In September 2017, the 2nd China-Ontario Young Scientist Exchange Program was officially launched. On September 11, five young Canadian scientists from St. Michael‘s Hospital, Ryerson University, Ontario Children’s Hospital, University of Ottawa and University of Toronto, who were chosen by the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science of Ontario for the Exchange Program, came to China. Michael Dodd, Trade Commissioner of the Canadian Embassy to China for Science and Technology, and representatives of the Department of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and China Science and Technology Exchange Center (CSTEC) attended the opening ceremony in Beijing.

On September 17, five young Chinese scientists from Sun Yat-sen University, Shanghai University of Sport, the Institute of Plant Protection (IPP) of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Dalian University of Technology and Northwest A&F University (A&F referring to Agriculture and Forestry), who were chosen by MOST for the Exchange Program, went to Ontario, Canada. Mima Vulovic, Manager for Science and Research of the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science of Ontario, and Shen Jianlei, Consul of the Science and Technology Section of the Chinese Consulate-General in Toronto, attended and addressed the opening ceremony.

Background: The China-Ontario Young Scientist Exchange Program was launched on November 12, 2015. During her visit to MOST, Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne signed the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People‘s Republic of China and the Government of the Ontario Canada on Young Scientist Exchange Program with Minister Wan Gang. Starting from 2016, the two sides will each send five outstanding young scientists every year to work in the research institutions of the other side for a period of three weeks. The program aims to promote exchanges between young scientists of China and Ontario, Canada, and lay a long-term foundation for scientific and technological cooperation in the future. The program is implemented by CSTEC and the Ontario Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science.

Ontario is the largest province of Canada, accounting for 37% of the country’s total population and half of its research and development (R&D) expenditure. About 60% of the headquarters of multinational corporations in Canada are based in Ontario. The province leads the world in many areas of scientific research, such as biomedicine, medical equipment, clean energy, pollution control, energy conservation and environmental protection, information and communications, new materials, aviation and aerospace, and advanced manufacturing. It is active in working with China, and the bilateral cooperation possesses great potential. In November 2008, MOST and the Government of Ontario signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Research and Innovation Cooperation, which laid a solid foundation for scientific and technological cooperation between the two sides. In January 2013, the two sides renewed the memorandum.

On September 17, five young Chinese scientists from Sun Yat-sen University, Shanghai University of Sport, the Institute of Plant Protection (IPP) of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Dalian University of Technology and Northwest A&F University (A&F referring to Agriculture and Forestry), who were chosen by MOST for the Exchange Program, went to Ontario Province, Canada. Mima Vulovic, Manager for Research of the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science of Ontario Province, and Shen Jianlei, Consul of the Science and Technology Section of the Chinese Consulate-General in Toronto, attended and addressed the opening ceremony.

Background: The China-Ontario Young Scientists Exchange Program was launched on November 12, 2015. During his visit to MOST, Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne signed the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People‘s Republic of China and the Government of the Ontario Province of Canada on the Young Scientists Exchange Program with Minister Wan Gang. Starting from 2016, the two sides will each send five outstanding young scientists every year to work in the research institutions of the other side for a period of three weeks. The program aims to promote exchanges between young scientists of China and Ontario, Canada, and lay a long-term foundation for scientific and technological cooperation in the future. The program is implemented by CSTEC and the Ontario Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science.

Ontario is the largest province of Canada, accounting for 37% of the country’s total population and half of its research and development (R&D) expenditure. About 60% of the headquarters of multinational corporations in Canada are based in Ontario. The province leads the world in many areas of scientific research, such as biomedicine, medical equipment, clean energy, pollution control, energy conservation and environmental protection, information and communications, new materials, aviation and aerospace, and advanced manufacturing. It is active in working with China, and the bilateral cooperation possesses great potential. In November 2008, MOST and the Government of Ontario Province signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Research and Innovation Cooperation, which laid a solid foundation for scientific and technological cooperation between the two sides. In January 2013, the two sides renewed the memorandum.