International Scientists Programs:A New Gateway to Cooperation

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) launched in 2009 a major effort to promote international cooperation and scientif ic innovation: the Visiting Professorship Program for Senior International Scientists and the Fellowship Program for Young International Scientists. As part of the Academy's long endeavor to attract foreign researchers, both programs received hundreds of applications from abroad. In 2009, 159 professors and 55 young scholars were selected.