COMSATS Centre for Climate and Sustainability (CCCS) organized a webinar on “Challenges of Rapid Urbanization in the Global South” to mark United Nations World Cities Day 2020. Held on 29th October 2020, the webinar was co-organized by COMSATS Centre for Climate & Sustainability (CCCS) and COMSATS’ Centre of Excellence, Tanzania Industrial Research and Development Organization …

COMSATS Centres of Excellence continue to make their presentations during the post 23rd Coordinating Council 7th session that covered Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), Turkey, and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana. Held on 27th October 2020, this session was attended by representatives from the Centres in Jordan, Turkey, …

Commercialization of inventions, research and innovations is key to a knowledge economy and start-ups can be a strong means to strengthen it. COMSATS, in collaboration with Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) of International Labour Organization (ILO) and IIU Business Incubation Center (IIU-BIC), Pakistan, organized an eleven-day long training workshop on “Becoming Internationally Recognized SIYB …

The sixth session of presentations in connection with the 23rd COMSATS Coordinating Council Meeting was held on 20th October 2020. COMSATS’ Centres from China, the International Center for Climate and Environment Sciences (ICCES), and Pakistan, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) presented their progress. The session was attended virtually by representatives from COMSATS’ Centres of Excellence in …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …