14th November 2024. On Day Four of the ongoing 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, focusing on Finance, Investment, and Trade, the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) held its second sideline event, titled “Global Climate Finance Mechanisms: Assessing Equity and Effectiveness”. The event was organized in …

November 13, 2024 – Islamabad: The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) inaugurated its sideline events at the ongoing 29th UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP29) with a dynamic panel discussion titled “Global Youth Leadership in Climate Action.” Organized in collaboration with Pakistan’s Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination …

Islamabad, October 25, 2024. COMSATS and the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) signed a MoU for complementing each other for Science Advocacy and Regional Development. It was signed by Executive Director COMSATS, Ambassador Dr. M. Nafees Zakaria, and Director General ISSI, Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, today at COMSATS Secretariat. COMSATS is an intergovernmental organization of …

Building on the ongoing collaboration between the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and Living Indus, Ms. Aban Marker Kabraji visited the COMSATS Secretariat on 26th September 2024, for a meeting with Executive Director COMSATS, Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria. This partnership seeks to promote sustainability, climate action, and …

COMSATS, in collaboration with its Centre of Excellence, COMSATS University Islamabad, organized an international workshop titled “Metagenomics-based Approaches for Viral Disease Surveillance,” under the ICGEB framework for Meetings and Courses in 2024. This four-day event took place from September 16-19, 2024, and was primarily funded by ICGEB. The workshop aimed to stimulate discussions and collaborations …

[ Speeches ] [ Communiqué of the Meeting ] [ List of Participants ] [ Presentations ] The 25th Meeting of COMSATS Coordinating Council was successfully held on 10-12 September 2024, in Tianjin, China. The meeting was hosted by one of COMSATS’ Centres of Excellence in China, the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB). This …

10th September 2024. Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB) of China, is hosting the 25th meeting of Coordinating Council of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), on 10-12 September 2024. International cooperation in S&T took center-stage in Tianjin with the participation of scientists and delegates from COMSATS’ Centres …

COMSATS Secretariat, in collaboration M/S KhasTech Solutions (KTS), successfully organized a five-day training workshop on Cloud Solution Implementation at Data Centre that concluded on August 28, 2024. The activity was organized under the framework of MoU signed between two organizations on May 16, 2024, aimed at collaborating to developing IT enabled solutions and conduct professional …

The COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) and Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG) successfully organized the training workshop, titled ‘Sustainable Water and Land-use in Arid Regions with RS-GIS Applications support based on Chinese Expertise’, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from 12-16 August 2024. The workshop had patronage of the Alliance of National and International Science Organizations for …

The Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Rt Hon. Patricia Scotland KC, led a seven-member delegation to visit the Secretariat of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) on July 30, 2024. H.E. Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Federal Minister for Science and Technology & Federal Education and …