Partners
European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC)
EBTC has been established as a point of reference for European companies and researchers wanting to enter the Indian market, with focus on climate change technologies.
Activities are organised in key sectors: Biotechnology, Energy, Environment, and Transport. For each of those sectors, top level research institutes have joined forces with leading business and universities in a knowledge triangle that will benefit European business, science and technology. EIAS is a knowledge partner for all these sectors
EBTC operates as an intelligence hub and in synergy with existing service providers from EU member states and Indian counterparts.
EBTC is part of the European Union’s Global Europe strategy and the Small Business Act, which try to enhance Europe’s competitiveness in a globalised market. EBTC therefore benefits from financial support from the European
Commission, through its Delegation in New Delhi.
Activities are organised in key sectors: Biotechnology, Energy, Environment, and Transport. For each of those sectors, top level research institutes have joined forces with leading business and universities in a knowledge triangle that will benefit European business, science and technology. EIAS is a knowledge partner for all these sectors
EBTC operates as an intelligence hub and in synergy with existing service providers from EU member states and Indian counterparts.
EBTC is part of the European Union’s Global Europe strategy and the Small Business Act, which try to enhance Europe’s competitiveness in a globalised market. EBTC therefore benefits from financial support from the EuropeanCommission, through its Delegation in New Delhi.
Understanding China
The European Institute for Asian Studies is one of the Knowledge Partners in the "Understanding China" Programme.
China is one of the largest and most challenging economies in the world. It represents a huge economic potential, but also poses a number of difficulties for EU businesses - especially SMEs - trying to enter the market. A better knowledge and greater understanding of China are crucial to increasing Europe's competitiveness and enhancing Europeans' capacity to take advantage of the potential of its market.
Understanding China addresses these needs by creating a new business dialogue on China-related issues.
The ultimate goal of the Understanding China programme is to improve the knowledge on China in European businesses, especially SMEs. A range of tools has been developed to achieve this goal as effectively and widely as possible.
A consortium of leading European business organisations, academia and think tanks has developed the programme and is responsible for its implementation.
The Understanding China programme will run for 3.5 years until mid 2012 and is co-funded by the European Commission.
China is one of the largest and most challenging economies in the world. It represents a huge economic potential, but also poses a number of difficulties for EU businesses - especially SMEs - trying to enter the market. A better knowledge and greater understanding of China are crucial to increasing Europe's competitiveness and enhancing Europeans' capacity to take advantage of the potential of its market.
Understanding China addresses these needs by creating a new business dialogue on China-related issues.
The ultimate goal of the Understanding China programme is to improve the knowledge on China in European businesses, especially SMEs. A range of tools has been developed to achieve this goal as effectively and widely as possible.
- Training Programme - A strongly targeted and specialised training programme for business representatives: This 'train the trainers' approach will ensure that its impact is multiplied as widely as possible and that a large number of companies will benefit from higher quality services and up-to-date information from their business organisations.
- Policy Dialogue - Encouraging policy dialogue between key stakeholders from business, academia and politics is important to foster an ongoing debate and a wide and varied exchange of views and experience.
- China Advisory Council (CAC) - The CAC is an advisory body to the European Commission on economic policy vis-à-vis China. Each of the 17 members of the CAC brings along several years of business experience on China.
- China Ideas Community - The China Ideas Community allows users to post comments and articles on issues covered by the Understanding China programme. Forum users can react to and rate other people’s posts, and receive email alerts on contributions in which they are active. The China Ideas Community also offers an opportunity for users to share their research on China and related issues.
- SME Roundtables - These roundtables which give the SMEs the opportunity to engage in dialogue with representatives of academia, policy makers, business representatives and other key stakeholders to propose policy recommendations and address on important matters concerning European business in China.
A consortium of leading European business organisations, academia and think tanks has developed the programme and is responsible for its implementation.
The Understanding China programme will run for 3.5 years until mid 2012 and is co-funded by the European Commission.
European Alliance for Asian Studies
We are key members of the European Alliance for Asian Studies, a co-operative framework of European institutes specialising in the study of Asia. Also in the Alliance are:
International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS), Leiden/Amsterdam
Institute of Asian Affairs (IFA), Hamburg, Germany
Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS), Copenhagen, Denmark
Asia Europe Centre (AEC), Paris, France
Centro de Estudios de Asia Oriental (CEAO; Centre for East Asian Studies), Madrid, Spain
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), UK
The Alliance, established in 1997, aims to bring together fragmented forces in Asian Studies in Europe to facilitate scholarly excellence to the benefit of the respective national research environments.
International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS), Leiden/Amsterdam
Institute of Asian Affairs (IFA), Hamburg, Germany
Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS), Copenhagen, Denmark
Asia Europe Centre (AEC), Paris, France
Centro de Estudios de Asia Oriental (CEAO; Centre for East Asian Studies), Madrid, Spain
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), UK
The Alliance, established in 1997, aims to bring together fragmented forces in Asian Studies in Europe to facilitate scholarly excellence to the benefit of the respective national research environments.
