WARSAW – BEIJING FORUM: YOUTH FOR BUSINESS 2014

The first edition of the Warsaw-Beijing Forum: Youth for Business was a resounding success and a landmark event in the Sino-Polish academic cooperation. Students from both China and Poland worked hard in order to provide a thought-provoking and globally relevant mixture of topics under the theme ‘Youth for Business’.

During the first part, held in Warsaw between May 5th-11th, 2014, the Chinese students had the opportunity to attend a series of meetings, lectures and workshops which enabled them to gain knowledge about Poland, its history, economy and legal system.

The official inauguration of the Forum was held at the Faculty of Law and Administration and featured a wide range of honorable speakers, attendants and representatives: former Polish Ambassador in Beijing, H.E. Ambassador Krzysztof Szumski, Prof. Tomasz Giaro, Vice-Dean for Research and Personal Affairs, Department of Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw, Prof. Alojzy Nowak, University of Warsaw Prorector for Research and Cooperation, Dr. Piotr Grzebyk, the Head of the School of Polish and Law and Warsaw-Beijing Forum Academic Supervisor and Ph.D. Xu Shenjian, Vice Dean of the School of Law at the China University of Political Science and Law.

All the events conducted during the Warsaw part of the project, such as: "Deloitte Intercultural Competences Case Study of Polish and Chinese", "DLA Piper Wiater Legal Case Study", "Panel Discussion at the Polish Institute of International Affairs", "Corporate Banking Case Study with HSBC Bank" or "Pulaski Foundation Debate" provided a great professional inspiration and a unique networking opportunity.

The second part of the first edition of the Forum was held in Beijing between September 24th-30th, 2014. Similiary to the first part, Polish students had a chance to meet directly with the most prominent foreign lawyers, businessmen and scholars as well as visit global corporations located in Beijing. They also had an honor to be invited to the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Beijing.

The Warsaw team attended many lectures, DLA Piper case study, lecture on the development of Chinese constitutional supervision and had the pleasure to visit the spectacular cultural monuments such as Yonghe Temple, the Forbidden City, Summer Palace or the Badaling Great Wall.

Thanks to the media coverage provided by Rzeczpospolita, TVP Warszawa, Perspektywy, Gazeta BCC and many others, the valuable ideas presented at the Forum have been communicated to a wider audience.

We shall extend our gratitude to all the sponsors and partners, among others: HSBC, DLA PIPER, Deloitte, Invest in Poland and PARP, participants including: University of Warsaw and China University of Political Science and Law students and especially the experts and professionals who made the Warsaw-Beijing Forum 2014 possible.