(9 May 2017) "Beijing Career Day" is an initiative that was born to provide guidance to young Italians who are increasingly looking towards the Chinese job market and to facilitate networking with Italian companies. This year's 4th "Beijing Career Day" was hosted by the Italian Embassy in Beijing with the Italian Chamber of Commerce in China (CCIC) and the Association of Young Italians in China (AGIC). The event was held on Sunday 7 May in the Auditorium of the Italian Institute of Culture in Beijing and was introduced by Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi. A hundred Italian young people took part in the initiative. Career Day has been divided into a first session of thematic workshops followed by a second part devoted to direct encounters between young people and business representatives. B2B meetings between Italian companies and young people were attended by 13 Italian companies in the manufacturing, fashion, real estate, furniture, tourism, and training sectors. (Red)

THE WORKSHOP

The workshop speakers: Professor Marina Timoteo (Director of Almalaurea) presented a study on "Italian graduates and China: Profiles and Prospects for Placement"; Federico Roberto Antonelli, Acting Legal Adviser of the Italian Embassy in Beijing illustrated the novelties introduced by the Treaty on the recognition of diplomas between Italy and China; Giulia Ziggiotti, Secretary General of the CCIC, who explained the agreement between the Italian Chamber of Commerce and AlmaLaurea that was signed in January 2017 during Ivan Scalfarotto's visit to China; Jacopo Bettinelli of AGIC who talked about the practicalities common issues that may arise while working in China; and finally Antimo Cappuccio, a lawyer and head of the Tax and Legal Institute Pirola Pennuto Zei, who presented the most Chinese labour standards.