasters. NDMA has been working to enhance disaster resilience in Pakistan and is the leading …
October 13 2020 2020
On 13th October, 2020, the 5th session of presentations, in continuation of the 23rd Coordinating Council meeting, cover progress of Al-Quds University (AQU), Palestine and Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST), Syria. The session was virtually attended by 12 Centres of Excellence including Royal Scientific Society (RSS), Jordan; International Center for Climate and …
October 08 2020 2020
On October 8, 2020, the Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Islamabad, H.E. Mr. Ahmad Shakir Qarar, called on the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi, at COMSATS Secretariat. The meeting also had participation of senior officials of COMSATS. Dr. Zaidi welcomed Mr. Qarar and expressed COMSATS’ strong desire …
October 08 2020 2020
To discuss challenges, gaps and potential solutions for Sustainable Water Governance (SWG), COMSATS Centre for Climate and Sustainability (CCCS) in collaboration with COMSATS’ Centre of Excellence in Jordan, the Royal Scientific Society (RSS), organized a webinar on “Sustainable Water Governance in the Global South under Changing Climate”. Held on 8th October 2020, the webinar had …
September 29 2020 2020
The 4th session of online presentations being held since the 23rd Coordinating Council Meeting was convened on 29th September 2020. Three of COMSATS Centers of Excellence: Tanzania Industrial Research and Development Organization (TIRDO), Tanzania; National Research Centre (NRC), Egypt; and National Mathematical Centre (NMC), Nigeria, presented reports on their activities, developments and achievements during the …
September 22 2020 2020
The third virtual presentation session in connection with COMSATS Coordinating Council Meeting was held on September 22, 2020, with participation from 12 Centres of Excellence, including International Centre for Climate and Environment Sciences (ICCES), China; Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB), China; Centro Internacional de Física (CIF), Colombia; National Research Centre (NRC), Egypt; University of …
September 16 2020 2020
COMSATS organized an international webinar on “Current Challenges: Imperative of South-South Cooperation”, on 16th September 2020, to mark United Nations International Day for South-South Cooperation. Speaking on the occasion on behalf of the Executive Director COMSATS, Ambassador Shahid Kamal, Advisor on Climate Change and Environment at COMSATS, introduced COMSATS as an active proponent of South-South …
September 15 2020 2020
The second round of presentations in connection with the 23rd Council Meeting held in July, continued online on 15th September 2020, with COMSATS’ Centres of Excellence in Iran and Pakistan, the Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST), and the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), respectively. Twelve participants from 8 Centers of …
September 09 2020 2020
COMSATS Centre for Climate and Sustainability (CCCS) hosted a webinar on “Challenges to Agriculture and their Solutions in the Global South”, on 9th September 2020. The event was aimed at discussing climate change triggered challenges to agriculture and food security in the developing world within the framework of Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2). Speakers from …
September 08 2020 2020
In continuation of the deliberations of the 23rd Meeting of COMSATS Coordinating Council virtually held in July 2020, COMSATS Centres of Excellence are virtually meeting to share their on-going as well as future programmes and activities. The first session of this series started on 8th September 2020 with presentation from COMSATS Centre of Excellence in …
