The Europe-China Knowledge Forum consists of a knowledge hub and two specific event formats coordinated by Clingendael Institute and the University of Tartu.
Knowledge hub: overview of experts and professionals
The knowledge hub aims to pool and network expertise on China and to facilitate the ‘translation’ of scientific analysis into strategic knowledge and policy impact. The hub will be developed around an overview (database) and network of relevant China experts, policy makers, business leaders, and societal actors. This network will facilitate: (1) tapping into exisiting knowledge to conduct and enhance research and policy on China in Europe, (2) establishing connections and the sharing of information between people working on China in specific fields; and (3) strengthening the policy impact of scientific China research on a European level.
The database is subject to a Data Management Plan.
Policy roundtables
Yearly Europe-China Tables define and discuss the implications of strategic questions that require Europe-wide research efforts. The Tables, organized within Work Package 5, bring together key experts and leading representatives in the fields of Foreign Affairs and Security, Industry, and Society. Europe-China Tables are invitation-only events, and are organized by the Clingendael Institute, the University of Tartu, and Istituto Affari Internazionali.
The first roundtable took place on 18 April 2023 and covered China’s narrative challenge to Europe [announcement of the roundtable on ReConnect China website].
The second roundtable took place on 24 April 2024 and focused on ‘European export controls and de-risking from China: the Dutch experience with semiconductors’ [announcement of the roundtable on ReConnect China website].
ECKF conferences
‘Europe-China Knowledge Forum Conferences’ are designed to fill the gap in the European China-research-sphere. The Conferences, organized within Work Package 5, are yearly large-scale meetings of leading academics and think tank researchers on the most important strategic issues concerning Sino-European relations. They work towards a cross-European understanding of the strategic challenges raised by China’s rise. They will also be the platform for ReConnect authors of policy briefs to present their policy recommendations to the project’s network of stakeholders.
1st ECKF conference, 24-26.10.2024, Tartu, Estonia
The first ECKF conference took place from October 24-26 in Tartu, Estonia under the theme ‘ReConnect China Dialog: Bridging Gaps, Charting Futures with Europe’. You can find a short event review on our website, while the full conference programme is available at the University of Tartu as the main organiser of the event.