Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies and Instituto Lula of Brazil reach cooperation agreement

The Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies and the Instituto Lula of Brazil signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of Joint Research Centers on April 27, 2022. The two sides will carry out practical cooperation in the following four aspects:

1. Innovatively building think tank dialogue brands. Both parties will focus on building the brand of the China-Brazil Think Tank Dialogue on Global Development and Governance by conducting a series of dialogues on topics such as global economic recovery, poverty alleviation and climate change. They will constantly innovate the content and forms of dialogues to promote in-depth exchanges between experts and scholars from the think tanks and to seek lasting solutions for the sustainable development of China, Brazil and the rest of the world.

2. Conducting joint research projects. Both parties will carry out joint research on topics of mutual concern, including state governance and its modernization, high-quality economic development, Belt and Road cooperation, development of new types of infrastructure, South-South cooperation, and triangular cooperation. They will launch joint research reports, collections of academic papers and case studies, multimedia products, and other high-quality research work in various forms to provide international public knowledge products with wide applicability.

3. Consolidating and sharing advanced resources. Both parties will make full use of their respective resources to deepen collaboration. The Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies has initiated such programs as the Global Young Leaders Dialogue and the Contemporary China and World - Knowledge Sharing Initiative. It has also organized international forums on global governance and dialogue between civilizations, which have gained international influence. Instituto Lula has organized various activities in such fields as extreme poverty alleviation, food security, sustainable environmental development, and equal rights in education and medical care. The two sides aim to achieve win-win cooperation by actively participating in each other's projects.

4. Jointly participating in multilateral think tank exchanges. Both parties will jointly expand channels for think tank exchanges, and further strengthen dialogue cooperation with multilateral institutions such as the UNDP, UNESCO, UNEP, WHO as well as think tanks from BRICS, Latin America, Africa, Asia and elsewhere to jointly organize multilateral academic and think tank activities and better provide suggestions for deepening South-South cooperation and advancing global cooperation.