Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)
June 26 2019 2019
Upon the invitation of Dr. S.M. Junaid, Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Akram Sheikh, Co-Chair and Distinguished Senior Fellow at Global Think Tank Network (GTTN), visited COMSATS Secretariat on 26th June 2019. On the approach of its silver Jubilee, Dr. Sheikh shared some important insights for COMSATS’ plan of action for the next 25 years. At …
June 19 2019 2019
H.E. Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, the Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan, visited COMSATS Secretariat on 19th June 2019, for the first time after assuming the charge of his Ministry. Received by the senior officials of COMSATS Secretariat, the Minister was given a briefing on COMSATS’ mandate, flagship projects, current and future programmes. …
June 18 2019 2019
COMSATS’ senior officials called on His Excellency Mr. Ali Fikrat Oglu Alizada, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, at his office in Islamabad on June 18, 2019. Apart from discussions on matters of mutual interest, the matter of Azerbaijan’s membership to COMSATS and the nomination of a suitable S&T/R&D …
June 18 2019 2019
A delegation comprising of faculty members and students belonging to community colleges of USA, visited COMSATS Secretariat, Islamabad on 18th June 2019. The delegation was received by Gen (R) Muhammad Tahir, Advisor China Desk, COMSATS, along with other officials of COMSATS Secretariat. After exchanging pleasantries, Gen (R) Tahir apprised the delegation of COMSATS programmes, flagship …
June 10 2019 2019
Prof. Ming Zhang from Peking University, Beijing, participated as keynote speaker in the 4th TYAN International Thematic Workshop and 1st African Symposium on Big Data, Analytics and Machine Intelligence for Financial, Health and Environmental Inclusion in Developing Countries, held from 10th – 12th June 2018, in Akure, Nigeria. The participation was realized through COMSATS sponsorship …
June 06 2019 2019
A delegation of COMSATS participated in the 15th INSME Annual Meeting “Fintech & Logistics: New Technologies and Markets for SMEs” held in Naples, Italy, from 6th to 7th June 2019. The delegation comprised of Dr. Kamran Jahangir, Advisor Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and Mr. Laeeq Hassan Jaswal, Manager Strategic Partnerships, COMSATS Secretariat, Islamabad. The International …
May 10 2019 2019
Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi accompanied by Dr. Kamran Jahangir, Advisor (TAC) visited the office of the UNDP’s Country Director for Pakistan, Mr. Ignacio Artaza, in Islamabad, on Friday the 10th of May 2019. During the meeting, the Dr. Zaidi apprised the Country Director of the composition and activities of the Commission …
May 03 2019 2019
COMSATS in collaboration with the Centre for Belt and Road Initiative and China Studies Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies (IPD) organized a seminar on “Second Belt and Road Forum: Achievements and Prospects” on 3rd May 2019 at COMSATS Secretariat, Islamabad. The seminar organized within the framework of the Second Belt and Road Forum held …
May 02 2019 2019
Upon invitation of Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, the Ambassador of Spain to Pakistan, His Excellency, Mr. Manuel Durain visited COMSATS Secretariat on 2nd May 2019. The meeting, held in the presence of senior officials of COMSATS, was aimed at exploring ways to initiate bilateral cooperation. During the meeting, Dr. Zaidi briefed …
May 02 2019 2019
On 2nd May 2019, COMSATS in collaboration with the European Union (EU) organized an awareness talk on EU’s Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Programme for the young scientists and researchers. In his welcome remarks, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Executive Director of COMSATS, stated that COMSATS has partnered with UK based organizations including Commonwealth and Association …
