On the 11th of May, 2024, following the tradition of the previous year, we celebrated Europe Day (9th of May) at YongFoo Élite.
The Europe Day celebration in Shanghai was organized by EASA and co-organized with AAIIC, ERA, RICE, YongFoo Élite, WhyWhyArt, and supported by A Home of Science-Italy and ESA, the EU-China Joint Innovation Center, and Dernier Cri.
This year's event featured the following speakers:
- European Arts and Science Association VP and WhyWhyArt founder, Zane Mellupe
- Former Ambassador of Belgium in China, Patrick Nijs
- Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia to the People's Republic of China, Maija Manika
- Consul for Economic, Political, and Cultural Affairs of Belgium in Shanghai, Frederic Van Kerrebroeck
- Scientific Attaché by the Consulate of Italy in Shanghai, Vojko Bratina
- President of the Association of the Italian Academicians in China, Antonino Marciano
- President of the Association of Spanish Researchers in China, David Perez de Lara
- Tomasz Ewertowski from Shanghai International Studies University and member of Polish Network
- Goran Angelovski, Senior Investigator at ICPBR (CEBSIT, CAS) and member of NERBIMEC
- Carlo Rovelli, Physicist and popular science writer
- Paolo Sabbatini, Visiting Professor of International Relations at the Agriculture University of Henan and Full Professor at the "ECPD/Upeace est. by the United Nations" University in Beograd
- Artists Matjaz Tancic and Andrea Martinez
- Professor at the University of Macerata, Cristiana Barbatelli
- Gaétan Messin
- Michael Fartaoui from Zhejiang University and UTSEUS
- Rosanna Terminio
- Raffaele Tamborrino from IC&Partners Shanghai
The event aimed to bring together arts and science associations, researchers, creatives, and various EU diaspora representatives to commemorate and celebrate the values that unite people, as well as the importance of dialogue and inclusiveness.