Senior officials of COMSATS Secretariat gave a briefing to Mr. Ghulam M. Memon, Federal Secretary at Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), Government of Pakistan. By virtue of his position at COMSATS’ Focal Ministry in host country – Pakistan, Mr. Memon is the Chairperson of Ministerial-level COMSATS Consultative Committee, and is also currently holding the …

Advisor to the President of TUBITAK and former member of COMSATS Coordinating Council visits COMSATS Secretariat and discussed matters of mutual interest regarding regional and global development. Dr. Orkun Hasekioğlu, Advisor to the President of TUBITAK, visited COMSATS Secretariat on 15th June 2022. Dr. Hasekioğlu was visiting Islamabad in connection with his participation in International …

COMSATS Joint Centre for Industrial Biotechnology (CCIB) holds workshop to discuss prospects of utilizing bioenergy as an alternative energy resource. COMSATS Joint Centre for Industrial Biotechnology (CCIB) organized an online workshop on ‘Bioenergy: A Road to Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality’ under its Joint R&D Group on Bioenergy. Held on 14th June 2022, the Workshop …

COMSATS event on International Day for Biodiversity-2022 explores challenges towards and solutions for biodiversity conservation with expert inputs from China, Pakistan, Ghana, Jordan and WWF. On Tuesday, May 24, 2022, COMSATS hosted a webinar to mark United Nations International Day for Biological Diversity 2022 titled “South Views on Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework”. The event was …

COMSATS’ condolences and expression of solidarity on the sad demise of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were communicated to the Embassy of UAE in Islamabad, on 18th May 2022. In this regard, Engr. Qaiser Nawab, Assistant Director (Programmes) at COMSATS Secretariat, called …

COMSATS collaborated with the Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO), and the Centre for Environmental Economics of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CEE-UCAS), China, to organize the fourth term of ANSO-BIDI School on ‘Innovation, Sustainable Development, and Leadership Enhancement’ under the Belt and Road International Innovation Development Institute Network (ANSO-BIDI Institute Network). COMSATS …

On 20th April 2022, Mr. Tamerlan Khalilov, Deputy Head of Mission of Azerbaijan to Pakistan, visited COMSATS Secretariat, along with Mr. Khalid Taimur Akram (Executive Director), and Mr. Faisal Sheikh (Member – Board of Experts) of Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS) – a public policy institution based in Islamabad, Pakistan. The visiting delegates …

COMSATS Joint Centre for Industrial Biotechnology (CCIB) workshop creates a platform to share advancements in research relating to crop microbiome and to discuss its importance in bringing sustainability in agriculture sector. COMSATS in collaboration with its Centre of Excellence in China – the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB), organized a workshop titled ‘Crop Microbiome …

COMSATS Telehealth (CTH) and COMSATS Centre for Climate and Sustainability (CCCS) hold a webinar on climate change – health systems nexus in connection with World Health Day with the theme “Our planet, our health” Observing World Health Day (April 7th), the Telehealth Desk of COMSATS in collaboration with COMSATS Centre for Climate and Sustainability (CCCS) …

CCCS, COMSATS Secretariat and CCRD/CUI organized a webinar to discuss the outcomes of D-8 funded project on ‘Feasibility Study of Safe Drinking Water through Water Conservation’ COMSATS Centre for Climate and Sustainability (CCCS) in the collaboration with the Centre for Climate Research and Development (CCRD) at COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Islamabad, organized a webinar on …