In order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the signing of the China-EU Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement and to promote the indigenous innovation competence of China through the participation in the EU‘Marie Curie’ Program, the Department of International Cooperation of MOST held the Seminar on Sino-European S&T Cooperation and EU ‘Marie Curie’ Program on March 7 and March 10, 2008 respectively in Guangzhou and Beijing.   

Participants included over 500 representatives and scholars from MOST, Ministry of Education, domestic universities, research institutes and enterprises. Officials from MOST, EU Mission in China and European Commission delivered keynote speeches on the EU FP7,‘Marie Curie Program and Sino-EU sci-tech cooperation and answered questions. 

The seminar provided a good information channel and an exchange platform for China’s research staff to know and take part in the ‘Marie Curie’ program as well as the Sino-European S&T cooperation.