Bashar Nuseibeh attended a reception at Buckingham Palace on 27th February 2017, hosted by Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, and The President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Professor Bai.

The reception focused on promoting the International Talent Programme of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (PIFI), which aims to enhance the internationalization of Chinese research teams, by financing outstanding foreign scientific and technological talents, to engage deeply with CAS researchers. Bashar discussed with Prince Andrew how to bring down barriers for western researchers to visit and engage with fellow Chinese researchers. He also discussed with President Bai several different forms of potential collaboration and exchange, particularly in areas such as software engineering. For example, Lero researcher Jesus Galan will present his research at the 6th Asian Workshop of Advanced Software Engineering (AWASE2017) which will be held in Chongqing, China, 4-8 May, 2017

The President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Professor Bai.