Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)
September 01 2019 2019
In order to further strengthen COMSATS’ collaborative links with its focal point and Centre of Excellence in Colombia, a delegation of COMSATS Secretariat visited Bogota, Colombia, from 1st to 6th September 2019. The delegation was led by Ambassador (R) Fauzia Nasreen, Advisor (SDGs), and comprised of Ms. Huma Balouch (Senior Assistant Director Programmes) and Mr. …
August 26 2019 2019
H.E. Mr. Fawad Chaudhry, Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan, inaugurated COMSATS Tele-Health services at Basic Health Unit (BHU), Pind Sawika, District Jhelum, on 26th August 2019. COMSATS Tele-Health (CTH) is providing consultative, diagnostic and treatment services to marginalized communities and less-privileged areas of Pakistan since 2001. This clinic is the thirteenth …
August 23 2019 2019
Dr. Sri Fatmawati, President of Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) – Indonesia National Chapter, and Assistant Professor at Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Surabaya, Indonesia, visited COMSATS Secretariat, on 23nd August 2019. In the meeting held with Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Executive Director COMSATS and other COMSATS’ officials, Dr. …
August 22 2019 2019
Upon invitation of Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Mr. Muhammad Ehsan Ullah Tiwana, Chairman National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Pakistan, visited COMSATS Secretariat, Islamabad, on 22nd August 2019. Mr. Tiwana was apprised of COMSATS’ undertakings aimed at achieving sustainable development of the South through due utilization of S&T. Presentation made …
August 08 2019 2019
Upon invitation of Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Executive Director COMSATS, Ms. Andleeb Abbas, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Pakistan, visited COMSATS Secretariat, Islamabad, on 8th August 2019. During the meeting, Ms. Andleeb was apprised of COMSATS’ undertaking, membership and international partnerships. COMSATS, she was informed, is mandated to cultivate and promote S&T …
July 29 2019 2019
Ambassador (R) Shahid Kamal, Advisor (Environment and Climate Change) at COMSATS Secretariat, participated in the 1st Commonwealth ICT and Innovation Open Day, held at Marlborough House, London, on July 29, 2019. The Open Day focused on one of the themes (ICT and innovation) of the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) scheduled to be …
July 29 2019 2019
COMSATS delegation comprising of Dr. Azeema Fareed (Principal Medical Officer) and Ms. Farhana Saleem (Senior Publications and Communication Officer) participated in the second Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) Leaders’ Summit and Conference 2019, held from July 29 – 30, 2019, at Nadi, Fiji. The event themed “South-South Cooperation for a Resilient Pacific”, was attended by …
July 29 2019 2019
COMSATS delegation comprising of Dr. Azeema Fareed (Principal Medical Officer) and Ms. Farhana Saleem (Senior Publications and Communication Officer) participated in the second Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) Leaders’ Summit and Conference 2019, held from July 29 – 30, 2019, at Nadi, Fiji. The event themed “South-South Cooperation for a Resilient Pacific”, was attended by …
July 27 2019 2019
Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Executive Director COMSATS, participated in the 3rd Meeting of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Bio-economy Committee held in Islamabad on 27 July 2019. Speaking at the meeting, Dr. Zaidi focused on how linkages between universities and industry/business community can spur green economic growth. He opined that …
July 25 2019 2019
The Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, paid a courtesy call to the newly appointed Ambassador of Portugal to Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Paulo Neves Pocinho, at his office in Islamabad on 25th July 2019. Dr. Zaidi was accompanied by Ambassador (R) Fauzia Nasreen and Mr. Qaiser Nawab. In the brief meeting, the Ambassador …
