Collaborative Landscape
— Global Cooperation for a Better Shared Future
CAS has established extensive collaborative relationships with counterparts from over 90 countries across the globe, with the objective of fostering international cooperation on shared challenges pertaining to green, sustainable, and inclusive development. CAS is of the conviction that the profound significance of scientific collaborations lies in the collective wisdom and concerted endeavors of all participants. Efforts to Promote International Cooperation A toolbox has been developed to promote international cooperation from various aspects.
Agreements with Int’l Partners
  • Europe 86
    Europe
  • Asia and Africa 38
    Asia and Africa
  • America and <br/>Oceania Regions 58
    America and
    Oceania Regions
  • Other Regions 11
    Other Regions
Overseas Institutions

CAS has established 10 overseas science and education cooperation centers to carry out in-depth cooperation in science and education with countries and regions along the Belt and Road. Specifically, these centers aim to strengthen international scientific and technological cooperation, cultivate internationalized talent, and enhance innovative capacity. 

Through scientific research, technology transfer, talent training, and academic exchange, the centers will serve national strategy, promote global scientific and technological development, and enhance scientific and humanistic exchange between China and foreign countries.


PIFI (CAS President’s International Fellowship Initiative)

CAS launched its international exchange initiative the CAS President’s International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI) in 2009. This initiative aims to promote communication between worldwide researchers and CAS by funding outstanding foreign scientists to conduct substantive scientific and technological collaboration with CAS.

The PIFI program has developed its own funding system that features flexible durations and covers candidates with varying levels of qualifications and achievements. It is open to scientific research personnel ranging from Nobel laureates to master’s degree candidates and offers fellowships for their training programs, academic visits, and full-time employment.

Prizes and Awards

The Award for International Scientific Cooperation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), established in 2007, commends and rewards high-level international experts in technology and management who have made outstanding contributions to the international scientific and technological cooperation of CAS.

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