China-Latin America Youth Responding to Global Challenges

Invites you to join the "2026 Poverty Alleviation Challenge Program"

Discover poverty around you

Explore poverty alleviation solutions together

Outstanding teams will have the opportunity to travel to Brazil/Chile for cross-cultural mutual learning

Global challenges, respond together

About the Poverty Alleviation Challenge Program

Poverty alleviation is a common challenge for developing countries and a shared challenge for the whole world. In 2024, the Tsinghua University Latin America Center, Research Center for China-Latin America Management Studies of Tsinghua School of Economics and Management (SEM), and Center for Global Competence Development at Tsinghua University, in collaboration with Latin American university partners, launched and carried out the "China-Latin America Youth Responding to Global Challenges — 2024 Poverty Alleviation Challenge Program" in China, Brazil, and Chile, sparking a wave of university-led poverty alleviation dialogues between China and Latin America. In November of the same year, during Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Brazil to attend the G20 Summit, Tsinghua University and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro signed a cooperation agreement for this project. The agreement was included in the list of visit outcomes, becoming a landmark project for win-win development between China and Latin America. On this basis, the "2025 Poverty Alleviation Challenge Program," jointly hosted by Tsinghua University and Latin American partner institutions, attracted over 310 teachers and students from 27 universities and enterprises across four countries in China and Latin America, with 12 teams advancing to the cross-national finals held in Chile and Brazil.

The "2026 Poverty Alleviation Challenge Program" will build upon the 2025 edition with greater innovation, injecting new momentum into the global poverty alleviation cause. Through cross-national teaming, competitions, and field research, it will gather the strength of Chinese and Latin American youth to jointly explore poverty alleviation solutions. Winning teams will also have the opportunity to travel to Latin America for study and exchange. If you are eager to inject new momentum into global poverty alleviation, now is the best time to set off.

01 Kick-off Introduction

To accurately convey the rules of the "2026 Poverty Alleviation Challenge Program" and facilitate ice-breaking for cross-national collaboration among Chinese and Latin American youth, Tsinghua University, together with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad de Chile, Universidad del Pacífico (Peru), and others, are jointly launching the Kick-off for the "2026 Poverty Alleviation Challenge Program".

Kick-off Time

Beijing Time: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM, Saturday, April 11

Offline Venue

Jianhua Building, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University (Tsinghua students are required to attend offline)

Online Participation Link

Zoom Meeting ID: 864 7676 8364

Passcode: 954901

Zoom Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86476768364?pwd=887hmk66h8ZxlsE6UKFapro2Svefjk.1

(Students in Latin America will participate online. Please rename yourself to "Name-School" format upon entering the meeting.)

Major Participating Universities:

Tsinghua University, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad de Chile, Universidad del Pacífico (Peru), Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, etc.

02 What will you gain from this event?

· A comprehensive interpretation of the "2026 Poverty Alleviation Challenge Program" to grasp key participation points

· Learn the "5W1H+" poverty alleviation toolbox to enhance project practice skills

· Listen to award-winning team case sharing from the "2025 Poverty Alleviation Challenge Program" and draw on successful experiences

· Interact with outstanding global youth, laying the foundation for cross-cultural collaboration

· Plus, mystery gifts are waiting for you

03 Detailed Kick-off Agenda

04 How to Register

Want to know more about the "2026 Poverty Alleviation Challenge Program"?

This is a great opportunity to deeply understand the competition rules, past experiences, and participation chances!

Whether you are still observing or have already decided to sign up, we strongly recommend attending the Kick-off first!

Please scan the QR code to join the Kick-off communication group. We will subsequently sync event information, as well as registration and team-building details for the "2026 Poverty Alleviation Challenge Program".