The Association of the French and Chinese Experts (AEFC) is dedicated to building a bridge of cooperation between senior talents, experts, and institutions in China and France. The Association brings together leading French scientists and academic elites, actively promoting in-depth exchanges between China and France in scientific research, education, industry, and culture.
Membership
Honorary President: Yvon Le Maho — Ecologist, Member of the French Academy of Sciences, Foreign Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Chairman of the Board of the French Polar Institute, officer of the Legion of Honor and Commander of National Merit;
President: Claire Li;
General Secretary General: Jean-Jacques Lévy — Computer scientist, Professor at École Polytechnique, Research Director at INRIA
Vice President: Eric Westhof — Molecular biologist, RNA expert, Member of the French Academy of Sciences, Member of the German Leopoldina Academy of Sciences, Vice President of the University of Strasbourg, President of the Gutenberg cercle ;
Other members of the Association mainly include:
- Members of the French Academy of Sciences
- Alumni and graduates of École Polytechnique and École Normale Supérieure (ENS)
This group represents the highest level of scientific and academic strength in France.
Main Activities
High-Level Exchanges: Regularly organizing visits of world-leading scientists to China, including Nobel Prize, Turing Award, and Wolf Prize laureates, as well as members of the French Academy of Sciences.。
Cooperation Platform: Hosting delegations from the Chinese government, universities, and enterprises to promote pragmatic cooperation and talent exchange.
Academic Seminars: Participating in international forums, workshops, and roundtable meetings.
Youth Development: Providing learning, research, and innovation opportunities for young talents in China and France.
Chinese Institutions visited
AEFC has visited and collaborated with a wide range of universities and institutions in China, including:
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Beihang University, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing University of Technology, Chinese Painting Society, Civil Aviation University of China, China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) Fifth Research Institute, Shanxi University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Tongji University, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (CAS), Polar Research Institute of China, Shanghai Ocean University, Ruijin Hospital, Nanjing University, Southeast University, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Hohai University, Soochow University, Jiangnan University, Nantong University, Xuzhou Medical University, Jiangsu Provincial People’s Hospital, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou Institute of Technology, Zhejiang Normal University, Hangzhou Normal University, Westlake University, Wenzhou Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kean University, Zhejiang Association for Science and Technology, Wensli Group, Zhoushan College of Tourism and Health, University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (CAS), Huangshan University, Anhui Innovation Pavilion, Xiamen University, Nanchang University, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shandong University, Ocean University of China, Qilu Medical College, First Institute of Oceanography, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan International Medical Science Center, Qingdao Academician Harbor, Wuhan University, Hunan Normal University, Sun Yat-sen University, Jinan University, Southern University of Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University – Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, Shantou University, Hainan University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Science Center, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, Guangdong Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing Second Normal University, Sichuan Agricultural University, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Shihezi University, City University of Hong Kong...