Under the COMSATS’ Lecture Series themed on “South – South and Triangular cooperation for socio-economic development in the South”, second lecture was held on 5th January 2021 having the representation of 24 officials from COMSATS’ Focal Ministries, Center of Excellence and COMSATS Secretariat. This Lecture Series has been initiated to help share knowledge, experience and …

On 31st December 2020, Prof. Dr. Faqir Muhammad Anjum Chaudhry, Vice Chancellor of the University of The Gambia (UTG), The Gambia, visited COMSATS Secretariat with a view to discuss prospects of collaboration with COMSATS’ Network being the newly inducted Centre of Excellence. During his visit, Prof. Anjum held a meeting with Dr. S. M. Junaid …

Dr. Azeema Fareed, Principal Medical Officer at COMSATS Secretariat, participated as an invited speaker in a webinar on “Digital Health Challenges, Opportunities, and Solutions” organized by CIT Health Solutions with the collaboration of Digital Lahore, on 21st December 2020. As the coordinator of COMSATS Telehealth (CTH) Programme, Dr. Fareed shared the efforts being made by …

As a regional player advocating South-South and Triangular Cooperation, COMSATS was invited to participate in United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC)’s event on 2020 UN Regional South-South and Triangular Cooperation Focal Points Network Retreat, held on 15th December 2020. Amb. (R) Fauzia Nasreen, Advisor (SDGs) at COMSATS Secretariat, shared COMSATS’ stance during the session …

COMSATS has launched a Lecture Series on “South – South and Triangular cooperation for socio-economic development in the South”, to help share knowledge, experience and insights on how to effectively address the socio-economic needs of the developing countries through South-South and Triangular cooperation in science and technology. Held on 15th December 2020, the maiden lecture …

On 8th December 2020, the 12th session of presentations was held in continuation of the 23rd Coordinating Council meeting, covering the progress of Embrapa Agrobiologia, Brazil, and Industrial Research and Consultancy Centre (IRCC), Sudan. Apart from officials of COMSATS Secretariat, the session was virtually attended by 20 representatives from Centres of Excellence and Focal Ministries …

COMSATS partnered with the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Young Affiliates Network (TYAN), TWAS Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Partner (TWAS SAREP), TWAS Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Partner (TWAS LACREP), TWAS Arab Regional Partner (TWAS-AREP), and Association for Computing Machinery – Women Europe (ACM-W) to organize the 2nd African Symposium on Big Data, Analytics and …

The 23rd Coordinating Council meeting deliberations continued during the 11th session of virtual presentations by Centres of Excellence held on 1st December 2020. Industrial Technology Institute (ITI), Sri Lanka; and the University of The Gambia (UTG), The Gambia, made the presentations during this session. Forty participants from 13 Centers of Excellence in Egypt, The Gambia, …

COMSATS organized a webinar within the framework of Sustainable Development Goal 2 (Zero Hunger), on 30th November 2020. The webinar was co-hosted by COMSATS Centre for Climate and Sustainability (CCCS) and the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST), Uganda. The Webinar was moderated by Prof. Dr. Anwar-ul-Hassan Gilani, Vice Chancellor of the University …