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Ansökan 2020

  1. Personliga uppgifter
    Förnamn
    Efternamn
    Gatuadress
    Stad
    Postnummer
    Land
    Telefon
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  2. Grundutbildning och fortsatta studier
    Gymnasiala studier avslutade var
    Nuvarande sysselsättning
    Eftergymnasiala studier
  3. Referenser
    Referens 1
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    Referens 2
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    Utbildningsinstitution/företag
    Relation till sökande
    Telefon
    E-postadress

  4. HandlingarLista över handlingar bilagda ansökan:
    1.   CV
    2.   Intyg på fullbordad gymnasial utbildning eller motsvarande
    3.   Kort personligt brev
    4.   Beskrivning av konkreta studieplaner i Kina, inkl kostnadskalkyl
    och tidplan
    5.   Antagningsbevis/inbjudningsbrev för utbildning i Kina
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  5. Checklista
    - Jag är högst 25 år gammal.
    - Jag har avslutat mina gymnasiala studier vid svenskt gymnasium eller motsvarande när mina studier i Kina påbörjas.
    - Jag har konkreta planer för genomförandet av mina studier i Kina.
    - Jag har initierat två rekommendationsbrev, som kommer att mailas direkt till stipendiekommittén.
    - Min kostnadskalkyl visar tydligt huruvida mina planerade studier i Kina kvalificerar för svenskt studiebidrag.
    - Jag har skickat alla bilagor listade i sektion IV.
  6. Jag fick kännedom om Svenska Skolan i Beijings stipenduim för studier i Kina på följande sätt/genom följande informationskanal:
  7. UnderskriftJag intygar att givna uppgifter är korrekta.
    Jag förbinder mig att lämna en skriftlig rapport över hur stipendie-medlen har använts, i den händelse jag skulle tilldelas stipendiet.
    Jag förbinder mig att efter avslutade studier i Kina uppvisa studieintyg.
    Jag är medveten om att jag vid förfrågan från Svenska Handels-kammaren i Kina är skyldig att dela med mig av mina erfarenheter från studierna i Kina i lämpligt format, t ex ett föredrag.………………………………………………..
    /plats & datum/

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    /namnteckning/                                                                       /namnförtydligande/

Ansökan tillsammans med bilagor (var och en tydligt märkt med sökandes namn) skickas till
stipendiumsvenskaskolan@swedishchamber.com.cn.

Även separat inskickade rekommendationsbrev skall mailas till denna adress. All kommunikation mellan sökande och stipendiekommittén skall under ansöknings-/utvärderingsperioden ske via e-post.

Svenska Skolan i Beijings stipendium för studier i Kina

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Svenska Skolan i Beijings stipendium för studier i Kina

Ansökningshandlingar 2020
Kvalifikationer för sökande till Svenska Skolan i Beijings stipendium för studier i Kina.

Sökande skall

  • vara högst 25 år vid tidpunkten för stipendiets utdelning
  • ha avslutat sina svenska gymnasiala studier, eller motsvarande studie-nivå i internationell skolmiljö när de planerade studierna i Kina påbörjas
  • ha konkreta planer för sina fortsatta (men ännu ej påbörjade) studier genom att kontakt etablerats med institution eller universitet i Kina; kontakten skall dokumenteras med antagningsbevis och/eller inbjudningsbrev eller motsvarande
  • kunna redovisa hur stipendiepengarna har använts senast den 31 mars året efter mottagandet av stipendiet
  • uppvisa intyg för genomförda studier
  • vara beredd att dela med sig av sina erfarenheter till Svenska Handels-kammaren i Kina, t ex i form av föredrag

I övrigt gäller att

  • d. elever vid Svenska Skolan i Beijing, liksom sökande med dokumenterade tidigare kinesiska språkstudier kommer att beredas företräde
  • stipendiekommitténs beslut går ej att överklaga

Följande handlingar skall bifogas ifylld ansökan

  • Curriculum vitae
  • Intyg på fullbordad gymnasial utbildning eller motsvarande
  • Kort personligt brev
  • Beskrivning av konkreta planer för studierna i Kina (när, var, hur), samt fullständig kostnadskalkyl och tidplan
  • Antagningsbevis och/eller inbjudningsbrev eller motsvarande

Två akademiska/professionella referenspersoner skall skicka rekommenda-tionsbrev direkt till stipendiekommittén.

Komplett ansökan skall vara stipendiekommittén tillhanda i god tid före studierna påbörjas, dock senast den 1 januari, 2020, för studier som planeras påbörjas på vårterminen 2020, och senast 31 mars, 2020, för studier som planeras påbörjas på höstterminen 2020. Ansökningar efter dessa datum kommer inte att behandlas.

Mottagar/en/na av årets stipendium och övriga sökande kommer att underrättas under april månad 2020. Årets stipendiat/er kommer att offentliggöras vid Svenska Handelskammaren i Kinas AGM i maj/juni 2020.

För ytterligare frågor, vänligen kontakta Svenska Handelskammaren i Kina via e-post

stipendiumsvenskaskolan@swedishchamber.com.cn.

BJ Nov.12: The CSR Centre of the Embassy of Sweden cordially invites you to a SIMP China Alumni 10 Years Salon on CSR Development in China

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RSVP not later than 8 November to Ms. He Lingqi at lingqi.he@gov.se or 010 8531 1849 ext 203. Kindly provide your organisation, name, title and email address. As space is limited for this event, seats will be allocated on a “first come, first served” basis. We look forward to welcoming you at this event!

On 12 November China, the CSR Centre of the Embassy of Sweden in Beijing will host a Salon on CSR development in China for past and future 10 years. There will be a SIMP Alumni panel discussion on CSR Development in China: 10 Years in the Past and 10 Years in the Future. The event will bring together SIMP alumni, who are also experts in the field, to look back over the past 10 years on what China have achieved in the field of CSR and to look forward on what to expect in the future.

SIMP is a Management Programme sponsored by Sweden to promote and support responsible leadership and sustainable business practices. It was introduced in China in 2009. It runs every year. 2019 witnesses the 10th Anniversary of its China network with over 150 alumni all over China. The salon will also gather representatives from companies, diplomacy, international organisations and NGOs. The event will be an opportunity for different actors working actively on promoting CSR in China to meet up, discuss the importance of collaboration to maximize impact and create synergies of CSR efforts in China.

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SwedCham November & December Calendar

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Chamber News

SwedCham Strategy Day 2019

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On October 12th, SwedCham had a successful Strategy Day on a theme of Innovation with 19 participants from the mainboard, Beijing& Shanghai Chapter Boards and SwedCham office team Beijing and Shanghai. The chairman Lars-Åke 林奇辉 Severin warmly welcomed all the participants and General Manager Daniela L-V Cassmer introduced the aim of the day is to offer a great opportunity to get to know each other better and also brainstorm as many creative ideas as we could as to layout the SwedCham Business Plan 2020. The area managers Hannes Hultman(SH) and Jaycee Yang (BJ) had the presentations covering their own areas and followed by an interactive lucky draw value voucher activity among main board members, 4 divided small group discussions and presentations on the most important strategic priorities. Ended with surprisingly fresh and delicious food by a Sushi chef, Daniela thanked all the participants for their precious time and contributions to the strategy day!

Shenzhen Nov.7: International Sustainability Conference in Guangdong 国际企业可持续发展广东论坛

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As a supporting partner, SwedCham is very happy to invite our members to the Third Annual International Sustainability Conference in Guangdong (ISCG2019). ISCG2019 creates a platform that connects like-minded professionals and organizations to promote responsible businesses and facilitates capacity-building partnerships and commercial opportunities that can generate shared value both in the GreaterBayArea and elsewhere.

SwedCham is looking for an intern with a passion for communication in Beijing & Shanghai

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Do you have a passion for business relations and want to develop your skills? We are now looking for 2 motivated interns to join SwedCham’s Beijing and Shanghai Office respectively during Spring 2020.

Please submit your cover letter and CV to Jaycee@Swedcham.cn for Beijing and hannes@swedcham.cn for Shanghai. Positions are filled continuously.

Events Review of October

Workshop: Continuing Study Course in Swedish Language 瑞典语进阶班

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On October 10th, we started a 12 weeks continuing course to the Swedish language by collaborating with Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) 北京外国语大学. The class is mixed with 8 new and old participants from our beginner courses both held in Spring this year and also even 7 years ago.

In this course, our participants will continue to learn to speak, read and write in Swedish, and practice conversation in everyday and workplace scenarios.

Sharp Talk: Breakfast Meeting With Eugenia Fabon Victorino, SEB’s Head Of Asia Strategy: One Step Up, Two Steps Back

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In the morning of October 17th, 19 participants came to the Capital Club, where SwedCham had the pleasure to co-host this morning's SharpTalk breakfast together with SEB. Eugenia Fabon Victorino, SEB’s Head of Asia Strategy, was the keynote speaker on the theme of: One Step Up, Two Steps Back. Ms. Victorino really gave the audience in-depth and vivid insights on how China is coping with the challenging global environment and the trade conflict and what important things that CEOs should take into consideration when it comes to their Asia Strategy.

Swedish After Work With Beckers 瑞典蓓柯漆

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30+ participants came to our After Work sponsored by Beckers in the evening of October 18th. By using colorful paints provided by Beckers Group the participants created their own unique patterns on miniature Volvo Cars models at Volvo Cars Experience Center! The famous Chinese influencer Tangcu was invited to share her knowledge and skills in using different colors to express your feelings. Tangcu, who has about 2 million followers on Douyin/ TikTok, impressed the participants that had great fun creating their own colorful cars!

Workshop: Business Speech, Reporting And Presentation (In Chinese/ 中文演讲)

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On October 22nd, Mr. Cheng Song, Chef Consultant at Martinsen Group, led the participants a whole-day training on Business Speech, Reporting, and Presentation at the fancy Cophenhagen Fur Office in Beijing.

Upon completion of the business speech training and rounds of oral practices, the participants were able to differ the audience's preferences, communicate and control scenes more effective, and master the whole process of speech and its key points.

Sharp Talk: Panel Discussion - The Corporate Social Credit System

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On October 23nd, co-organized by SwedCham, Danish Chamber of Commerce in China and ThinkChina, 60+ participants joined over the topic of the Corporate Social Credit System.

The panel consisted of Adam Dunnett, Secretary-General at the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Joakim Abeleen, Head of Beijing Office at Business Sweden, Liam Z. Jia, Business Development Advisor at the EU SME Centre, Casper Wichmann 魏凯, ThinkChina.dk. The panelists shared their thoughts on the potential complications of the system, immediate actions to be taken and future business environment for foreign companies in China, possibility to share the data on one platform within all departments of Chinese government; how European and media think towards Corporate Social Credit System; bearing so-called "China Speed" in mind and following the constant development of the system; how much it might affect Chinese companies and SMEs.

Sharp Talk: Effectively Applying For Bona Fide Status And Business Visas To Sweden

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On October 29th, we had a great pleasure again of having Anna Eriksson, counsellor at the Embassy of Sweden's Migration Section in Beijing, who gave us a yearly update of the application process for business visas to Sweden and bona fide status for companies in an effective way. Anna also mentions ed what is new with the revised visa code that enters into force in February 2020.

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SwedCham is looking for 2 interns with a passion for communication in Beijing & Shanghai Office

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Do you have a passion for business relations and want to develop your skills? We are now looking for 2 motivated interns to join SwedCham’s Beijing and Shanghai Office respectively during Spring 2020.

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China is an independent, non-profit member organization, network, and platform for Swedish businesses and decision-makers in China. The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China was founded in 1998 and has around 260 member companies. The Chamber regularly arranges activities for its members such as seminars, workshops, social activities, and other network opportunities. The Chamber is a part of the local team Sweden's effort together with the Embassy in Beijing, the Consulate General in Shanghai, Business Sweden and Visit Sweden, and works to build a stronger Swedish community in China.

The purpose is for you to get integrated into the daily work, and get an insight into how a foreign Chamber of Commerce operates. In 2020, it will be marked as the 70th year of the Sino-Sweden Diplomatic Relations. The SwedCham will also have annual big events like Annal General Meeting, Spring Dinner, Swedish Traditional Party, Christmas party. You will be involved a lot in the Swedish business community by being a part of executing small and big events, communication, designing, and multiple important tasks.

Key Responsibilities

  • Preparing, marketing and executing events
  • Maintaining and managing SwedCham’s social media sites; LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, WeChat
  • Writing articles, briefs, and press releases
  • Designing SwedCham’s marketing collaterals, e.g., event posters, flyers, web banners, etc.
  • Assisting office management in daily work

Requirements

  • Internships last for 6 months or 1 year starting January 2020. (If you are only available to a shorter internship than 6 months please specify it in your application)
  • Excellent command of business English. Swedish and Mandarin are highly meritorious
  • The candidate should have a legal right to intern in China. This means that you are required to be a student holding an X2 visa, enrolled at a Chinese university pursuing a degree within a relevant field, e.g. Economics, International Business, Political Science, Law, etc. And that you are able to get a permit from your university that allows you to do out of campus activities. We also accept students that are enrolled at a Swedish University and have an internship semester included in your program.
  • Strong writing skills, a good understanding of social networking sites as well as a passion for the web and digital marketing is required
  • Knowledge of Adobe CS4 (Premiere PRO, Illustrator CS5, Photoshop CS5) or InDesign is an asset; Good at creating video and photographing is a plus

Practical Details

The internship is unpaid. You are required to have valid insurance during the time of the internship. Interns are responsible for finding their own housing.

Deadline

Please submit your cover letter and CV to Jaycee@Swedcham.cn for Beijing and hannes@swedcham.cn for Shanghai. Positions are filled continuously.

Shenzhen Nov.7: International Sustainability Conference in Guangdong 国际企业可持续发展广东论坛

International Sustainability Conference Guangdong: Businesses' role in driving sustainable development of the Greater Bay Area and along the Maritime Silk Road 国际企业可持续发展广东论坛:企业对粤港澳大湾区及海上丝绸之路沿线可持续发展的带动作用

The third annual International Sustainability Conference in Guangdong (#ISCG2019) will once again bring together stakeholders to support the sustainable social, environmental and financial development of the Greater Bay Area (GBA), and support Shenzhen’s intention to develop an innovation demonstration zone for implementing the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. At the conference, industry experts will share their insights on sustainability, and how businesses could integrate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their operations - with practical examples covering key topics including: Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Health and Wellbeing, and Sustainable Ocean Management.
ISCG 2019 creates a platform that connects like-minded professionals and organisations to promote responsible businesses, and facilitates capacity-building partnerships and commercial opportunities that can generate shared value both in the Greater Bay Area and elsewhere. The conference will be of particular interest to:
  • Representatives from Chinese industry, and international businesses with a footprint in the GBA, and their supply chain partners (decision-makers, legal, financial, PR, human resource, procurement and supply chain specialists)
  • Representatives from consultancies capable of providing specialist advice to those looking either to improve their sustainability performance and/or enter international markets
  • Representatives of local government and other organisations promoting sustainable development and responsible business practices in alignment with the SDGs
  • Academics with an interest in sustainability issues
第三届国际可持续发展广东论坛（ISCG2019）将再次聚集各界代表人士，讨论如何助力粤港澳大湾区的社会、环境和金融可持续发展，同时支持深圳建设先行示范区，致力落实联合国2030可持续发展目标。在论坛活动中，行业专家们将分享可持续化的专业意见，包括企业如何将商业模式与可持续发展目标结合，以及分享四个方面的可持续化案例：负责任消费和生产、供应链可持续化管理、良好身心健康促进业绩提升、海洋可持续化管理。
ISCG2019为有共同志向的专业人士和组织创造了平台，推广实践社会责任的企业，帮助建立合作伙伴关系、在大湾区和其他区域创造实现共同价值的商业机会。论坛将期待以下嘉宾参与：
  • 涉足大湾区的中国和海外企业代表，以及其供应链伙伴代表（决策人、法务、财务、公关、人力资源、采购、供应链专家）
  • 提供专业性建议的咨询企业代表 – 为其客户提供提升可持续化表现的建议、进军海外市场建议
  • 政府代表及其他企业代表 – 致力推广与联合国2030可持续发展目标一致的可持续发展和负责任商业模式
  • 研究可持续发展问题的学术界人士

Agenda 论坛日程

 

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When & Where


When: Thu November 7, 2019, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
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Where: China Resources Tower, B1 Art Cube, 2666 Keyuan South Road, Nanshan District
深圳市南山区科苑南路2666号中国华润大厦B1层发布厅
Shenzhen, China
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SwedCham Strategy Day 2019

BJ: On October 12th, SwedCham had a successful Strategy Day on a theme of Innovation with 19 participants from the mainboard and SwedCham office team Beijing and Shanghai. The chairman Lars-Åke 林奇辉 Severin warmly welcomed all the participants and General Manager Daniela L-V Cassmer introduced the aim of the day is to offer a great opportunity to get to know each other better and also brainstorm as many creative ideas as we could as to layout the SwedCham Business Plan 2020. The area managers Hannes Hultman(SH) and Jaycee Yang (BJ) had the presentations covering their own areas and followed by an interactive lucky draw value voucher activity among main board members, 4 divided small group discussions and presentations on the most important strategic priorities. Ended with surprisingly fresh and delicious food by a Sushi chef, Daniela thanked all the participants for their precious time and contributions to the strategy day!

Anders Walls stipendium till Svenska Handelskammaren i Shanghai 2020

AndersWalls stipendium till Svenska Handelskammaren i Shanghai 2020

 

ANDERS WALLS STIFTELSE delar sedan 2008 ut ett årligt stipendium till en ung, kreativ affärsbegåvning för tolv månaders tjänstgöring vid Svenska Handelskammaren i Kina med placering på kontoret i Shanghai. Stipendiesumman uppgår till 200.000 kronor och tillträde sker i april 2020.

Utvecklingen i Kina sker i rekordfart och konkurrensen för svenska bolag på plats blir allt tuffare. Handelskammaren i Kina verkar för att främja svenska företags intressen i Kina och har idag 260 medlemsföretag, varav cirka 160 i Shanghai. Varje månad arrangerar Handelskammaren seminarier, workshops och utbildningar inom aktuella ämnen men erbjuder främst en stark plattform för nätverksbyggande. Som Anders Wall-stipendiat kommer du under ett år att delta i arbetet vid Svenska Handelskammaren i Shanghai och ges möjlighet att knyta kontakter med den svensk-kinesiska affärsvärlden.

Dina arbetsuppgifter kommer att vara varierande. Du kommer bl.a. att delta i planering och genomförande av kammarens månatliga events samt driva ett eller flera projekt inom ramen för verksamhetens service till medlemsföretagen i Kina. Dessutom blir du ordförande för kammarens Young Professional-nätverk och projektleder den årliga karriärs- mässan. Som Anders Wall-stipendiat deltar du på samtliga av kammarens styrelsemöten och ansvarar tillsammans med kontorschef för att koordinera kommunikationsplanering och producera innehåll till kammarens digitala kanaler.

VEM ÄR DU?

Du bör ha avslutat en universitets- eller högskoleutbildning, gärna med inriktning mot ekonomi, marknadsföring eller kommunikation och gärna visat prov på entreprenörsanda. Tjänsten kräver goda kunskaper i engelska och gärna kinesiska (inget krav), och att du snabbt kan växla mellan analytisk förmåga och att kunna kavla upp ärmarna när situationen kräver det. En stor del av marknadsföringen av kammarens event sker via sociala medier, så du ska ha ett intresse för det digitala. För att trivas i rollen bör du som person vara utåtriktad och trivas i miljöer där nätverkande står i fokus. Inte minst ska du ha ett intresse för den kinesiska kulturen.

ANSÖKAN

Ansökan ska bestå av:

1) CV

2) Personligt brev på max 1 A4 där du berättar varför just du skulle passa i rollen på Svenska Handelskammaren i Kina samt vad som motiverar dig att söka tjänsten

3) Ett arbetsprov bestående av en text på max 120 ord ämnad för publicering på LinkedIn där du antingen sammanfattar utvecklingen av e-handelsmarknaden i Kina de senaste åren eller trendspanar kring utvecklingen av e-handelsmarknaden i Kina under kommande fem år.

Skicka din ansökan till hannes@swedcham.cn med kopia till info@wallstiftelsen.se före den 4 november 2019. Du bör kunna lämna två referenser om du går vidare till slut- intervju.

INFORMATION

För mer information, vänligen kontakta Hannes Hultman, Area Manager Shanghai på hannes@swedcham.cn eller nuvarande Anders Wall-stipendiat, Linn Englund Holm på linn@swedishchamber.cn.

Tel. 08-701 08 09 info@wallstiftelsen.se www.wallstiftelsen.se

Team Sweden China Newsletter

Dear all,

I am very happy and honored to reach out to you with this introduction letter, as the newly appointed General Manager of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China.

I have a humble attitude to this role and the great responsibility that imposes as we represent about 260 Sweden related member companies in China. The member value will always remain the main focus for us as a chamber, and thanks to our offices in Beijing and Shanghai, with expansion plans on a third presence in Guangdong province, we believe to have the necessary infrastructure to serve our members.

SwedCham China’s mission is to promote the conditions for its members to operate in China through networking, events, seminars, and courses of different kind. It has a very important role when it comes to facilitate for its members to obtain information, knowhow and ‘best practices’. We should help to enhance good business climate conditions for our members. Together with our counterparts at Team Sweden China, we are a strong partner on the Chinese market. We have many interesting and important events together also as Team Sweden that helps our members to get the necessary market intelligence.

I hope you will enjoy reading this newsletter and learn about some of the activities that have been undertaken lately by Swedish Embassy, Visit Sweden, Business Sweden, and Swedcham, and I also hope to get the opportunity to meet you at one of our events in the near future.

Daniela Ling-Vannerus Cassmer

General Manager

Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China

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Recent Events

Embassy: Two Swedish Parliamentary committees visits China

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Representatives of the Parliamentary Committee on Finance and the Committee on Industry and Trade visited Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. The trip was to broaden the knowledge on China in areas such as economic growth, finance, monetary policy, digitalization and AI. Fruitful meetings were held in Beijing with the National People’s Congress, National Energy Agency, AIIB, World Bank, ABB, Ericsson, SEB, Business Sweden, Swedish Chamber of Commerce, EU SME centre, research institutes and think tanks.

Consulate General of Shanghai: Alfa Laval Opened New Factory

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In July, the Swedish Company Alfa Laval opened a new factory in the city of Kunshan in Jiangsu. The opening ceremony, which took place on 10 July, gathered over 100 participants. The Consul General in Shanghai, Lisette Lindahl, delivered opening remarks. Alfa Laval has been present in China for over 30 years. The new plant will create hundreds of new jobs in Kunshan.

Consulate General of Shanghai: Pop-up Store in Hangzhou Displayed Swedish lifestyle

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From July 8 to July 18, a pop-up store was launched by the Consulate General of Sweden in Shanghai. Consul General Lisette Lindahl inaugurated the store. The theme of the pop-up store was Swedish lifestyle and gathered over 30 Swedish brands which exhibited their products, from foodstuff to furniture, at Qin Chen Li shopping center in Hangzhou. The ten-day event allowed visitors to explore different Swedish products before placing an order online. Most of the products on display are available on Tmall and Taobao.

Embassy: Roundtable Meeting on Supply Chain CSR Management

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Traceability of supply chains to increase transparency has become a goal of many Swedish companies’ sustainability work in China, despite many challenges foreseen. Meanwhile, more collaboration among brands is a common expectation to strengthen influence along supply chains. These messages were part of the major take-aways from a fruitful roundtable discussion among Swedish companies in Shanghai. The roundtable was co-organized by Business Sweden and the CSR Centre of the Embassy. The outcome will serve as input to update a CSR toolkit for Sino-Swedish supply chains, which aims to facilitate for the Swedish SMEs in China.

Team Sweden China: Life Sciences and Health Study Tour to Guangdong Province

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The Embassy, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China and Business Sweden had a joint study visit to Guangdong Province to better comprehend the reality of trade in life sciences and health care. The trip was combined with a Health Roadshow in Shenzhen where the Embassy and Business Sweden facilitated meetings for Astra Zeneca, HemoCue, Getinge, Elekta, Mölnlycke and Bactiguard with local authorities, Hong Kong University Shenzhen Hospital and Luohuo hospital group. The official delegation met with BGI Genomics, European Chamber of Commerce, Tencent, Huawei, We Doctor, Bellman& Symfon and Southern Medicine Economic Institute.

Embassy: CEO Breakfast on Greater Bay Area

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A CEO breakfast was held in early September hosted by Ambassador Helena Sångeland. The theme was the Greater Bay Area (GBA) and the business opportunities and challenges for Swedish companies. The guests have listened to inspiring presentations given by Business Sweden Hongkong Office and the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China.

Opportunities within automotive, ICT and life sciences are identified for Swedish companies. To visit for first-hand experience, assess growth opportunities and explore R&D potential in the area are recommended. Concerns for the rising talent cost in the area were raised during the meeting.

Team Sweden China: Swedish District Energy Roadshow in Yantai and Beijing

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Swedish Energy Agency, SweHeat & Cooling, the Embassy of Sweden in Beijing and Business Sweden, partnering with local authorities arranged two District Energy Roadshows to Yantai city, Shandong province and Beijing on September 18-19, 2019. Energy Counsellor Magnus Carnwall led a Swedish delegation of 10 companies to both. The delegation was warmly welcomed by Yantai Municipal government and China District Heating Association. In total 100 and 130 participants joined the roadshows respectively.

Embassy: Strategic Cooperation Signing Ceremony between SWEP and Enclean

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SWEP, a Swedish heat exchange and transfer system supplier and ENCLEAN, a Chinese heating service provider signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement at the Embassy. The two companies will cooperate on developing heating technical equipment and services towards a greener and more efficient level. The signing ceremony was witnessed by the Swedish Ambassador to China, Helena Sångeland and Energy Counsellor Magnus Carnwall.

Visit Sweden: Joint digital campaign on Nordic tourism

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A joint digital campaign on Nordic tourism was launched on one of China’s most popular social platform “Little Red Book” in August aiming at promoting off-season travels. It has attracted over 1.6 million impressions and 1000+ user generated contents. The joint initiative was co-financed by European Travel Commission and the national tourism boards of four Nordic countries.

Visit Sweden: travel trade familiarization tours

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Several travel trade familiarization tours arranged by Visit Sweden in partnership with Visit Stockholm, Göteborg&Co, Turism Skåne as well as Visit Värmland. The purpose was to explore more in-depth travel experiences to enhance high-end tailor-made trips as well as individual trips.

Business Sweden: Jinan-Sweden Eco-city Industrial Cooperation Dialogue

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September 25th Business Sweden organized participation in Jinan-Sweden Eco-city Industrial Cooperation Dialogue to discuss how Sweden can contribute to sustainable urban development in Jinan, Shandong province. Helena Sångeland, Ambassador of Sweden first met Ren Airong, Deputy Governor of Shandong Province, then participated in the dialogue with Mayor Sun Shutao and 90 participants from the city government. The city presented the vision for Jinan, a plan to build new urban areas for 1.8 million people the coming 16 years, a project the size of an entire Stockholm, a huge opportunity for business with Swedish companies and utilizing Swedish experience.

The China Sweden Hammarby Eco city alliance works with cities all over China to support sustainable development. The alliance consists of four founding members: Business Sweden, White Peak, Envac and SWECO. From September the alliance has five new members; ASSA ABLOY, Hags, Regin, Velux and Östberg. We will now follow-up this dialogue, expand the alliance to more members and continue efforts to assist Chinese cities in their sustainable development.

Read more on: https://www.ecocityalliance.se/

Business Sweden: Alibaba cloud extend collaboration

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Business Sweden and Alibaba Cloud extended their collaboration through the launch of the China Gateway Program together with a number of other international firms and government agencies. Through the program Swedish companies can be supported along their journey to enter and scale up in China by getting access to trends, insights and peer events related to cloud technology.

Collaboration with technology providers in local markets enables Business Sweden to facilitate and accelerate market entry and expansion and to deliver true impact for Swedish companies. For more information about the China Gateway Program just talk to us.

SwedCham China: Traditional Crayfishparties in Beijing and Shanghai

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Our traditional crayfish party in Beijing on August 20th and in Shanghai on August 21st gathered altogether over 200 people within the Swedish /Chinese community .

The Beijing Crayfish party was Co-organized by Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China and SWEA International with plenty of Crayfish, snap songs led by Mats Harborn, as well as a charming performance by the A Capella Choir JingSing.

We had also generous prizes at our Lucky Draw provided by @Beijing Royal Grand Hotel, Sarment, SWEA International, @HULU, and @TRB. The after-party was at HULU roof terrace.

In Shanghai It was a great opportunity to network with friends old and new in a relaxed and festive atmosphere with lots of snaps songs and dancing.

A huge thank you to our sponsors of the night:

• Daniel Wellington
• Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
• Floatasian Float Spa
• The Westin Bundcenter, Shanghai
• Orrefors & Kosta Boda
• Fillidutt Group
• Scandic Sourcing

We would like to give a special thanks to our Dragon Partners, without them these. evenings wouldn’t be possible, so a big thanks to Mannheimer Swartling, Volvo Cars, Volvo Group, Handelsbanken, Syntronic - A Global Design House, and Atlas Copco 🐉

Swedcham China: Advanced Sales Management course

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As requested by our member companies this autumn we will offer a range of workshops targeting sales management professionals and business owners who must assume a sales management role.
Every sales organization needs a leader who can inspire them, support the organization's vision, and set the direction for the future, therefore our training will enable sales managers to establish a management framework built on productive behavior, cooperation, collaboration, and accountability.

Last Wednesday, we had a great pleasure to invite Feng Lu, Co-Founder of Martinsen International, as a trainer of our whole-day training on Advanced Sales Management at the beautiful Jinshang Li(金尚丽) office. There were a lot of interesting and inspiring discussions among 27 participants from near and far.

This in-depth program covers four critical sales management abilities:
- The role of the sales manager and core values of successful sales (optimistic and self-motivated)
- Sales target setting and the logical relations among strategic-marketing-sales
- How to identify user needs and increase sales efficiency
- Construction, Incentive, and Development of Sales Team

The training program was diverse and fun and it ended up with a big success. All the participants had increased the abilities of:
- Effectively use spoken and body language in order to increase influence and confidence
- Manage own customers and provide management decisions for the organization
- Forecasting and resource allocation
- Task follow-up and coaching

Upcoming Activities

Sept. 25-Oct.20: Consulate General in Shanghai organizes Beyond the Norm: Images that Change the World
Oct. 10: Swedchams gives continuing study course in Swedish language
Oct.11: Suzhou- Swedcham joint Nordic after work
Oct.12-14: Delegation trip to Nordic Sustainable cities in Xi’an. Participation coordinated by Business Sweden. Embassy attends.
Oct.14-16: State Secretary Sebastian de Toro visits China/Beijing
Mid Oct: VisitSweden organizes Connect Sweden – Tactical campaign in collaboration with China Eastern Airline to promote Stockholm winter travels
Oct. 20:  Consulate General in Shanghai organizes Study In Sweden Day
Oct. 20-22: Swedish Pavilion at the 2019 China Circular Economy Development Forum, Nanjing. Participation coordinated by Business Sweden, Embassy CSR centre co-hosts pavilion & seminar on textile recycling.
Oct. 28-Nov 1: VisitSweden organizes Scandinavian Travel Trade Roadshow
Nov 5-11:Team Sweden participates in CIIE (China International Import Exhibition) in Shanghai. Business Sweden organizing country pavilion on theme of “future mobility”
Nov. 7: Embassy CSR Centre co-hosts 3rd International Sustainability Conference Guangdong with 4 diplomatic partners (UK, Netherlands, Norway and New Zealand)
Nov 6: Sino Nordic Trade Forum (Hubei Provincial government organized event in connection to CIIE)
Nov 11-13: Delegation trip to Nordic Sustainable cities in Chengdu. Participation coordinated by Business Sweden
November: Life Science roadshow, Wuhan, Hubei province. Organized by Business Sweden
Nov.21-23: Consulate General in Shanghai organizes Nordic Food Policy Lab
Nov.26: Embassy co-organizes UN Women CSR Conference
Dec 4-8: Swedish pavilion at DesignInspire during BODW (Business of Design Week), Hong Kong
Nov-Dec: VisitSweden organizes #100HoursofInspirations Stockholm branding campaign
Dec 6: Swedcham Shanghai Christmas dinner
Dec 7: Swedcham Beijing Christmas dinner

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New Head of CSR Centre of the Embassy

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Minister Counsellor Anders Wollter started at the CSR Centre mid-September. He is a Swedish career diplomat with experience from several postings at HQ, as well as abroad – Kosovo, Brazil, France, Belgium, Germany, Kenya – and China.

His specialties include economic diplomacy, European Union affairs and trade promotion. During recent years, he worked a lot in the interface between business, development and sustainability.