Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)
March 20 2020 2020
In the later part of March 2020, Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi made contacts with COMSATS’ focal ministries in China and Iran, two of the earliest and most COVID-19 affected member states of COMSATS member states, expressing sympathies and pledging to stand with the people and governments of the two countries. He …
March 13 2020 2020
Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Executive Director COMSATS, made a courtesy call to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to Pakistan, H.E. Dr. Aleksandar Borisov Parashkevov, on 13th March 2020. The purpose of the visit was to acquaint the Ambassador about COMSATS and to explore avenues of cooperation with Bulgaria in areas …
March 11 2020 2020
A four-member delegation of the Sri Lankan High Commission in Pakistan, led by the Acting High Commissioner, H.E. U. L Niyas, visited COMSATS Secretariat on 11th March 2020, and held a meeting with Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Executive Director, and other senior officials of COMSATS. Dr. Zaidi apprised the Acting High Commissioner of the …
March 09 2020 2020
An awareness talk on “Corona virus preparedness in the workplace”, was held at COMSATS Secretariat for the employees, on 9th March 2020. The talk delivered by Dr. Zawar Ali, Vaccinologist and Travel Health Physician at Excel Labs, Pakistan, covered various aspects of the epidemic including disease prevention and control. During the talk, Dr. Ali shared …
March 03 2020 2020
COMSATS in collaboration with the American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) and the Inter University Consortium for the Promotion of Social Sciences Arts and Humanities (IUCPSS) organized a Startup Founder Workshop on “How to Build Successful Team and Businesses”, at COMSATS Secretariat, on 3rd March 2020. The Workshop was conducted by US-based certified Scrum trainer …
February 20 2020 2020
H.E. Ms. Androulla Kaminara, Ambassador of the European Union to Pakistan, visited COMSATS Secretariat on 20th February 2020. The visit was realized as a result of earlier discussions of Ambassador (R) Shahid Kamal (Advisor, Climate Change at COMSATS Secretariat), with Ms. Kaminara. Her Excellency was accompanied by Ms. Anne Marchal, Deputy Head of Mission at …
February 18 2020 2020
An informational session on the ranking and quality assurance of universities was held jointly by COMSATS’ International Centre for Training & Development (ICTD), the Inter University Consortium for the Promotion of Social Sciences Arts and Humanities (IUCPSS) and the Applied Higher Education Singapore, at COMSATS Secretariat, on 18th February 2020. The session was jointly chaired …
February 09 2020 2020
H.E. President of Ghana and Chairperson of COMSATS, Honourable Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, presided over COMSATS’ High Level Breakfast meeting at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 9th February, 2020 on the side-lines of the African Union (AU) Summit Meeting. The high-profile attendance of the meeting included: H. E. Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria; H.E. Isatou Touray, …
January 29 2020 2020
A two-member delegation from the Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS), Indonesia, visited COMSATS host country, Pakistan, from 29th January – 1st February 2020, with a view to explore opportunities of collaboration with COMSATS’ Centres of Excellence in Pakistan, i.e., COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Islamabad, and the International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), …
January 23 2020 2020
On 23rd January 2020, H.E. Mr. Bernhard Schlagheck, Ambassador of Germany to Pakistan, called on Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi, and other senior COMSATS’ officials, at COMSATS Secretariat. The meeting held with the German Ambassador was aimed at building cooperation with Germany for seeking patronage and broadening COMSATS’ international activities within the framework …
