On 14th November 2022, Ms. Shaza Fatima Khawaja (MNA), Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs, Government of Pakistan, visited COMSATS Secretariat and held a meeting with Ambassador Dr. Muhammad Nafees Zakaria, Executive Director COMSATS. During the meeting, Ms. Shaza was apprised of COMSATS’ programmes and undertakings aimed at socio-economic development in …

A training workshop on ‘Mentoring and Coaching for the Identification and Preparation of Bankable Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation Projects’ was organized by COMSATS, from the platform of its initiative COMSATS Centre for Climate and Sustainability (CCCS). The workshop was held in collaboration with the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO); Egyptian National …

On 10th November 2022, the Executive Director COMSATS, Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, held meetings with H.E. Mr. Mohamed Karmoune, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco, and H.E. Mr. Jemal Beker Abdula, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Dr. Zakaria and congratulated him on assuming office. Thanking …

COMSATS Center for Climate & Sustainability (CCCS) organized an Interactive Dialogue on Multi-Stakeholders and Integrated Approach to Climate Resilient Finance’ on 9th November 2022, on the sidelines of UNFCCC 27th Conference of Parties (COP27). The event was held in collaboration of Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), Regional Center for Renewable Energy and …

Under the Belt & Road International Innovation Development Institute Network (ANSO-BIDI Institute Network), COMSATS has joined hands with the Chinese Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO), Centre for Environmental Economics of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), and other member of ANSO-BIDI Institute Network to organize the fifth term of ANSO-BIDI School (online …

On 7th November 2022, Chairman Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC), Capt. (R) Zahid Saeed, paid a visit to Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, Executive Director COMSATS, and congratulated him on his appointment at this position. During the meeting with Dr. Zakaria, Capt. (R) Saeed extended felicitations and hoped that under Dr. Zakaria’s leadership, COMSATS would …

COMSATS Centre of Excellence in Islamabad, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), held its 18th Convocation on 3rd November 2022. Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, Executive Director of COMSATS, attended the Convocation as the ex-officio Pro Chancellor-II of the University for the first time after assuming charge of ED. He also chaired a session of the ceremony …

Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria assumed charge as the new Executive Director of the Secretariat of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) on November 1, 2022. He has been appointed by the Head of the Government of Pakistan –the host country of COMSATS Secretariat – as stipulated in …

From the platform of the COMSATS Joint Centre for Industrial Biotechnology (CCIB), the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB), China, in collaboration with COMSATS, organized an online workshop on ‘Green Biomanufacturing of Bio-based Chemicals’ on 28th October 2022. The workshop was held under CCIB’s Joint R&D Group (JRDG) on ‘Bio-chemicals’ with the aim of promoting …

Dr. Azeema Fareed, Additional Director (Health) at COMSATS Secretariat and In-charge-COMSATS Telehealth (CTH) participated in “2nd Innovative Healthcare Technologies Summit” jointly organized by the Federation of Islamic Medical Association (FIMA) and Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA), on 26th October 2022. The summit was held at the premises of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad. It …