EVENTS

March 10, 2026 - The S&T Diplomatic Circle from Shanghai (S&TDC) gathered at the Consulate General of Italy for its kick-off and coordination meeting after the Chinese New Year of the Horse. 14 participating delegations attended, and the annual plan prepared by the Board was presented and explained. It was also an opportunity to present the new composition of the Board, which has been reshaped in the fall 2025. The Board is now led by Italy, other members being Austria, Canad

June 17, 2025 - a group of 25 people representing 15 member delegations, plus the Delegation of EU to China and the S&T Commission of Shanghai Municipality, visited the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF), one of China’s leading large-scale research infrastructures and a center of excellence for advanced scientific research. SSRF provides highly intense synchrotron light that enables researchers to study the structure and properties of materials at the atomic and m

February 28, 2025 - 17 participating member delegations of S&TDC from Shanghai gathered on the occasion of the visit to Shanghai Data Exchange (SDE) Center, one of China’s key platforms for the trading and governance of data as an economic asset. The visit offered valuable insights into how China is developing new institutional and regulatory frameworks around data circulation, valuation, and exchange. As data becomes an increasingly strategic resource for innovation, platfor

April 29, 2024 - The S&TDC Shanghai visited the Belgian company Melexis in the heart of Shanghai’s city center. Melexis is a global supplier of micro-electronic semiconductor solutions and stands for engineering that enables the best imaginable future: safe, clean, comfortable and healthy. The visit offered valuable insights into how a European semiconductor company operates and innovates within China’s highly dynamic tech ecosystem. Discussions touched on global supply chain