Cooperation Partners

  • China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA)

    Established in 2018, the International Development Cooperation Agency is a governmental department directly under the State Council of the People’s Republic of China. The Agency aims to formulate strategic guidelines, plans and policies for foreign aid, coordinate and offer advice on major foreign aid issues, advance the country's reforms in matters involving foreign aid, and identify major programs and supervise and evaluate their implementation. Specific assignments will be allocated to different departments.

    WWW.EN.CIDCA.GOV.CN/
  • University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)

    The University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), founded in 1951, is a multi-disciplinary and Chinese national key university with economics, management, law, literature, and science as its core academic areas of expertise.
    At present, UIBE consists of 18 academic schools, a Graduate School, a Department of Physical Education and a Department of Culture and Art. The academic research of the university takes an important position in the field of foreign economic and trade and international development cooperation, with more than 140 research units.
    In 1989, UIBE became the first university in China to have a Board of Trustees, with its members from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (predecessor of the Ministry of Commerce), state-owned international trading companies, Chinese Customs, the Bank of China, the People's Insurance Company of China, and the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce.
    UIBE plays a leading role in the development of international alliance with universities around the world. Currently, UIBE has established partnerships with over 160 overseas universities and international organizations.

    english.uibe.edu.cn/
  • China International Contractors Association (CHINCA)

    China International Contractors Association is the national organization formed by Chinese international project investors, contractors, labor service companies and related service providers. CHINCA has been actively performing its duty of communicating members' appeals, strengthening industry self-discipline, and providing professional service since its establishment in 1988, aiming to drive sound development of members and promote rapid and healthy progress of China's outward investment and economic cooperation.
    CHINCA now has more than 1,300 members, among which over 1,000 are engaged in international project engineering, contracting and investment, representing about 90% of the whole industry business value, distributing in more than 190 countries and regions, in the fields of transportation, power and electricity, housing, petrochemical industry, telecommunication, water conservancy, and industrial and manufacturing construction.

    https://www.chinca.org/EN
  • China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC)

    China National Textile and Apparel Council is a nation-level organization for China’s textile and apparel industry. Its members are associations and legal entities from the textile and apparel industry, with more than 1,000 enterprises above the scale. CNTAC serves as an integrated, non-profit and self-disciplined industrial organization with the aim to realize the shared will of all its members and to organize activities and events according to its statutes.
    For over a decade, CNTAC has been a leader in the areas of corporate social responsibility and sustainable development. CNTAC’s CSC9000T Management System for labour rights and environmental protection is a pioneering voluntary sustainability standard. CNTAC has also been a leading proponent, technical expert and leader in influencing and guiding other Chinese sector associations in the creation of their own sustainability standards, management systems, and other forms of CSR and sustainability guidance.

    WWW.CNTAC.ORG.CN/
  • China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals & Chemicals Importers & Exporters (CCCMC)

    Founded on September 1st, 1988, China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals & Chemicals Importers & Exporters is a nationwide and industrial non-profit social organization directly under the supervision of Ministry of Commerce of China. It has over 6,000 members engaged in minerals, petrochemicals, building materials, and ceramic sanitary ware. It is the largest industry organization in these fields in China.
    CCCMC is committed to promoting responsible business conduct and supply chain due diligence management and developed the Guidelines for Social Responsibility in Outbound Mining Investment, Chinese Due Diligence Guidelines for Responsible Mineral Supply Chains, Guidelines for Cobalt Smelters Supply Chain Due Diligence, Guidance for Sustainable National Rubbers.

    WWW.EN.CCCMC.ORG.CN/
  • The Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation (CAITEC)

    The Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, established in August 1948, is an inter-disciplinary and multifunctional institution of social science research and the only think tank affiliated to the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), P.R. China.
    With more than 120 full-time research fellows, and 21 research institutes, CAITEC has been providing policy analysis and consultation service to the central and provincial governments, enterprises and other kinds of organizations in areas of international economy and trade, investment, development cooperation, circulation and consumption and other fields of studies. In 2015, CAITEC was designated by the Chinese central government to be one of the first 25 National High-level Think Tanks in China.

    WWW.CAITEC.ORG.CN/
  • China Agricultural University (CAU)

    China Agricultural University offers educational programs that cover a broad spectrum in both natural and social sciences, across the fields of food and agriculture, water, economics, environment and energy, management, etc. CAU has 14 colleges, including International College Beijing, more than 60 Undergraduate Specialties, around 140 Masters Programs and more than 80 Doctoral Programs.
    Since the 1980s, CAU has been deeply engaged in international development, and now has a solid foundation in discipline construction, research, academic publishing, policy dialogue and development practice. Developing itself into an internationalized institution, CAU considers international exchange and cooperation to be a significant component of its mission. In addition, CAU established Tanzania overseas practice base and international development institution practice base in 2010, sending hundreds of teachers and students for field trips and producing nearly 100 pieces of field research reports.

    en.cau.edu.cn/
  • Center for International Knowledge on Development (CIKD)

    As an independent institution affiliated with the Development Research Center of the State Council of China, CIKD is mandated to pool Chinese and international resources to advance development studies, undertake research on development theories and practices, and promote research and knowledge-sharing on international development issues, including the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
    CIKD serves as an important platform for researching and exchanging Chinese development experience and a channel for sharing development experience of different countries to respond to global development challenges and to achieve sustainable development. It puts emphasis on practical experience and evidence-based research, multi-disciplinary collaboration and voices of various stakeholders, as well as global exchanges.

    WWW.CIKD.ORG
  • German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)

    IDOS is located in the UN City of Bonn and is one of the leading research institutions and think tanks for global development and international cooperation worldwide. Its work is based on the interplay between Research, Policy Advice and Training. The Institute is building bridges between theory and practice.
    The research is theory-based, empirically driven and application-oriented. It provides the basis for the activities in policy advice of the Institute. IDOS develops policy-relevant concepts, advises ministries, governments, and international organizations, and refers to current policy issues. The training programmes of the Institute for university graduates and young professionals are integrated into the research and advisory process.
    The institutional agreement ensures the principle of scientific independence of the Institute. The shareholders of the Institute – the Federal Republic of Germany (75 %) and the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (25 %) – appoint the Board of Trustees.

    www.idos-research.de/en/