November 28-29, SIIS & Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Co-hold International Conference “Drivers for a New Global Partnership?—The Role of BRICS in the Post-2015 Development Agenda”. SIIS President Chen Dongxiao delivers the opening remarks and SIIS Vice President Yang Jian delivers the closing remarks. Scholars from China, India, Brazil, Russia, South Africa, Uruguay, Germany, Malaysia, have warm discussions based on four sessions: 1.Taking stock of current debates—how to achieve a new global partnership? 2. The role of BRICS—Ambitions and Constraints in a new global partnership. 3. Expectations towards BRICS in a Post—2015 Development Agenda. 4. Finding common ground in the interest of poverty eradication and sustainable development.  (Summary of the Seminar )