Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)
July 21 2020 2020
On invitation from the Executive Director of COMSATS, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, the Ambassador of Egypt to Pakistan, H.E. Dr. Tarek Dahroug, visited COMSATS Secretariat, on July 21, 2020. The Ambassador, who has recently assumed charge of the Embassy, was accompanied by Mr. Ibrahim Said Ibrahim, Deputy Head of Mission (DHM) at the Embassy. …
July 15 2020 2020
Dr. Azeema Fareed, Principal Medical Officer at COMATS Secretariat, participated as a panelist in the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) and UNDP Seoul Policy Centre (USPC) joint webinar on “Regional, Sub-regional and Interregional Organizations in the Global South as Actors in Responding to COVID-19”, held on 15th July 2020. The webinar was held …
July 14 2020 2020
Posted on July 14, 2020 by admin The 23rd Meeting of COMSATS Coordinating Council was held virtually due to COVID-19 related restrictions, on 14th July 2020. The meeting was attended by the Council members or their representatives from 19 Centres of Excellence of COMSATS, including BCSIR (Bangladesh), ICCES (China), TIB (China), CIF (Colombia), NRC (Egypt), UTG (Gambia), CSIR …
July 08 2020 2020
COMSATS Centre for Climate & Sustainability (CCCS) and Centre of Excellence for Research & Applied Sciences on Climate Change & Sustainable Development of National Research Centre (C3SD – NRC), Egypt, jointly organized a webinar on Climate Change Risks and Impacts on Vulnerable Communities Post COVID-19, on 8th July 2020. The webinar was aimed at bringing …
July 07 2020 2020
The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and the University for Sustainability announce a partnership to collaboratively advance science, technology and innovation for sustainable development and the promotion of peaceful coexistence necessary to accelerate a just and humanitarian transformation to sustainable development. With guidance, support and encouragement from leading …
July 02 2020 2020
On 2nd July 2020, Ms. Tanya Aidrus, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Digital Pakistan Initiative visited various facilities of COMSATS flagships projects, i.e., COMSATS Internet Services (CIS) and COMATS Telehealth (CTH) housed at CIS Technology Park, Islamabad. Ms. Aidrus was received by Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi, Executive Director COMSATS, and Mr. Nasir Jamal Khan, …
June 28 2020 2020
Following the approval of Chairperson Coordinating Council, Prof. Dr. Ashraf Shaalan, and endorsement by the members of COMSATS Coordinating Council, on 28th June 2020, two Centres from Gambia and Indonesia, respectively, have been inducted to COMSATS’ Network of International S&T Centres of Excellence. The addition of these two Centres, i.e., University of The Gambia (UTG) …
June 24 2020 2020
Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Executive Director COMSATS, met the H.E. Mr. Fawad Chaudhry, Federal Minister for Science and Technology (MoST), Government of Pakistan, at his office, on 24th June 2020. The key agenda of the meeting was to apprise the Honourable Minister – ex-officio Chairperson of COMSATS Consultative Committee – about COMSATS’ recent undertakings …
June 08 2020 2020
COMSATS in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (MoNHSR&C), Government of Pakistan, conducted a 5-day virtual training on Sexual, Reproductive and Maternal Health (SRH) for Telemedicine providers from 8th to 12th June 2020. The need for this training was realized as Telemedicine has become …
June 03 2020 2020
The prevailing corona pandemic has strongly underpinned the significance and practicality of digital tools and mechanisms with telehealth being the most recognized one as health systems around the globe are under increasing stress. These changing trends in healthcare systems towards digital means have further underscored the need for knowledge, skill development and capacity building of …
