The 2023 Hangzhou International Human Resources Exchange and Cooperation Conference opened in Hangzhou in Zhejiang province, east China, on November 12. (PHOTO: LIN Yuchen/S&T Daily)

By LIN Yuchen

The 2023 Hangzhou International Human Resources Exchange and Cooperation Conference that opened in Hangzhou in Zhejiang province, east China, on November 12, publicized a series of local government policies to draw high-level talents and projects globally. Some resource exchange events were also held simultaneously for that.

It was announced at the conference that over 100,000 intern positions will be provided in Hangzhou for young talents from worldwide each year. Hangzhou will then grant governmental funds to eligible people and projects.

The city also plans to hold over 600 innovation and entrepreneurship events for young talents every year, and each selected project will get a maxium of 5 million RMB funding.

The conference also unveiled a list of the most attractive Chinese cities, based on the views of foreigners who have worked and lived in China. Hangzhou ranked fourth in the list, coming after Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

The conference invited experts from 31 foreign research institutions such as the Fraunhofer Society of Germany and the National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology of France to participate in the discussions, as well as more than 130 overseas high-level talents.

An exhibition at the conference displayed the technologies developed by foreign researchers based in Hangzhou.