On 31 July 2024, the Netherlands Innovation Network China organised a seminar on the potential applications of sustainable feedstocks. The event focused on how plastic waste, biomass, and captured carbon can be used in various applications. Experts from both the Netherlands and China shared insights from government policies, research, and trade perspectives. The seminar highlighted the importance of the circular …
The Netherlands Innovation Network China congratulates Dr. X. Ye from Universiteit Utrecht for getting awarded the Embassy Science Fellowship for China in 2024! The assignment of the Embassy Science Fellow will focus on sustainable chemistry, and dealing with shared societal challenges in energy transition and circular economy. Key topics include circular plastics, biobased chemistry, and Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage …
The team at the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Hong Kong and Macau successfully organised the symposium for a Green and Resilient Northern Metropolis last week on the beautiful ship Clipper Stad Amsterdam. The event offered many useful perspectives from Hong Kong and Dutch participants for a green way forward for this impressive Hong Kong project: …
In 2023, the Netherlands became the world’s top exporter of plant reproductive materials, with exports worth over €5 billion. This shows how important Dutch breeding and propagation companies are to global agriculture and the Dutch economy. The Dutch seed sector includes over 200 plant breeding companies and more than 7000 propagators. They work on feed, arable, vegetable, fruit, and ornamental …
Are you active in the field of circular plastics, biobased materials or Carbon Capture & Utilization (CCU)? Would you like to get a better view of what China means for your field of work? Connect with Chinese organizations to understand crucial developments, and explore opportunities for cooperation by joining the innovation mission to China from 9 to 13 September, 2024 …
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) and the National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) are funding the “Towards Inclusive Circular Economy: Transnational Network for Wise-waste Cities (IWWCs)” project. This collaboration involves teams from Erasmus University Rotterdam, Delft University of Technology, Peking University, Tongji University, and City University of Hong Kong. The four-year project focuses on inclusive wise-waste cities. As the project …
On April 24 and April 25, 2024, the UNU Macau AI Conference 2024 was held in Macau, gathering an international group of youths, experts, academia, the private sector, UN agencies, and governments for a global dialogue on the responsible and sustainable development of AI. 26 sessions and 4 side events took place , facilitating dialogue, discussion and exchange across 3 …
The Netherlands is keen to become a major player in the next generation of batteries. In line with this, the Netherlands Innovation Network China and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), with strong and close collaboration of the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) organised an innovation mission to China focused on batteries. This fact-finding mission aimed to explore China’s current activities …
Amidst the global challenge of climate change, the Netherlands and China are both looking into advance clean technologies, recognising hydrogen’s role in various sectors, including sustainable aviation, in achieving carbon neutrality. In this context, AeroDelft, a student team from Delft University of Technology, has taken on a mission to prove that emission-free aviation is within reach through the pioneering of …
Our team wrote an article elaborating on the more-and-more notable initiative known as the Greater Bay Area in China, which aims to create a unified economic and innovation hub encompassing multiple cities. With its strategic location, skilled workforce, and supportive government policies, the GBA has the potential to revolutionise innovation and drive economic growth in various advanced industries such as …
