Meeting with the Consulate General of France in Shanghai and Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security on China-France Intern Agreement

2018-12-11 | Shanghai, South China

The European Chamber organised a joint Working Group meeting among Human Resources, Legal and Competition, Research and Development and Small-Medium Sized Enterprise Forum. It discussed the issue of internship visas for foreigners in China and featured a presentation on the China-France 1000 Interns Agreement by Mr Fabien Chareix, Attaché for University Cooperation at the Consulate General of France in Shanghai as well as Ms Yinghua Zhu, the Deputy Director of Foreign Experts and Returned Scholars at Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security.

Ms Jeanette Yu, Vice Chair of the Human Resources Working Group, gave the closing remarks and presented The European Chamber 2018/2019 Position Paper to Mr Fabien Chareix and Ms Yinghua Zhu. Ms Yu called for a more open national internship visa policy for foreign students and graduates in China in order to attract talents and to provide equal opportunities for the young generation. Ms Yu also mentioned that this vision should be based on government negotiation as well as European companies' support.