Realizing that working collaborations are an essential ingredient for accomplishing socio-economic development of the third world, COMSATS strives to cultivate linkages with prominent players at the international, regional and national level in order to integrate the development efforts. COMSATS has been working closely with agencies/organizations like TWAS/TWNSO, ICIMOD, IDRC, UNIDO, IAEA, COMSTECH, UNESCO, ISESCO, Lead Pakistan and various academic institutions in the member countries.