The opening ceremony for the international conference on "Reassessing the EU-Asia Pacific Relationship in the Context of the EU Crisis" was held on 17 May at Ho Yin Convention Centre, University of Macau (UM). Academics and postgraduate students from a wide range of fields, along with jurisdictions from the Asia Pacific region and Europe, will be presenting  their the latest research at the two-day conference. It is expected that the findings and interaction between the participants at the conference will bring new perspectives for future research and policy-making in the respective areas.