The WTO Chair at the University of Tunis helped build a network of trade researchers and experts all over the Middle East and North Africa. This vibrant ecosystem, which led to the publication in…
2026 Model WTO. Final deadline for applications - 31 January
The 29th edition of Model WTO will take place from 8–14 April 2026 in St. Gallen and Geneva, focusing on the theme of Institutional Reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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The WCP's first Research Hub and Knowledge-Sharing Webinar
The WCP hosted the first of its Research Hub and Knowledge-Sharing Webinar Series on 27 November 2025. With the WCP Chair in Qatar at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), it focused on early findings from the Industrial Policy for Digitalization and Development (IPDD) project.
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WCP Webinar Examines How Green Innovation and Governance Shape Firms’ Trade Participation
The WCP hosted a second Research Hub and Knowledge-Sharing Webinar on 16 December 2025, exploring how the adoption of green innovations affects firms’ engagement in international trade, and how governance quality influences these outcomes.
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WCP at the WTO Public Forum 2025
Starting at 10:45 on 18th September at EM Gallery with a session on The Role of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) in Driving Inclusive Growth.
Then at 13:30 with a session on Facilitation of Digital Trade between China and Latin America.
Concluding at 15:15 with a session on Digital Trade Agreements: Bridging Internet Fragmentation and Enabling Digital Development
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WCP kick-started its three-day Annual Conference on 2 July with an eye to the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14)
The event is bringing together a global network of academic institutions to discuss their research work on trade-related issues and explore how international and regional collaboration can support multilateral work in preparation for MC14 and beyond.
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Fostering research, training and outreach activities of relevance to governmental policymakers and other stakeholders at universities in developing countries and least developed countries.
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The WCP hosted a second Research Hub and Knowledge-Sharing Webinar on 16 December 2025, exploring how the adoption of green innovations…
The WCP hosted the first of its Research Hub and Knowledge-Sharing Webinar Series on 27 November 2025. This series of webinars has been set up…
On 23 November 2025, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Qatar) formally launched academic activities under the WTO Chairs Programme, a network of…
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Lionel Fontagne
Director of the Centre d’Economie de la Sorbonne, Professor of economics
One of the unsung virtues of the WTO Chairs Program has been its catalytic role in prompting South-South discussions of trade and cross-country learning. Two small examples illuminate that…
Richard Newfarmer
Country Director at International Growth Centre
The WTO Chairs programme is invaluable. Through the Chairs’ Outreach pillar, the chair holders familiarize stakeholders in developing countries with the WTO, bringing clarity to its role.…
Clemens Boonekamp
Partner at Ideas Centre