Introduction

This report presents the results of the survey on the perception of academia, science, culture and society China among the university population of Buenos Aires. The survey arose in response to the need for empirical evidence about the per ceptions, level of knowledge and appreciation of the university population of the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) regarding various dimensions of Chinese society, especially in the academic and scientific spheres

The main objective of this study is to provide a systematised set of data and analyses to help answer several questions: How do Argentinian academics as sess different aspects of modern China? How prominent is China considered to be at the scientific and technological level? What level of knowledge do Argen tine academics have about Chinese universities and research institutions? How relevant do they consider Chinese academic production to be in their fields of study? How willing are they to take part in research or exchange visits in China and to study the language? What are the main obstacles and motivations rela ted to this? What types of cultural consumption about China do they engage in and how often?

To this end, a quantitative study was designed based on 450 face-to-face sur veys carried out in October 2024, which included undergraduate students, postgraduate students and lecturer-researchers in eleven higher education institutions in Buenos Aires, selected with the aim of gathering a representati ve sample in terms of disciplinary diversity, type of university - public or private - and socio-demographic profile.

The report is organised into different sections that address, firstly, the metho dology and description of the sample; secondly, the analysis of the perceptions of different aspects of Chinese society, linked to economic, professional deve lopment and safety; then, the assessment of the academic and scientific-tech nological system of China is analysed, as well as the level of knowledge and the relevance assigned to Chinese academic production, the main obstacles and motivations for carrying out exchanges and scholarships; willingness to study the language; and cultural consumption and exposure to content and news about China on social media and through the media.

Overall, these findings offer an articulated vision of the perceptions that the academic community in Buenos Aires has of China and enable us to envision strategies to strengthen academic, cultural and scientific links between the two countries. In this way, we hope to contribute to the formulation of guidelines to foster international cooperation, academic mobility and the dissemination of knowledge.