Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Yerzhan Kistafin calls on Executive Director and receives briefing on COMSATS’ engagements with Kazakhstan The Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Yerzhan Kistafin, called on the interim Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. Akhtar Nazir, who is the Federal Secretary, Ministry of Science …

COMSATS Secretariat and COMSATS University Islamabad join hands to observe World Mental Health Day with workshop on “Engaging University Faculty for Mental Health Wellbeing of Youth” To observe this year’s World Mental Health Day, COMSATS in collaboration with its Centre of Excellence, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Islamabad, organized a Workshop on “Engaging University Faculty for …

COMSATS in collaboration with its Centre of Excellence in China, the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB), organized a virtual workshop on ‘Technical Innovation in Traditional Plant Medicine’, from the platform of COMSATS Joint Centre for Industrial Biotechnology (CCIB), on 13th October 2021. The objective of the event was to provide a platform for interaction, …

A three-member delegation led by Hon. High Commissioner of Ghana to Pakistan (Resident in Tehran), H.E. Eric Owusu-Boateng, visited COMSATS Secretariat, on 1st October 2021. The High Commissioner was accompanied by Mr. Omar Shahid Butt, Vice Consul General of Ghana in Pakistan, and Mr. Tahir Javed, Public Relations Officer at Ghanaian Consulate in Pakistan. The …

To celebrate United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation (12th September 2021), COMSATS organized a webinar entitled “South-South Cooperation: Creating headways for Post-Pandemic Inclusive Recovery”, on 21st September 2021. Joined by notable speakers from United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), New York; South Centre, Geneva; Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO), Beijing; InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), …

Meeting with Deputy Head of Mission, Mr. Suleiman Khalid A two-member delegation of Embassy of Iraq in Pakistan, headed by its Deputy Head of Mission, Mr. Suleiman Khalid, visited COMSATS Secretariat, on 8th September 2021, and held meeting with its senior officials. The purpose of the delegation’s visit was to strengthen linkages with COMSATS and …

On 25th August 2021, COMSATS’ officials held a virtual meeting with the representatives of its Centre of Excellence in Indonesia, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS), with a view to expand and strengthen existing cooperation with this relatively new Centre that joined the Organization in July 2020. The meeting was held with the Vice Rector …

Led by COMSATS Centre of Excellence in Pakistan, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), in collaboration with the Centre in Egypt, National Research Center (NRC), and Imo State University, Nigeria, a joint research project has won grant under D-8 Project Support Fund with facilitation of COMSATS Secretariat and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan. COMSATS …

H.E. Mr. Shibli Faraz, the Federal Minister for Science and Technology (MoST), Government of Pakistan, visited COMSATS Secretariat on 11th August 2021. Mr. Faraz assumed his office at COMSATS’ Focal Ministry in Pakistan in April 2021. He was accompanied by Dr. Akhtar Nazir, Federal Secretary MoST, who is also the incumbent Executive Director COMSATS, as …

COMSATS collaborated with the Centre for Environmental Economics of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CEE-UCAS), and the Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO) for organizing a virtual ANSO-BIDI School from 12th May to 4th August 2021. Earlier started as ANSO Training on Sustainable Development and Leadership Enhancement, the School was held under the …