Prof Waldo Krugell, Professor of Economics at North-West University (NWU) and a long-standing member of the Chair team at NWU, continues to engage a wide audience through his digital platforms, including the Economics Weekly YouTube channel and…

This workshop was convened to strengthen the capacity of East African Community (EAC) Partner States in implementing the AfCFTA Protocol on Investment and preparing for the negotiation of the Annex on Dispute Settlement. Organized by the EAC…

En el marco del Programa de Cátedra OMC-CR, perteneciente a la Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, se busca generar y compartir conocimiento, posicionando a la región centroamericana a la vanguardia de los temas relevantes para el comercio…

Prof. Manfred Kouty, Co-Chair attended the first conference on AfCFTA Implementation Strategies: Towards an AfCFTA Implementation Peer Learning Community that took place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 15 to 17 January 2024, co-organized by The United…

Prof. Manfred Kouty, Co-Titulaire de la Chaire OMC a participé à l'atelier sur le thème « Optimiser le potentiel de la ZLECAf en Afrique centrale : promouvoir l'inclusion et l'égalité des sexes dans les chaînes de valeur régionales », organisé en…

The Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei (“CAA”), and the Asian Center for WTO & International Health Law and Policy, College of Law, National Taiwan University (“ACWH”) will jointly host the “2025 Taipei International Conference on…

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…

The first Ecuador WTO Model kicks off with training sessions delivered by 7 distinguished speakers: 1. Santiago Wills, Director de la División del Consejo General y del Comité de Negociaciones Comerciales de la Organización Mundial del…

Sign up for the First WTO Simulation Model in Ecuador! This is an initiative of the WTO Ecuador Chair of the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar Sede Ecuador in collaboration with the WTO Chairs Programme, which will take place from October…