Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)
November 24 2017 2017
The Ambassador of Argentina to Pakistan, His Excellency Mr. Ivan Ivanissevich visited COMSATS Secretariat on 24th November 2017 to hold a meeting with Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Executive Director COMSATS. The agenda of the meeting was to convince the Argentinian Ambassador to join COMSATS as member state based on the mandate of COMSATS i.e. …
November 16 2017 2017
A four-member delegation of COMSATS headed by Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Executive Director COMSATS, and comprising of Mr. Tajammul Hussain, Advisor (Programmes); Dr. Kamran Jahangir, Advisor (TAC); and Mr. Farhan Ansari, Senior Assistant Director (Programmes) visited the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) Headquarters, Trieste, Italy on 16th November 2017 and held …
November 15 2017 2017
The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) held the second meeting of its International Technical Advisory Committee on 15th November 2017, in Italy. The meeting was hosted by The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in the scenic city of Trieste. The Committee Members met to give their intellectual inputs …
November 09 2017 2017
The Federal Republic of Somalia has joined the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) as its 26th Member States. An agreement in this regard was signed during a ceremony held at COMSATS Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan, on 9th November 2017. The Minister for Education, Ministry of Education, Culture, and Higher …
November 03 2017 2017
His Excellency Mr. Ali Alizada, Ambassador of Republic of Azerbaijan to Pakistan, paid a visit to the COMSATS Secretariat on 3rd November 2017, to hold a meeting with Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Executive Director COMSATS. Dr. Zaidi introduced COMSATS as an intergovernmental organization, which is an apex forum of the South for cooperation in …
November 01 2017 2017
A five-member delegation of COMSATS Secretariat visited the Sultanate of Oman from 31st October, 2017 to 2nd November, 2017 in connection with signing a “Protocol of Cooperation” with Oman National Computer Emergency Readiness Team (OCERT). The delegation was led by Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Executive Director COMSATS, and included: Dr. Sohail Asghar, Professor, COMSATS …
November 01 2017 2017
The orientation programme for ten new foreign interns to join COMSATS was held on 1st November 2017. These interns that belong to Nigeria and Ethiopia are pursuing their degrees in Masters (Biosciences) and Ph.D (Computer Science, Engineering, Biosciences, Mathematics), and post-doctoral (Biosciences and Physics) programmes and research in postdoctoral programmes. The programme started with introduction …
October 31 2017 2017
H.E. Mr. Zardasht Shams, Deputy Head of Mission of Afghanistan to Pakistan, visited COMSATS Secretariat on 31st October 2017 on invitation from the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi. The visit was a part of COMSATS membership campaign. His Excellency was accompanied by Mr. Daud Mohseni (First Secretary), and Mr. Hamayun Ali (Education Attaché). …
October 11 2017 2017
COMSATS, in collaboration with The University of the Gambia (UTG) and Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), successfully organized the first International Congress on Viruses and Vaccines in Tropical Areas, from 11th – 12th October 2017, in Sere Kunda, Gambia. The congress managed to attract more than 100 participants consisting of scientists, experts on …
October 03 2017 2017
On 3rd October 2017, H. E. Mr. Dostain Khan Domki, the Honorable Minister of State for Science and Technology and Mrs. Yasmin Masood, Secretary for Ministry of Science and Technology, visited COMSATS Headquarters in order to hold a meeting with COMSATS Officials. The Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, welcomed the Minister and …
