The Kavli Prize Nanoscience Committee will be in Beijing

On 28-29 November 2011, twenty experts gathered at a workshop jointly organised by the Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development (CASTED), the Institute for Applied International Studies (FAFO) and Statistics Norway.

One of the best traditions at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beijing is to welcome students for a gathering at the embassy every year. The number of Norwegian students in China is increasing, and nearly 90 students, teachers and embassy staff came together to meet new friends and make new connections on Wednesday 30 November.

A Norwegian delegation of scientists from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the Norwegian research foundation SINTEF and the solar energy industries of Norway met their colleagues in Shanghai on 14-17 November 2011 for a joint scientific workshop on solar energy. They also visited one of China’s largest solar cell factories and Shanghai Jiaotong University.

Annual meeting of Nansen-Zhu International Research Center (NZC) was held at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences on November 23rd ,2011.