COMSATS Joint Centre for Industrial Biotechnology (CCIB) was inaugurated on 14th April 2021, in Tianjin, China. The Centre has been established in collaboration with COMSATS Centre of Excellence in China, the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB). Mr. Linhao Chen, Deputy Director-General, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Science and Technology, China; Mr. Weidong Wang, …

COMSATS’ Lecture Series on “South – South and Triangular Cooperation for Socio-economic Development in the South” continued with its eighth session on 9th March 2021, featuring talk on “Capacity building in the Global South: The Contribution of TWAS”. Delivered by Prof. Dr. Romain Murenzi, Executive Director of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Italy, the …

Second lecture under 8th session of COMSATS’ Lecture Series on “South – South and Triangular cooperation for Socio-economic Development in the South” was delivered by Prof. Dr. M. H. A. Hassan, President of Council, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Italy. Shedding light on the concept of Science Diplomacy during his lecture entitled ‘Science Diplomacy …

Third lecture under 8th session of COMSATS’ Lecture Series on “South – South and Triangular cooperation for Socio-economic Development in the South” was delivered by Mr. Declan Kirrane, Director, Intelligence in Science (ISC), Belgium. Held on 9th March 2021, the lecture was titled “The Contribution of the EU Horizon Europe and Neighborhood, International Development and …

This year the International women’s day was celebrated under the theme: “Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 world,” that aimed to acknowledge the tremendous efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a better future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and highlight the gaps that remain. With the …

Three of COMSATS’ Centres of Excellence have signed agreements for collaboration in a number of fields of science and technology in the presence of Prime Ministers of Pakistan and Sri Lanka, during the former’s visit to Colombo, Sri Lanka. The bilateral agreements were signed by the Industrial Technology Institute (ITI), Sri Lanka, the International Center …

The seventh lecture under COMSATS Lecture Series on “South – South and Triangular cooperation for Socio-economic Development in the South” was given by Executive Director of the Chinese Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO), Prof. Dr. Jinghua Cao. Held on 23rd February 2021, the lecture titled ‘Insight on South-South and Triangular Cooperation in S&T’, was …

On 20th February 2021, Dr. Sahibzada Ali Mahmud, Managing Director of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board (KPITB) visited COMSATS Secretariat and held a brief meeting with Executive Director, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi. Also present during the meeting were Mr. Nasir Jamal Khan, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of COMSATS Internet Services (CIS), and Engr. Qaiser …

On 19th February 2020, a talk on “2021: The International Year of Peace and Trust” was arranged by COMSATS in collaboration with the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Islamabad. Delivered by H.E Mr. Atadjan Movlamov, Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Pakistan and Dean of Diplomatic Corps in Pakistan, the talk highlighted Turkmenistan’s efforts for bringing peace and …

COMSATS Centre for Climate and Sustainability (CCCS) in collaboration with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of Ghana, Forestry Research Institute (FORIG) of Ghana, and Forestry Research Network of Sub-Saharan Africa (FORNESSA) co-organized a webinar entitled “Sustainable management of forests and challenge of deforestation in the Global South”, on 18th February 2021. The …