To support the Chinese government’s participation in WTO reform, the China Institute for WTO Studies (CIWTO) of WTO Chair at UIBE and WTO Chair at Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (SUIBE) jointly organized a seminar and…

Dr. Marnel Ferreira completed her PhD in International Trade in June 2025, under the supervision of Dr. Adelia Jansen Van Rensburg (Promoter) and Dr. Lorainne Ferreira (Co-promoter), both of whom serve as senior academics and active contributors…

Dr. Tiroyaone Ambrose Sirang obtained his PhD in International Trade in 2025. His doctoral research provides an important contribution to trade policy analysis in Southern Africa by assessing the potential economic impacts of a free trade…

On 10th January 2025, a Workshop on Capacity Building for Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD), Special Panel on “The Melting of Himalayan Glaciers: Revisiting Climate Change Accountability in view of Recent International Developments” was…

On 25 February 2025, Prof David Luke delivered a public lecture which attracted more than 300 International Trade students, academics, and members of the public. The lecture, titled “How Africa Trades,” explored Africa’s rapidly evolving…

In 2025, Dr. Adelia Jansen van Rensburg, WTO–WCP Chair at the North-West University, deepened cooperation between the School of Economic Sciences and the International Trade Law specialists in NWU’s Faculty of Law. This growing partnership…

Former WTO–WCP Chair of South Africa, Prof. Wilma Viviers, continues her longstanding research collaboration with Prof. Jonathan Calof of the University of Ottawa, Canada. Together, they have advanced studies on export behaviour, competitive…

This outreach activity is organized collaboratively by the WCP CWTS UGM in Indonesia and ASEAN Nagoya Club (ANC) in Japan to promote Toyota Way (Value, Ethics and Business) among Indonesian MSMEs, and was attended by representatives of big…

This outreach activity is organized by ASEAN Foundation and Peking University and attended by participants of ACYLS (ASEAN-China Young Leaders Summit) 2021. Topics of my interest and presentation are as follows: ■ ASEAN: Crisis and Schemes…

This outreach activity is part of a focused group discussion (FGD) organized by and attended by government officials from the Indonesian Ministry of Trade and other relevant ministries and institutions. Content of my presentation include:…