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The University of Nottingham has launched an initiative which aims to address major public health challenges in China through research, education and training.
China is facing a number of public health challenges, particularly chronic diseases in an ageing population, such as diabetes, dementia, heart conditions and respiratory problems.
The University of Nottingham Health China initiative will support collaborative health research and teaching between The University of Nottingham, and a range of partners in the healthcare sector based both in the UK and China.
The objective of Nottingham Health China is to increase the amount and quality of research which is taking place between UK and Chinese healthcare institutions, by facilitating interactions between UK and China based researchers and clinicians. It also aims to become the gateway for other UK public and private healthcare providers to enter the Chinese market.
Nottingham Health China will also contribute to the provision of healthcare education in China by providing high quality programmes tailored to China’s healthcare sector needs, and will also engage with both the government and Chinese private sector.
Nottingham Health China Lead, Professor Richard Hubbard, from The University of Nottingham, together with education professionals from both the UK and China officially launched the initiative.
Speaking about the initiative, Professor Hubbard said: “Nottingham Health China is an exciting opportunity for researchers, educators and health care professionals from a wide range of backgrounds in Nottingham and Ningbo to come together and work on projects to improve public health both in the UK and China.”
Researchers will be focusing on a number of key work strands of the initiative, including nursing and midwifery, mental health, medical education, healthcare software, epidemiology and other key areas of need.
Several healthcare partnerships between The University of Nottingham and China have already been established. Following the launch of the Evidence-Based Healthcare Centre in November 2015, which is a part of the Nottingham Health China initiative, a group of health experts from the University visited partner organisations in Ningbo and successfully organised a symposium on Evidence-Based Healthcare early in 2016.
Professor John Atherton, Pro-Vice Chancellor for the Faculty of Medicine and Health services at The University of Nottingham, believes that Nottingham Health China has a vital role to play, he said: “The UK and China face many similar health challenges. In line with the ‘Health China 2030’ vision approved in August 2016, the Nottingham Health China initiative will address key healthcare issues relevant to Ningbo and Nottingham, focusing on promoting healthy lifestyles, improving health services and developing health industries.”
For more information about the Nottingham Health China initiative, please contact the Asia Business Centre on: asiabusiness@nottingham.ac.uk
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The European Chamber, in cooperation with Roland Berger, today released its annual Business Confidence Survey 2016. The survey finds that Beijing’s failure so far to deliver on promises that foreign-invested enterprises will enjoy a more open, competitive market has fostered mounting pessimism: a significant 41% of European companies are now re-evaluating their China operations and planning to cut costs, including through headcount reduction.
Although 47% also report that they plan to expand their operations in China, this represents a thirty-nine point decrease from 2013, when an overwhelming 86% of European companies were intending to do so. However, a clear majority of European business would likely increase their investment in China in the event of market access barriers being removed.
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The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China released the European Business in China – Southwest China Position Paper 2015/2016 as a standalone report for the first time.
It compiles the latest assessments and concerns of European businesses operating in Southwest China with the aim of offering constructive recommendations to policy-makers in Chengdu, Chongqing, and Sichuan Province.
The Chamber hopes that this white paper will help to facilitate increased government dialogue and improve operating conditions for foreign companies invested in Southwest China, enabling them to invest further and help the region to develop sustainably and achieve its policy goals.
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On 14 March 2016, the U.K. and China launched an innovative teacher training programme using space science to inspire secondary students. A team of the U.K.’s top space scientists and science teachers will arrive in China to launch the new programme.
The U.K.’s National Space Academy Director, Anu Ojha, will lead the team to run a set of demonstration masterclasses. They will showcase techniques for using inspirational space science to boost student engagement and achievement and enhance teacher effectiveness in high school science.
Chinese and British teachers and students will attend the classes, which, for this pilot phase, will be held at the British School of Beijing in Shunyi and Nord Anglia International School Shanghai in Pudong.
The Space Academy already runs masterclasses for 7,000 students and teacher training for 1,000 teachers across the U.K. annually.
This is the first time the programme will run in China. The programme is part of a wider space education and training relationship between the U.K. and China.
The National Academy Space team will discuss with Chinese partners the potential to develop a wider joint programme of teacher training and student masterclasses that synthesise the very best practice from education and science systems in both China and the U.K.
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CBI member AstraZeneca released its full-year results for 2015, reporting China sales in the year increased by 15% to US$2.53 billion. On 16 December 2015, AstraZeneca announced a range of strategic initiatives to accelerate the delivery of innovative biologics and targeted medicines to patients in China.
The initiatives and investments include a strategic alliance with WuXi AppTec, a leading Chinese biologics manufacturer and contract research organisation, to produce innovative biologics locally in China.
Under the agreement, AstraZeneca has the option to acquire WuXi AppTec’s biologics manufacturing capacity in WuXi City in the next few years through an overall investment approximating US$100 million. Prior to that, WuXi AppTec remains the company’s exclusive partner for R&D manufacturing for innovative biologics in China.
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CBI member Huawei held its first-ever European Academic Salon, hosted at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London. Bringing together 50 academics, policymakers, and industry leaders from across Europe, the discussion focused on the future direction of innovation and its implications for how universities and businesses work together.
The European Academic Salon showcased the Huawei Innovation Research Programme (HIRP), the company’s flagship funding initiative, which provides backing for leading universities and institutes conducting research in communications technologies, computer science, engineering, and related fields.
In Europe, Huawei has invested €57 million (more than £43 million) in R&D collaboration in the past three years to support more than 400 research projects.
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Croda’s Ice Cream Emulsion wins ‘Coup de Coeur’ prize at Cosmetagora 2016
CBI member Croda’s Ice Cream Emulsion won the Cosmetagora ‘Coup de Coeur’ formulation award for 2016 organised by the French Cosmetic Society in Paris. The Ice Cream Emulsion was developed at Croda’s Shanghai laboratory in China where the trend for this type of product was first identified.
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Chengdu
Ambassador Woodward visits Chengdu: In November 2015, Barbara Woodward paid her first solo visit to Chengdu as British Ambassador to China. During her visit, she met with the Executive Vice Governor of Sichuan and the Mayor of Chengdu, visited the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and delivered a speech on joint efforts to a green and low carbon future, visited West China Hospital (the second-largest hospital in China) and promised to invite more of the UK’s healthcare organisations to Go West, and participated in an Empowering Women event to share her personal experiences with female university students on her own growth and career development.
UK Chancellor visits Chengdu: In September 2015, UK Chancellor George Osborne announced a major milestone for the government’s High Speed 2 rail project (HS2), kick-starting the bidding process for phase one of the mega construction project. At least seven new contracts will be opened up to companies, with a total combined value of £11.8 billion.
The Chancellor made the announcement at an event in Chengdu, aimed at wooing some of China’s biggest investors to be part of the project as well as a raft of other major UK infrastructure projects. The Chancellor also showcased a selection of £24 billion worth of investment opportunities in the North of England at the event in Chengdu.
The Chancellor said there are unprecedented opportunities for Chinese investment into the Northern Powerhouse. Infrastructure and regeneration investment projects such as the Atlantic Gateway and Science Central, a cutting-edge development in the heart of Newcastle, were set out in a new Northern Pitchbook that was presented in Chengdu.
Other facts/figures on Chengdu and Sichuan province
Nearly 100 UK companies registered in Sichuan: There are now 94 UK companies registered and doing business in Chengdu and Sichuan province – nine of the 94 are in the world’s top 500 companies – in sectors ranging from financial and professional services, aerospace, engineering, construction, and manufacturing.
China’s fifth most populous city: Chengdu is China’s fifth most populous city
High levels of foreign investment: In the first four months of 2015, Chengdu received US$1.2 billion in contracted foreign investment, up 150% compared to the same period in 2014.
Strong concentration of MNCs: There are over 265 Fortune 500 companies with businese in Chengdu.
Key industries: Key industries in Chengdu include pharmaceuticals, food processing, automotive, aerospace, and metallurgy, finance, ICT, retail, petrochemical, and tourism.
Examples of CBI members in Sichuan province:
Atkins:
In November 2015, the Seaton Plaza, Atkins’ first mixed-use development in Chengdu, opened for business.
CBI member The University of Birmingham announced that international research at the University received a boost thanks to successful bids for funding that will see key projects supported by the Guangzhou Municipal Government.
It continues a relationship that began with the Collaboration Framework Agreement with the Guangzhou Municipal Government that was announced in 2011, under which the Guangzhou government provides funding to support joint research between academics of the University of Birmingham and Guangzhou partners.
Four University of Birmingham-Guangzhou Municipal Government joint projects were successful in bidding for the 2016 research funding from the Guangzhou Municipal Government, including: transcranial direct stimulation (tDCS) research, T cell immunophenotype and functionality, microscopic urban rail transit stimulation, and information management and energy feedback system in battery manufacturing process.
Receiving £200,000 worth of government funding and the match funding from local partners, the research work will primarily be undertaken by the local research partner with technical support from the Birmingham academics. These projects bring together the research strengths of the University with the needs of the Guangzhou market.
The outcomes of the research projects will not only drive the economy of the region and provide social benefits but will also enhance the University’s overall engagement with China.
During 2011-2014, a total of 15 joint research projects were launched in Guangzhou under the UoB-GMG initiative. Building on this success, some of the projects also won funding from the UK research councils and China’s National Science Foundation.
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