2009 China- Australia Young Scientist Exchange Program kicked off in Beijing on April 16th. More than 20 participants attended the opening ceremony, including representatives from MOST, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and Australian Embassy in China, and young scientists from the two countries.

On the meeting, representatives from MOST, CAS and NSFC introduced China’s S&T policies and R&D systems, functions of competent S&T departments, national S&T programs, and international S&T collaboration, particularly the collaboration between China and Australia .