Project description
Bridging gaps in our understanding of contemporary China
As China solidifies its global influence, the EU faces a critical challenge in comprehending its complexities. The EU acknowledges that the fragmented expertise on contemporary China at the European level hinders effective policymaking. With this in mind, the EU-funded EuroHub4Sino project aims to address the need for a cohesive approach. The project's four-pronged strategy includes a cutting-edge digital platform, supporting independent knowledge production on contemporary China as well as ensuring accessible knowledge dissemination. An inclusive network fosters collaboration, maximising the platform’s utility for researchers, businesses, and civil society. This innovative project not only breaks down informational silos, but it also envisions a sustainable future through a pioneering business model. EuroHub4Sino strives to empower Europe with an authentic understanding of China's multifaceted landscape.
Objective
China is a key global actor and a leading economic and technological power. Chinas increasing relevance in the geopolitical system, its various specificities, complexities and goals as well as its rapid evolution and new policy directions pose challenge to the EUs capacity to better understand contemporary China. Furthermore, the European Union needs to get to know and understand China on its own terms: not through the lens of other external sources but from its own European perspective.
However, the European level expertise on contemporary China is often fragmented and difficult to access. To overcome this challenge, it is essential to connect established and emerging knowledge nodes as well as gathering, categorising, and mainstreaming their work on a publicly accessible platform. This approach will break down siloes and provide policy-makers, researchers, businesses, and civil society with the necessary knowledge to develop a comprehensive understanding of the various aspects that define contemporary China. Such an approach will also enhance the dissemination of information and facilitate the generation of new knowledge.
In this regard, EuroHub4Sino project is built upon four interconnected and interdependent pillars that foresees (a) to develop a state-of-the-art digital platform which was absent in previous projects/initiatives as they had to rely on their own resources in their research/cooperation efforts. This platform will also better serve the wider civil society in mainstreaming independent European knowledge. An inclusive and diverse (b) network will make the most of the digital platform in its (c) collaborative research and communication activities. EuroHub4Sino has (d) developed an innovative and sustainable business model with an aim that this inclusive network and enhanced digital platform will continue working following the end of the project.
Keywords
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Programme(s)
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HORIZON.4.2 - Reforming and enhancing the European R&I System
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Funding Scheme
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HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ERA-01
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1930 Zaventem
Belgium
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