 Wallonia foreign Trade and Investment (AWEX) facilitates collaboration between the Science Parks of Wallonia (SPOW) and Chinese or Indian technological firms. Numerous agreements have been negotiated between private partners and public bodies in networks all over China and India.
As part of the CROSS INCUBATION projects AWEX offers Chinese and Indian companies to test and launch on the European market in new WELCOME OFFICES based in Mons (China Welcome office) and Liège (India Welcome office), between Paris and Brussels, specially dedicated to innovative companies wishing to expand in Europe.
Offices and many personalised services are available FREE (excluding telecommunications costs) to companies who can devote themselves exclusively, at very low cost, to the growth of their business daily – and all this from a base in Belgium, affording maximum ease of travel to all major European cities.
Personalised service (free of charge)
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The permanent presence of a multilingual expert |
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Assistance in understanding the language and culture |
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Advice with practical and logistical matter (visas, travel permits, accreditation, legal issues, everyday worries…) |
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Administrative assistance with initial prospection in the European market (e.g. market studies) |
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Networking with leading European professionals in your industry |
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Commercial use of Wallonia in Europe (more than 50 offices in the capitals and major European cities) |
Services of all types
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A specialised office for companies to launch their activities in Europe |
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Ultra-modern telecom services (Internet access, optic fibers, ADSL/SDSL, videoconference…) |
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Hi-tech business centres equipped to welcome companies and accelerate growth |
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Specialised sector-specific offices (Aerospace, Lifesciences, Agro-food, Mechanical Engineering...) for the support of start-ups |
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Training and economic support to create your own distribution business in the heart of Europe |
But also:
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A dissemination of information with a technological advantage to companies operating in science parks |
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The promotion of technology transfer between research and industry, with many European partners |
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Lively technological activity between companies (networking with innovative businesses at European level, creating
opportunities for technological exchanges between players from industry and/or research) |
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Access to EUROPEAN RESEARCH PROGRAMS through experts directly connected to the relevant departments
of the European Commission in Brussels |
Contact :
- Mons : China welcome office
Haichen WANG
Parc Scientifique Initialis
Rue René Descartes, 2 - B- 7000 Mons
Tel.: +32 65 32 15 58 - Fax: +32 65 32 15 58
e-mail :chinawelcomeoffice@investinwallonia.be
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