A consultative meeting on COMSATS’ upcoming “Accra Forum on S&T for Sustainable Development” and fourth General Meeting of the Commission, was arranged at the Secretariat of the Organization. The aim was to engage experts and scientists from academia, higher education and IT sector to share their experiences, views and thoughts to help rationalize plan of …

COMSATS’ Centre of Excellence in Pakistan, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), has entered into an Agreement with the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy, on 17th September 2019. The MoU was signed by Prof. Dr. Raheel Qamar, Rector of CUI, and Dr. Fernando Quevedo, Director of ICTP. Under the aegis of this MoU, first International …

Prof. Jibin Sun, Deputy Director General of COMSATS’ Centre of Excellence in China, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB), China, visited one of the two COMSATS’ Centres of Excellence in Pakistan, the International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), Karachi, from 13th to 14th September 2019. Accompanied by Mr. Farhan Ansari (Senior Assistant Director, …

Prof. Jibin Sun, Deputy Director General of COMSATS Centre of Excellence in China, i.e., Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB), visited Pakistan, from 11th – 15th September 2019. During his visit, Prof. Sun held detailed meetings with a view to cultivate and foster cooperation with TIB’s counterparts in Pakistan for the benefit of COMSATS’ Network …

A ten-member Ethiopian delegation led by H.E. Dr. Markos Tekele, State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of Ethiopia, visited COMSATS Secretariat on 11th September 2019, with a view to institute bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual benefit. During the meeting, the delegates held discussions with officials from COMSATS and representatives of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, …

On 3rd September 2019, COMSATS’ officials called on the President of Ghana, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (the incumbent Chairperson of COMSATS). The meeting with the President was held in the presence of senior officials of the Presidency of Ghana; Ghanaian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI); and Ghanaian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and …

In order to further strengthen COMSATS’ collaborative links with its focal point and Centre of Excellence in Colombia, a delegation of COMSATS Secretariat visited Bogota, Colombia, from 1st to 6th September 2019. The delegation was led by Ambassador (R) Fauzia Nasreen, Advisor (SDGs), and comprised of Ms. Huma Balouch (Senior Assistant Director Programmes) and Mr. …

H.E. Mr. Fawad Chaudhry, Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan, inaugurated COMSATS Tele-Health services at Basic Health Unit (BHU), Pind Sawika, District Jhelum, on 26th August 2019. COMSATS Tele-Health (CTH) is providing consultative, diagnostic and treatment services to marginalized communities and less-privileged areas of Pakistan since 2001. This clinic is the thirteenth …

Dr. Sri Fatmawati, President of Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) – Indonesia National Chapter, and Assistant Professor at Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Surabaya, Indonesia, visited COMSATS Secretariat, on 23nd August 2019. In the meeting held with Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Executive Director COMSATS and other COMSATS’ officials, Dr. …

Upon invitation of Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Mr. Muhammad Ehsan Ullah Tiwana, Chairman National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Pakistan, visited COMSATS Secretariat, Islamabad, on 22nd August 2019. Mr. Tiwana was apprised of COMSATS’ undertakings aimed at achieving sustainable development of the South through due utilization of S&T. Presentation made …