The sixth session of presentations in connection with the 23rd COMSATS Coordinating Council Meeting was held on 20th October 2020. COMSATS’ Centres from China, the International Center for Climate and Environment Sciences (ICCES), and Pakistan, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) presented their progress. The session was attended virtually by representatives from COMSATS’ Centres of Excellence in …

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between COMSATS’ flagship project, COMSATS Internet Services (CIS), and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of Government of Pakistan with an aim to support tele-health services and trainings in natural and human-induced disasters. NDMA has been working to enhance disaster resilience in Pakistan and is the leading …

On 13th October, 2020, the 5th session of presentations, in continuation of the 23rd Coordinating Council meeting, cover progress of Al-Quds University (AQU), Palestine and Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (HIAST), Syria. The session was virtually attended by 12 Centres of Excellence including Royal Scientific Society (RSS), Jordan; International Center for Climate and …

On October 8, 2020, the Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Islamabad, H.E. Mr. Ahmad Shakir Qarar, called on the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi, at COMSATS Secretariat. The meeting also had participation of senior officials of COMSATS. Dr. Zaidi welcomed Mr. Qarar and expressed COMSATS’ strong desire …

To discuss challenges, gaps and potential solutions for Sustainable Water Governance (SWG), COMSATS Centre for Climate and Sustainability (CCCS) in collaboration with COMSATS’ Centre of Excellence in Jordan, the Royal Scientific Society (RSS), organized a webinar on “Sustainable Water Governance in the Global South under Changing Climate”. Held on 8th October 2020, the webinar had …

The 4th session of online presentations being held since the 23rd Coordinating Council Meeting was convened on 29th September 2020. Three of COMSATS Centers of Excellence: Tanzania Industrial Research and Development Organization (TIRDO), Tanzania; National Research Centre (NRC), Egypt; and National Mathematical Centre (NMC), Nigeria, presented reports on their activities, developments and achievements during the …

COMSATS organized an international webinar on “Current Challenges: Imperative of South-South Cooperation”, on 16th September 2020, to mark United Nations International Day for South-South Cooperation. Speaking on the occasion on behalf of the Executive Director COMSATS, Ambassador Shahid Kamal, Advisor on Climate Change and Environment at COMSATS, introduced COMSATS as an active proponent of South-South …

COMSATS Centre for Climate and Sustainability (CCCS) hosted a webinar on “Challenges to Agriculture and their Solutions in the Global South”, on 9th September 2020. The event was aimed at discussing climate change triggered challenges to agriculture and food security in the developing world within the framework of Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2). Speakers from …