CEIDA, the China-Europe International Design and Culture Association, is an international non-profit organization established in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, in 2019. Its mission is to bring together university professors, designers, artists, and other relevant individuals from China and Europe, providing a platform for exchanging resources related to design, art, and culture. With over 500 members from more than 60 countries worldwide, including China, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, France, Liechtenstein, Poland, Germany, Armenia, Russia, Ukraine, Ecuador, the United States, Chile, and Mexico, among others. Its partners span across both China and Europe, including over 40 world-renowned universities such as the Royal College of Art, the University of the Arts London, Goldsmiths, University of London, the University for the Creative Arts, Aalto University, and the Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts; and over 20 world-class museums and exhibition halls such as the British Museum, the National Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp, the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, the Van Gogh Museum, and the Bauhaus Archive.
In recent years, CEIDA has collaborated with multiple levels of government in China to organize events, always adhering to China’s Constitution, laws, regulations, and national policies, observing social ethics and customs, practicing the core values of socialism, and safeguarding national interests, social public interests, and the overall interests of the industry. It has held more than 100 design and art exchange events, including: the International Design Education Forum in Valencia, Spain, the International Design Education Forum in London, UK, the Dubai Design Week at the 2021 World Expo in the United Arab Emirates, the 2023 International Design Education Expo, the Design Marathon of Beijing Design Week, the International Design Education Exhibition in Linona, Spain, the European stop of the Belgian Zodiac Design Competition (Belgium), the design exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Belgium, the design exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Spain, and the 2024 art and design exhibition marking the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and France.