“China-Latin America 2024 Youth Challenge to Alleviate Poverty” combines the forms of competition activities and course, dedicated to cultivating students’ global competence, leadership, creativity and teamwork ability. With the “poverty alleviation” as the theme, students can freely choose different directions according to their interests, and are encouraged to form interdisciplinary innovation teams to investigate global best practices, disseminate and apply corresponding solutions, or develop innovative solutions in the related fields.

In November 20, 2024, Chinese President Xi Jinping made a state visit to Brazil and two sides signed 38 cooperation agreements. And No.35 Agreement Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Tsinghua University and the University Federal of Rio de Janeiro for the “China-Latin America Youth Responding to Global Challenges” Program.

Organizers

- Tsinghua University (China)

- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC) (Chile)

- Universidad Federal de Río de Janeiro (UFRJ) (Brazil)

Supporting Organizations

- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China

- Embassy of the Republic of Chile in China

- Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil in China

- Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Chile

- Embassy of the People's Republic of China in  Brazil

This event is also authorized to use the “50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and Brazil” event logo (LOGO)

Participating Universities

- Chinese universities: Tsinghua University

- Chilean universities: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC), Universidad de Chile, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

- Brazilian universities: Universidad Federal de Río de Janeiro (UFRJ)