The Opening Ceremony and Plaque Unveiling Ceremony was held by Qin Tao, Deputy Director of China Association for International Talent Exchange (CAITE), who made a speech on the spot, and Ton Bisseling, Academician of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, Foreign Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Professor of Wageningen University in the Netherlands, who held a video speech. Li Hai, Director of Shenzhen International Talent Exchange Center, presided over the opening ceremony. At the opening ceremony, under the common witness of all the guests, the establishment ceremony of China-EU Green Technology Industry Alliance was held. After the opening ceremony, two round-table exchanges were held, inviting 10 Chinese and foreign experts, scholars and young talents to carry out in-depth exchanges and discussions on the topics of “How to take the road of scientific research for young talents” and “How to empower the overseas young talents for international exchanges and cooperation in green industry” and so on. The conference will be organized by the Chinese and foreign experts, scholars and young talents.
Guests attending the inauguration ceremony of the China-EU Green Technology Industry Alliance (from left to right):
At the opening ceremony of the thematic event, the official inauguration of the China-EU Green Technology Industry Alliance marked a key step of strategic significance in the field of green technology and industry cooperation between China and Europe.
Fifteen foreign experts and scholars from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, Portugal, Singapore and other countries were invited to discuss the topic of “green development” in three areas: biomedicine and smart health, materials engineering and energy technology, artificial intelligence and information technology. The panel discussion focused on the topic of “Green Development”, focusing on three areas: biomedicine and smart health, materials engineering and energy technology, artificial intelligence and information computing. Nearly 200 government representatives, university scholars, overseas students, experts from scientific research institutions, and representatives of innovative enterprises from home and abroad attended the conference and carried out active docking and in-depth exchanges with Chinese and foreign experts. Ten organizations, including Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenzhen Bay Laboratory (SBL), Suzhou Laboratory (SL), Shenzhen Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Hunan University (HUN), Xi’an University of Electronic Science and Technology (XUET), Shenzhen University (SZU), Shandong University (SZU), and Nanshan District Talent Bureau (NDTB), gave policy presentations.
During the same period of the special event, João Gama, Professor Emeritus of the University of Porto, Portugal, and James M. Flanagan, Professor and Director of Cancer Biology at MRes, Imperial College London, UK, went into the Second Foreign Language School of Shenzhen and gave a lively science lecture to the teachers and students, stimulating the children’s passion for scientific research. Some Chinese and foreign guests went to Tencent and other innovative enterprises for field research.
Under the guidance of China Association for International Exchange of Talents (CAIT), China-EU Green Technology Industry Alliance (CEGTIA) was formally established in 2025. Based on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Europe, the Alliance aims to respond to global challenges such as climate change, energy transition and biosecurity, and to promote the in-depth integration and industrial synergy of green technology between China and Europe.
With the five core dimensions of “Science + Talent + Education + Trade + Culture”, the Alliance focuses on the key directions of green agriculture, biomedicine, clean energy, new materials, etc., to build a sustainable Sino-European green science and technology cooperation ecosystem.
With the organizational structure of “Council + Secretariat + Special Committee”, the Alliance is composed of renowned academicians from home and abroad as the President and Vice President of the Alliance, as well as an international advisory group and a network of young scientists, which are committed to promoting the normalization, specialization and internationalization of China-EU green cooperation, and assisting the global green transformation and peaceful development. The China-EU Green Technology Industry Alliance will be established in 2025 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Europe. The Alliance aims to deepen China-EU multi-disciplinary cooperation, build a comprehensive China-EU cooperation platform covering “Science & Technology + Talent + Education + Economy & Trade + Culture”, promote green technology innovation, facilitate bilateral resource sharing, and contribute to global green transformation and development.
