A recognition of COMSATS Telehealth (CTH) has come in the form of an honorable mention during the fifth ICTD Mountain Development Awards 2018 of The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Nepal. The winners of this year’s ICT Awards were announced on the International Mountain Day, the 11 December 2018. This award recognizes innovations, …

Mr. Michal Bobak, Economic Counsellor, Embassy of Czech Republic in Islamabad visited COMSATS Headquarters and held a meeting with the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi and other officials on 11th December 2018. After the exchange of pleasantries, the Adviser Programmes, Mr. Tajammul Hussain made a brief presentation on COMSATS covering the scope and …

Mr. Bako Bitrus Nabasu, mni, Permanent Secretary, Nigerian Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, who is also COMSATS’ focal person in Nigeria visited COMSATS. He was accompanied by COMSATS’ Liaison Officer for the FMST, Mr. Abayomi Oguntunde, Director Bio-resources Technology Research & Development; and Special Advisor to the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Samuel Thomas. During his …

On 30th November 2018, COMSATS joined hands with the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for promoting science-led sustainable development in its twenty-seven (27) Member States through South-South and Triangular Cooperation schemes. Ambassador Shahid Kamal, Advisor at COMSATS Secretariat, Islamabad, and Mr. Shahid Husain, Special Adviser at …

To strengthen the existing cooperation in the areas of common interest, the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) on 27th November, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey. The MoU was …

The Workshop on Metrology for the Least Developed Countries was successfully held on 26 – 27 November 2018, in Gebze-Kocaeli, Turkey. The workshop was jointly organized by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and the TUBITAK National Metrology Institute (TUBITAK UME), Turkey. The primary objective of the workshop …

Upon invitation from the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi, the German Ambassador to Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Martin Kobler visited COMSATS Secretariat on 23rd November 2018. He was accompanied by Ms. Christine Rosenberger, First Secretary and Ms. Veronique Wagner, Political, Press and Communication Counsellor at Embassy of Germany in Islamabad. The agenda of the …

Dr. Kamran Jahangir, Advisor at COMSATS Secretariat visited Turkey to attend the International Symposium on ‘Financing For Development: Thinking Innovative Solutions to Persistent Development Challenges’, held on 22-23 November, 2018 in Istanbul. The meeting was organized by The Statistical, Economic, Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), …

A meeting between the officials of COMSATS and Welthungerhilfe (WHH) was held on 16th November, 2018. The meeting was led by the Ambassador Ms. Fauzia Nasreen, Advisor (SDGs) and Mr. Richard Blane, Country Director, from COMSATS and WHH, respectively. The focus of the meeting was to discuss potential areas of collaboration between the two organizations. …

Mr. Khalil-ur-Rahman Hashmi, Director General (UN), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan, visited COMSATS Headquarters and held a meeting with the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi and other officials on 14th November 2018. The Executive Director COMSATS made a brief presentation covering the scope, activities, and capacity building programmes, and notable achievements …