The COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) and Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG) successfully organized the training workshop, titled ‘Sustainable Water and Land-use in Arid Regions with RS-GIS Applications support based on Chinese Expertise’, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from 12-16 August 2024. The workshop had patronage of the Alliance of National and International Science Organizations for …

The Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Rt Hon. Patricia Scotland KC, led a seven-member delegation to visit the Secretariat of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) on July 30, 2024. H.E. Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Federal Minister for Science and Technology & Federal Education and …

July 23, 2024. The President of the Islamic World Academy of Sciences (IAS), Prof. Adnan Badran, who was formerly the Prime Minister of Jordan, in a meeting with the Executive Director COMSATS, Ambassador Dr. M. Nafees Zakaria, welcomed the idea of signing cooperation agreement to strengthen scientific ties between the two institutions. The meeting was …

Islamabad, July 2024 – A two-member delegation from COMSATS, led by Executive Director Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria and Additional Director (Int. Orgs.) and Head of CCCS, Dr. Mehwish Qayyum Durrani, visited the National Emergencies Operation Center (NEOC) at the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The visit, conducted at the invitation of Chairman NDMA, Lt. …

COMSATS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Economic Cooperation Organization Science Foundation (ECOSF) to cooperate and collaborate for addressing significant challenges faced by their respective member states leveraging each other’s expertise in Science, Technology, and Innovation (ST&I). Climate Change, which poses a serious global threat to sustainable socio-economic growth, the agreement aims …

Islamabad, June 12, 2024. A delegation from Pakistan’s Living Indus Initiative, led by renowned environmentalist and Senior Advisor at the UN Resident Coordinator Office (UN RCO), Ms. Aban Marker Kabraji, visited the COMSATS Secretariat to meet with Executive Director Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria. The purpose of the visit was to explore potential collaboration between …

The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ECO Science Foundation, and Food Security and Agriculture Centre of Excellence (FACE), commemorated the United Nations World Environment Day by holding a High-Level Panel Discussion on 5th …

The 8th Governing Board meeting of the Alliance of National and International Science Organizations for the Belt and Road Regions (ANSO) was held in China, which was organized by ANSO Secretariat. The Executive Director of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, and other …

Islamabad, 31st May, 2024 – The Turkmen Ambassador to Pakistan, His Excellency Mr. Atadjan Movlamov, visited COMSATS Secretariat and held a meeting with the Executive Director COMSATS, Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria. The two focused on fostering mutual cooperation for Research and Development in various cutting-edge technologies. During the meeting, both dignitaries exchanged views on …

The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and Khas Technology Solutions (KTS), formalized a Memorandum of Understanding on 16 May 2024, to collaborate for developing IT enabled solutions and conduct online professional training programs focused at high skilled HRD in various fields including Information and Communication Technology (ICT), DevSecOps, …