International pole

Date : from 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2011
Author : Laurent Schwab, Victoria Wong
Area of Research : South Korea
KORRIDOR (Stimulating and facilitating the participation of European researchers in Korean R&D programs) project aims to widen and strengthen the RTD cooperation between Korea and the EU in common research areas of interest by opening up access opportunities for European researchers in Korean national research and innovation programs, facilitating joint research initiatives supported by the Korean side and contributing to the improvement of the cooperative climate between Europe and Korea.

Date : from 01/01/2009 to 31/12/2011
Author : Paul JOBIN
Area of Research : Japan
Our scientific cooperation aims at developing a better integrated method of recognition and evaluation of occupational and environmental risks, based on the case studies of silica and asbestos related diseases (SARD) like silicosis, asbestosis and mesothelioma in Japan and France, by both comparing and integrating various aspects and approaches in epidemiology, social engineering, sociology, history, geography and ethics in these two countries.

Date : from 01/01/2008 to 31/12/2012
Author : Laurent Schwab, Thomas Amand
Area of Research : South-East Asia
Since the launch of SEA-EU-NET, there has been a notable increase in Southeast Asian participation in FP7. Increased S&T cooperation between Europe and Southeast Asia delivers benefits to both regions in the form of research advancements resulting in increased standard of living, life saving medicines and economic returns.

Date : from 01/03/2011 to 31/12/2014
Author : François Gipouloux
Area of Research : China
URBACHINA is a European Union funding collaborative project managed by a consortium of 11 leading Chinese and European research institutions coordinated by CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) that will analyse China’s past and current urbanisation trends, discuss their implications for the next 40 years and define possible future scenarios with reference to conceptions of sustainability.

Date : 27/10/2011
Author : Alexandra Loumpet-Galitzine
Les chiffres spectaculaires de la croissance des investissements de la Chine sur le continent africain sont
connus ainsi que le vaste champ de ses intérêts et, de façon plus générale, les profits politiques et stratégiques du nouveau rôle de la Chine à l’échelle mondiale. Résumée par l’efficace slogan « win-win » et un argumentaire anti-impérialiste, cette présence chinoise se traduit également par un soft power, à la fois stratégie institutionnelle de diffusion de valeurs culturelles et initiatives privées d’adaptation aux pays d’accueil.