Join the online webinar on research security on 12 March 23 February 2026 - The University of Graz hosts a series of webinar on research security (financed by the Arqus Innovation Fund). The first session on 12 March will deal with research security in Austria and the EU – Insights into current policies at… Read more
ReConnect China podcast: China’s green turn under Xi Jinping – Why “Ecological Civilisation” 16 February 2026 - Internationally, efforts to mitigate the anthropogenic impact on the natural environment are generally framed under the concept of “sustainable development.” In the People's Republic of China, however, “ecological civilisation” (shengtai wenming 生态文明) has become the defining slogan of the country’s… Read more
Reconnect China expert workshop brought research on China’s connectivity to the forefront 5 February 2026 - The Egmont Institute and Elcano Royal Institute organised the latest Reconnect China policy workshop titled 'Standards, Narratives and Partnerships: Rethinking EU and China’s Approaches to Connectivity' in a hybrid setting. Around 20 experts and scholars took part either online or… Read more
EU-China IPR workshop successfully held in Beijing 3 February 2026 - Innovation Norway, the Royal Norwegian Embassy in China, the China IP SME Helpdesk and European Union Chamber of Commerce in China jointly organised the EU-China IPR Workshop within the ReConnect China project in Beijing on 28 January 2026. The event focused… Read more
Online meeting on the sustainability of cooperation within the China cluster 30 January 2026 - The representatives of all China Cluster projects, i.e. Reconnect China (Gábor Szüdi), EuroHub4Sino (Saban Yuksel, Muzen Ismailovic) and the recently finished China Horizons (Piotr Machajek, Blanca Marabini San Martin) held an online meeting to explore the possibilities of ongoing joint… Read more ReconnectChina project represented at the Asia-Europe Youth Summit on Science and Technology Diplomacy 30 January 2026 - 40 young diplomats, policymakers, and research & science managers, coming from 29 countries across Asia and Europe, gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 14-18 December 2025, for the first Asia-Europe Youth Summit on Science and Technology Diplomacy. Co-organised in correlation with… Read more EU-China IPR workshop in Beijing on 28 January 2026 27 January 2026 - Innovation Norway, the China IP SME Helpdesk and European Union Chamber of Commerce in China jointly organise the EU-China IPR Workshop under the “ReConnect China project” to discuss China’s IP landscape, explore the IP opportunities and challenges European companies face… Read more ReConnect China Policy Brief 31: China’s strategy toward Pacific Island countries 7 January 2026 - Over the past decade, China has deployed a diplomatic strategy toward the Pacific Island Countries (PICs). This strategy pursues two main objectives: countering Taiwan’s diplomatic influence in the region and countering the influence of liberal democracies in what Beijing refers… Read more
The EU and the Indo-Pacific conference: EU-China panel moderated by Richard Turcsanyi 5 January 2026 - On 4 December 2025, Reconnect China partner Palacký University Olomouc, in cooperation with Central European Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS) Prague Office, held a conference in Prague titled The EU and the Indo-Pacific: Influence and Opportunities. The event brought together… Read more
ReConnect China Policy Brief 30: Why “Ecological civilisation”? 12 December 2025 - Over the past few years, China has emerged as a key player in the global arena of environmental protection. China is simultaneously the most polluting country (though not in per capita emissions) and the country that invests the most in… Read more