A detailed description of the annual job fair organized by AFCP (Association amicale Franco-Chinoise de ParisTech)

1. Presentation of the China Horizon Forum
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China Horizon Forum .......... 1
ParisTech .......... 2
AFCP .......... 3
Your Benefits ……… 4
Companies .......... 5
Results of the China Horizon Forum 2014 .......... 6
Results of the China Horizon Forum 2015 ………. 8

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The China Horizon Forum is organized by the ParisTech Franco-Chinese Friendship
Association (AFCP) jointly with ParisTech and supported by the Chinese Embassy in
France. There are three objectives of this forum:
! Assist the Chinese students of ParisTech to find a job or an internship;
! Assist the French students of ParisTech who are interested in a career related to
China to find a job or an internship according to their expectations;
! Provide an exchange opportunity to the French and Chinese partner companies of
the forum.
The first forum held in June 2008 was a real success. On a single day almost 300
students from the Grandes Écoles and French universities were interviewed by multiple
French and Chinese companies.
Since then, AFCP organizes each year the forum which attracts more and more
companies and students. 27 French, Chinese and other multinational companies have
participated in at least one of the forums since 2008.
This year, we are dedicated to attract more participants and more companies that your
presence will be a great honor.
We wish to meet you this year in the next forum and will make every effort to optimize
your advantages based on our experience, so that you could integrate into the Franco-
Chinese economic relations in the best conditions.
You are sincerely invited to join us on the 26th May 2016, in ESPCI ParisTech!
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China Horizon Forum

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As an institute of science, technology and management, ParisTech constitutes a
genuinely international university*. The complementary nature of ParisTech’s fields of
excellence means that researchers, students and all of our institutional partners and
companies get access to an exceptional pool of talent cutting across a full range of
subjects.
* The founding schools of ParisTech (in alphabetic order):
AgroParisTech
http://www.agroparistech.fr
ENSTA ParisTech
http://www.ensta.fr
Arts et Métiers ParisTech
http://www.ensam.fr
ESPCI ParisTech
http://www.espci-paristech.fr
Chimie ParisTech
http://www.enscp.fr
HEC Paris
http://www.hec.fr/
École des Ponts ParisTech
http://www.enpc.fr
Institut d'Optique Graduate
School
http://www.institutoptique.fr
École Polytechnique
http://www.polytechnique.fr
MINES ParisTech
http://www.mines-
paristech.fr/
ENSAE ParisTech
http://www.ensae.fr/
Télécom ParisTech
http://www.telecom-
paristech.fr
ParisTech

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The goal of the ParisTech Franco-Chinese Friendship Association, or l’Association amicale
franco-chinoise de ParisTech (AFCP) is to strengthen the Franco-Chinese relationship by
improving the academic, professional and cultural exchanges between the two countries.
Our association is open to all the students or graduates of the Grandes Écoles of
ParisTech, especially to the ones who are interested in careers in China.
Its aim is to:
" help the Chinese students applying to one of the programmes proposed by the
schools of ParisTech;
" facilitate the reception of the Chinese or French students on their arrival in France
or China, help them in their administrative approaches, and guide them in
learning the French or Chinese language;
" introduce AFCP and ParisTech to the French and Chinese companies through the
events organized by AFCP, including the CHINA HORIZON FORUM, the Salon AFCP,
the Moon Festival ( Gala de la Lune ), the IT Professional Club, etc.
AFCP

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At the forum, you'll benefit the following services to achieve your goal:
1. Recruit
• Discuss with participants face to face
• Collect CVs of people interesting in your company and talk about their
unforgettable experiences written in CV
• Interview directly the talents who match your search
• Explore all good characters of Chinese students: smart, serious, practical,
modest etc.
• Present to them your strategy in France and in China, distribute and attract
more grateful graduates
2. Present
• Propagate your enterprise’s visibility in France, in China and among the top
engineering schools, trade and University
• Expose yourself before the French and Chinese media
• Coordinate or organize conferences and round tables according to your
need
3. Exchange with other companies
• Through the conference, present various interests of your company
• At the roundtable, gain a good knowledge the market circumstances, talk
about your views on interesting topics, meet new business founders and
exchange ideas with them
• With the cocktail, contact companies ready to invest
4. Contact China Assembly, ParisTech and AFCP
• Exchange ideas with ParisTech and find out how to cooperate better
• Grant your feedback to AFCP in order to improve the next forum
• Delegate us to prepare and organize your own recruitment session
Your Benefits

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The following companies have already participated in the China Horizon Forum (in alphabetic
order):
Companies

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The seventh China Horizon Forum was held on 6th March 2014 in ENSTA ParisTech.
In terms of attendance, about 300 participants came to attend this edition of forum
which 192 have registered on our official website. Most of them were Chinese but also
French and of other nationalities. Among them, many new graduates or experienced
employees were seeking for a first or a new job, as well as other students were in search
of a short or long term internships.
About their graduated institutions, since the forum was led and organized by AFCP, the
participants came from engineering schools, business schools and Universities or
Institutes. Their majors vary from Information technology, telecom, finance to medicine,
mechatronics and Public covering different enterprise requirement of Chinese talents.
89%!
10%!
1%!
Nationalities!
Chinese!
French!
Others!
58%!
31%!
11%!
Ratio!students/employees!
Students!at!school!
New!Graduates!
Experienced!employees!
Results of the
China Horizon Forum 2014
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As for industries, 7 companies from various sectors were present: Arkema, Dragonfly
Group, Faurecia, Valeo, L'OREAL, Schneider Electric and Oxylane Group. Among them, all
but Oxylane Group have attended to our forum for more than time, indicating that they
require more Chinese employees and appreciate so much their skills, capabilities and
characters. And also this is the representative of their good growth in Chinese market
during the recent years.
The 7th China Horizon Forum has attracted not only French companies and medias but
also Chinese ones. More and more French companies that are exploring the Chinese
market contacted us shortly after the forum and asked us to prepare and organize their
own proper recruitment session among them we had Schneider Electric, Valeo and PSA
in 2014.
School!category!of!visitors!
Engineering!Schools!
Business!Schools!
Universities!
Others!

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The eighth China Horizon Forum was held on 1st June 2015 in Mines Paristech.
In 2015, the number of inscription in our official site rose to 205. As the last year, most
participants are Chinese. Furthermore, 60% of participants held engineering degrees,
and 90% held equivalent master degrees.
In terms of professional experience, the Forum is an excellent platform for the beginners.
About 90% of participants are students and young graduates.
60%!
28%!
12%!
Education!background!
Engineer! Master! PhD!
58%!
31%!
11%!
Professional!experience!
Students! Young!graduates! Experienced!
Results of the
China Horizon Forum 2015!

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With regard to the list of participant companies, there were some new members in 2015.
Besides these big companies like BMW, Dragonfly Group, Schneider Electric, Valeo, Apple
Store and L’Oréal, there were also some SMEs like CGR, some associations like ACECE.
Meanwhile, in the Forum, there were interviews for participants and round tables of
companies.
Based on our past experience, AFCP is planning and preparing for the Forum 2016. For
the purpose of enriching this activity, we think about inviting the delegates of SMEs and
Startups, not only for the recruit, but also for the communication. With the focus on the
sharing of their experience in new technology and business model, the Forum aims to
establish a platform for multilateral interests.
Prospect of the
China Horizon Forum 2016!