Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS)
February 07 2018 2018
On 7th February 2018, Ms. Joanna Reid, Head, Department for International Development (DFID) Pakistan, British High Commission visited COMSATS Secretariat to hold a meeting with Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi. Senior officials of COMSATS were also present during the meeting. Dr. Zaidi introduced COMSATS to Ms. Reid as a brainchild of the …
January 31 2018 2018
Sardar Masood Khan, President Azad Jammu and Kashmir, upon invitation from the Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, who is the ex-officio Chairperson of CIS’ Board of Management visited COMSATS Telehealth Centre (CTH). CTH is housed at COMSATS Internet Services (CIS) Technology Park in Islamabad. The purpose of the invitation was t0 sensitize …
January 31 2018 2018
Prof. Dr. Radwan F. H. Qasrawi, Researcher, Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, Al-Quds University, Palestine, paid a visit to COMSATS HQs to pay a courtesy call to honourable Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi. The meeting was held in presence of other relevant officials of COMSATS Secretariat. Prof. Qasrawi is serving …
January 19 2018 2018
Prof. Stephen E. Onah, Director of COMSATS Centre of Excellence in Nigeria, National Mathematical Centre (NMC), Abuja, visited COMSATS Secretariat on 19th January 2018 to discuss matters of mutual interest. These included NMC’s role in COMSATS’ programmes especially International Thematic Research Groups (ITRGs), the Centre’s academic, R&D and capacity building activities, as well as possibilities …
January 04 2018 2018
The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) on 4th January 2018. Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Executive Director COMSATS, and Dr. Farhat Haq, President AIPS, signed the MoU on behalf of their respective organizations. The signing was …
December 29 2017 2017
On 29th December 2017, the High Commissioner of Pakistan to Australia, Her Excellency Mrs. Naela Chohan, visited COMSATS Secretariat to hold a meeting with Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi. The meeting was also attended by the officials of COMSATS Secretariat and Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies. The agenda of the meeting …
December 23 2017 2017
The 7th International Workshop on ‘Internet Security: Enhancing Information Exchange Safeguards’ was held from 19th to 23rd December 2017, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The event was jointly organized by Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS); Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO); and the Inter Islamic Network on Information Technology …
December 20 2017 2017
On the invitation of the Executive Director of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, visited COMSATS Secretariat on 20 December 2017. She …
December 20 2017 2017
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), and the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) on December 20, 2017. The MoU transpired as a result of contacts established with UNESCO in October this year and …
December 16 2017 2017
A 4-member delegation from COMSATS visited People’s Republic of China from 16th-22nd December 2017. The purpose of the visit was to meet the senior officials of Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST); Ministry of Commerce; Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); International Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences (ICCES); and Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology …
