Opportunity
The Research and Innovation Partnership Workshop will analyse the latest developments in China’s research landscape and discuss the future of UK-China research and innovation collaboration. The workshop will consider issues of the day and offer alternate perspectives on development trends and insights. Panel discussions and breakout sessions will unpick China’s research landscape including university collaborations in relation to governance, funding and partnerships.
The workshop is part of the China Focus training plan delivered by International Education Services, which offers a comprehensive oversight of China’s complex and ever-changing education landscape. More details on the overall China training plan can be found here.
Benefits
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of the landscape of science, research and innovation development in China, including policies, governance, funding systems and future trends, at both a country-wide and regional level
- Identify practical approaches to developing strategic partnerships with Chinese institutions, private sectors and social organisations in research and innovation
- Insights into the challenges and barriers to research and innovation collaborations in China and an introduction to finding suitable resources and partners
Details
Date: Friday 15 March
Time: 10.00-16.00
Location: British Council head office, Spring Gardens, London
Programme
TIME | PROGRAMME | SPEAKER |
1000-1030 | Registration | |
1030-1040 | Welcome and overview of China’s research and innovation landscape | Kiki Liang, Head of Science, British Council China |
1040-1055 | UK-China collaboration in R&I: funding and programmes | Grace Lang, Director of UKRI China |
1050-1105 | Development trends of R&I in China: insights from a national perspective on policies and strategies | Professor Guangxi He, Ministry of Science and Technology China |
1105-1120 | Tea Break | All |
1120-1220 | Panel discussion and Q&A | Chair: Kiki Liang External speakers |
1220-1330 | Lunch | All |
1330-1430 | R&I collaboration between UK and Chinese institutions: practical approaches, challenges and opportunities | |
| Case study 1: Data Science | Professor Lingbo Qing, Sichuan University & Professor Yonghong Peng, University of Sunderland | |
| Case study 2: Healthcare | Rosalind L Smyth CBE FMedSci, Director and Professor of Child Health, UCL Great Ormond St Institute of Child Health | |
| Case study 3: Tech transfer | Adam Workman, Head of Investments and New Ventures, Oxford University Innovation Ltd | |
| Case study 4: Joint Institute experience | Susan Welburn, Executive Dean, Zhejiang Edinburgh Institute, Vice Principal Global Access, University of Edinburgh | |
| Q&A | ||
1430-1435 | Wrap up | Kiki Liang |
1435-1530 | Networking | All |
Cost
The workshop is free to participate in and is open to those involved in international work and science and innovation in an international / China facing capacity.