On December 8, Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development (CASTED), together with China Science and Technology Exchange Center (CSTEC), jointly organized the 2035 Sci-Tech Think Tank Lecture Series. Prof. Shahbaz Khan, Director of the UNESCO East Asia Multi-Sector Regional Office and winner of the 2019 China Friendship Award was invited to give an...

On November 27, the International Center for Science and Technology Strategic Studies and Training (CISTRAT) of the Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development (CASTED) was invited to participate in the second UNESCO Asia-Pacific Open Science webinar. Organized by the UNESCO Jakarta Office under the theme "From the UNESCO Recommendation to Reali...

On October 9, 2025, CISTRAT, invited by UNESCO's International Centre for Engineering Education (ICEE), participated in the 5th International Conference on Women in Engineering, Economy, Technology, and Innovation (SE2TI 2025) at Tsinghua University. Prof. Liu Dongmei, Director of CISTRAT, delivered a keynote speech at the conference. The 5th International ...

On July 30, the second plenary meeting of the second Governing Board of CISTRAT was held in a hybrid format of both in person and online in Beijing. Lin Xin, Vice Minister of Science and Technology of China (MOST), attended the meeting as Chairperson of CISTRAT GB and delivered a speech. Representitives from UNESCO Regional Office for East Asia, Chinese National...

From July 31 to August 14, 2025, the International Research and Training Center for Science and Technology Strategy (CISTRAT) of Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development (CASTED) successfully held the 12th International Training Workshop on Science and Technology Innovation Policy Research and Methods in Belt and Road Countries. This training wo...

At the invitation of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), CISTRAT and CASTED sent a delegation on April 7th-8th to Kampala, Uganda to participate in the "7th African Science, Technology and Innovation Forum" and exchanged views with delegates. In the High-l...

From July 31 to August 9, 2024, the International Research and Training Center for Science and Technology Strategy (CISTRAT) of Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development (CASTED) successfully held the 11th International Training Workshop on Science and Technology Innovation Policy Research and Methods in Belt and Road Countries. Liu Dongmei, Secr...

On July 31, the second plenary meeting of the second Governing Board of CISTRAT was held in a hybrid format of both in person and online. Vice Minister Lin Xin of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST) attended the meeting as the chairperson of CISTRAT GB. Representatives from the Department of Basic Sciences of the United Nations Educational, Sc...

The International Symposium of the Category 2 Institutes and Centres under the Auspices of UNESCO in the Field of Natural Sciences was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 15 to 17 May 2024. The symposium was co-hosted by UNESCO, International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre (ISTIC), the Permanent Delegation of Malaysia to UNESCO and the Malaysian Nati...

On April 24, the Vietnam delegation led by Ms Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Diep, Director General of the Department of Legislation of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam, visited CASTED to discuss scientific and technological innovation (STI) policies and regulations. The meeting was hosted by CASTED Vice President Guo Rong. Representatives from the Ministry...