Table of contents 5
Prologue
6
Forewords
12
Introduction
24
Professor Emiel Hensen, Double doctorate as a sign of solidarity
28
Professor Li Aijun, Looking for milestones together
32
Professor Xia Jun, Water management of un-Dutch proportions
36
Professor Nick van de Giesen, China shows what we can expect in the Netherlands
40
Professor Hu Zhihong, The trend towards the future is green
44
Professor Dick Swaab, Discussing the brain with monks
48
Professor Yang Guang, Handling high energy prices together
52
Professor Benjamin van Rooij, Fascination with large systems
56
Dr Guusje Bonnema, Investing makes you a sought-after partner
60
Professor Zheng Jinhai, Teaming up for better flood protection
64
Professor Mineke Schipper, Dialogue between eastern and western myths
68
Professor L端 Yonglong, Pioneering environmental auditing
72
Professor Arthur Mol, Keep investing in scientific relationships
76
Professor Xu Jian, A quest for algae as biofuel
80
Professor Anne Marie Kuijpers-Jagtman, Research that is changing methods worldwide
84
Professor Zeng Yi, How to deal with ageing societies
90
Overview of the nine partners
93
Overview of KNAW NWO China programmes
3