“The Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science together with its Chinese counterparts has been investing in scientific and scholarly cooperation between China and the Netherlands for more than thirty years. Starting out with a single programme and small-scale projects, our two countries now collaborate successfully in several larger programmes involving both Chinese and Dutch partners, resulting in countless research publications. The Ministry attaches great importance to this collaboration with China, which is based on equality, mutual benefits, and the deployment of large numbers of researchers from the two countries.” Mr Leo le Duc, Acting Director Research and Science Policy, Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
“Sino-Dutch science and innovation collaboration offers us a unique opportunity to combine the strengths of both countries in major strategic priorities. Based on equal partnership and outstanding quality, our collaboration with Dutch partners now covers the whole spectrum, from fundamental research to applied science and industrial innovation, and addresses both immediate priorities and long-term strategies. It is an impressive vehicle for international science and innovation cooperation. We would like to congratulate partners from academia and industry for the outstanding results, and expect that their achievements will drive progress in both countries.” Mr Zhou Longchao, Director European Division, Bureau of International Cooperation, Ministry of Science and Technology
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