Foreign Expert Consultancy

What Foreign Expert Consultancy does

Foreign Expert Consultancy (FEC) is a Beijing-based B2B and B2G (business-to-government) human-capital consultancy launched in 2018 by Beijing Foreign HR International Services Co., Ltd, itself under holding parent Asia Global Links LLC. FEC operates through Sachsenmeier International Sci-Tech Consultancy (Beijing) Co., Ltd, a joint venture established in 2018 with German National Academy of Sciences and Engineering academician and Oxford professor Peter Sachsenmeier. The company connects Chinese government agencies, state-owned and private enterprises, research institutions, and educational organizations with high-end foreign experts — including national-level talent program awardees, Friendship Award recipients, foreign academicians, and Nobel laureates — for project cooperation, research collaboration, training, and short-term consulting engagements across agriculture, advanced manufacturing, biomedicine, electronics, automation, AI, and big data.

FEC delivers its services through six integrated modules — Talent Acquisition, Project Matchmaking, Conferences & Exchange, Professional Training, Short-term Consultancy, and Executive Search (including R-visa processing assistance) — packaged as a unified consulting platform accessible via fec2018.com. The firm is not a technology company: it has no proprietary software, AI/ML models, or patents, and its core 'technology' is its curated expert roster of approximately 1,000 foreign professionals and its event-driven matchmaking methodology. Operations are lean, with 7 employees based in Beijing, and the company has expanded its geographic footprint across Henan, Hebei, Shandong (Liaocheng, Yantai, Tai'an), Shaanxi (Xi'an), Chongqing, Yunnan, and Guangdong.

FEC monetizes through professional consulting fees charged to government bureaus and enterprise clients, with pricing that is not publicly disclosed and varies by project scope, expert seniority, and engagement duration. Its go-to-market is overwhelmingly event-driven: FEC participates in and co-organizes government-sponsored international talent fairs, bilateral matchmaking sessions, and city-level expert exchange conferences as its primary client-acquisition and revenue-conversion channel. Earned media coverage in outlets such as China Daily and provincial science-and-technology bureaus, alongside the company's bilingual website, supports top-of-funnel awareness, while deeper sales rely on direct field engagement with government decision-makers.

Name

Foreign Expert Consultancy

Legal name

Beijing Foreign HR International Services Co., Ltd (北京福睿恩国际人力资源管理顾问有限公司)

Website

https://fec2018.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Foreign Expert Consultancy is a Beijing-based B2B/B2G consultancy, launched in 2018, that matches Chinese government agencies, enterprises, and research institutions with a curated network of 1,000+ high-end foreign experts across manufacturing, biomedicine, AI, and agriculture through talent introduction, project matchmaking, training, and executive search services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Talent Consulting

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Research Collaboration & Joint Labs (International Partnerships) (EDAIABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Systems Engineering & Technical Program Management (BPAHAIAI), Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF)

Keywords

• Foreign expert consulting
• International talent introduction
• Expert matchmaking services
• Executive search services
• Professional training consultancy

Headquarters

HQ city

Beijing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: FEC generates revenue through professional consulting fees charged to government agencies, enterprises, and research institutions for foreign expert recruitment, project matchmaking, expert training sessions, short-term consultancy, and executive search services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Foreign Expert Consultancy provides B2B and B2G consulting services that introduce high-end foreign experts to Chinese governments, enterprises, research institutions, and universities for project cooperation, research collaboration, and technology transfer. Its six integrated service modules—Talent Acquisition, Project Matchmaking, Conferences & Exchange, Professional Training, Short-term Consultancy, and Executive Search—collectively address China's demand for "high-precision and scarce" (高精尖缺) international expertise across AI, biomedicine, advanced materials, intelligent manufacturing, and renewable energy.

Product overview

Foreign Expert Consultancy (FEC) is a unified consulting service platform launched by Beijing Foreign HR International Services Co., Ltd in 2018, operated through Sachsenmeier International Sci-Tech Consultancy (Beijing) Co., Ltd. The platform offers six integrated service modules: Talent Acquisition (人才引进), Project Matchmaking (项目对接), Conferences & Exchange (交流洽谈), Professional Training (专业培训), Short-term Consultancy (短期项目), and Executive Search (高端猎头). These services collectively address China's demand for high-end foreign experts by facilitating talent introduction, project collaboration, expert exchanges, specialized training, and visa assistance for governments, enterprises, universities, and research institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Talent Acquisition (人才引进) Introduces foreign high-end talents to Chinese enterprises, institutions, and government agencies for project cooperation, research collaboration, and other collaborative purposes. Targets Chinese government bureaus, enterprises, universities, and research institutions needing international expertise.
• Project Matchmaking (项目对接) Provides project matching services between Chinese companies, governments, and foreign experts across industry-academia-research-capital partnerships, facilitating technology transfer and collaborative projects. Targets Chinese companies, government agencies, and research institutions.
• Conferences & Exchange (交流洽谈) Organizes expert exchange activities with local governments, inviting foreign experts to participate in large-scale talent exchange events and conducting in-depth enterprise visits. FEC has invited approximately 500 person-times of foreign experts to attend large-scale talent exchange fairs across Chinese provinces.
• Professional Training (专业培训) Partners with global experts to provide specialized lectures and professional training for Chinese enterprises and educational institutions. Example: FEC Dutch edible mushroom expert Jieren Youhanasi trained 180+ Liaocheng farmers on industrial composting and environmental control technology.
• Short-term Consultancy (短期项目) Provides short-term expert consulting services to address specific issues in manufacturing, technical, marketing, and research areas for Chinese enterprises. Designed to solve concrete "bottleneck" problems with targeted foreign expert engagements.
• Executive Search (高端猎头) Offers high-end expert headhunting services for Chinese governments, enterprises, universities, and research institutions, including assistance with expert visa (R-visa) processing for high-end foreign talent entering China.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,000 foreign experts matched with Chinese organizations across agriculture, industry, biomedicine, electronics, automation, AI, and big data
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Asia Global Links LLCcoreOthers · 1 January 2018Asia Global Links LLC is the parent company of Foreign Expert Consultancy (FEC). FEC is explicitly branded as 'AN ASIA GLOBAL LINKS LLC COMPANY' on its official website.
• Sachsenmeier International Sci-Tech Consultancy (Beijing) Co., LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018In 2018, FEC's parent company Beijing Foreign HR International Services Co., Ltd entered into a strategic partnership with German National Academy of Science and Engineering academician and Oxford Professor Peter Sachsenmeier to jointly establish Sachsenmeier International Sci-Tech Consultancy (Beijing) Co., Ltd as the operational entity for FEC. This joint venture leverages双方资源优势 to provide Chinese enterprises with international technology and foreign expert consulting services.
• Government of Hebei Province (including Shijiazhuang)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEC has partnered with Hebei Province and Shijiazhuang municipal government to organize foreign expert exchange events. Notable collaborations include hosting the Shijiazhuang Science and Technology Lecture Hall featuring Peter Sachsenmeier in November 2024, and co-organizing the 2021 Shijiazhuang Sino-European Biomedical Innovation Cooperation Summit.
• Government of ChongqingmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEC participated in the 2024 Chongqing International Talent Exchange Conference, with its key expert Peter Sachsenmeier invited as a keynote speaker. The conference was co-organized by Chongqing Municipal Government, China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, and Western Returned Scholars Association.
• Government of Liaocheng (Shandong Province)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEC has maintained an ongoing partnership with Liaocheng municipal government, organizing multiple editions of the Liaocheng Overseas Talent Exchange Conference and High-Level Foreign Expert Qilu Tour (2020, 2025). These events have connected Liaocheng enterprises with dozens of foreign experts across multiple industries.
• Government of Yantai (Shandong Province)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEC participated in the China International Talent Exchange Conference (Peninsula Branch) and Yantai International Technology Trade Conference in 2021, bringing together 42 foreign experts from 19 countries to meet with 50+ Yantai enterprises, resulting in 34 cooperation intentions.
• Government of Tai'an (Shandong Province)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEC experts participated in the 2018 Third Foreign Experts Tai'an Activity, a government-organized talent exchange event matching 60 foreign experts from 21 countries with 220 enterprise project needs in areas including industry, biomedicine, environmental protection, and new materials.
• Government of Xi'anmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEC participated in the 21st China International Talent Exchange Conference Xi'an Branch session in April 2023, bringing overseas academicians and experts to facilitate exchange and cooperation between foreign experts and Xi'an government and enterprises.
• Governments of Henan, Yunnan, and Guangdong ProvincescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEC has partnered with Henan, Yunnan, and Guangdong provincial governments to organize 'Foreign Expert Exchange Fair' events, inviting experts from countries worldwide to engage with local enterprises and government agencies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• ATA (Asia To Asia) / ChineseHR: Major Chinese HR services and recruitment platform; while focused on broader domestic recruitment, it operates in adjacent talent-matching services and competes for similar enterprise/government clients in China.

Direct peers

• Beijing Foreign Enterprise Service Group (FESCO): Beijing-based state-affiliated HR services provider specializing in foreign personnel services for multinationals and Chinese enterprises operating internationally — directly comparable as a China-based foreign-talent-focused service provider with government ties.
• China International Talent Exchange Center: State-affiliated Chinese organization that organizes international talent exchange fairs (including CIEP) and brokers foreign expert introductions to Chinese governments and enterprises — the most direct peer to FEC's government-led talent matchmaking model.

Broad incumbents

• Hays China: Global recruitment and workforce solutions firm operating across China, specializing in mid-to-senior talent placement across industries including manufacturing, life sciences, and technology — comparable business model focused on professional talent introduction.
• Robert Walters China: International recruitment consultancy operating in China focused on senior professional and executive placements across technology, life sciences, and industrial sectors — comparable premium talent-introduction business model.
• Korn Ferry: Global executive search and organizational consulting firm with significant China operations and senior-talent introduction capabilities; competes with FEC in the high-end foreign expert / executive search segment, though at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with operations in China; competes with FEC for senior foreign executive and expert mandates, particularly in industrial and technology sectors.
• Michael Page China: Global recruitment firm operating across China, placing mid-to-senior professionals in technology, manufacturing, and life sciences — comparable talent-introduction services for professional and specialist roles.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fec2018

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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