The School of Economic Sciences at North-West University, together with researchers from the WTO Chairs Programme (WCP), proudly contributed to the 2025 Centenary Conference of the Economic Society of South Africa (ESSA)—one of the country’s…

Prof David Luke, Extraordinary Professor at North-West University (NWU) and a member of the WTO-WCP team, has released his latest book, How Africa Eats, which provides a detailed analysis of Africa’s food systems, agricultural trade, and food…

On 15 November 2023, a seminar on the release of the World Trade Report 2023 themed "Re-globalization for a Secure, Inclusive and Sustainable Future" was held at the Shanghai International Dispute Resolution Center. This seminar is co-…

From May 13th to July 5th, 2024, the Regional Trade Policy Course (RTPC) for officials of the Asia-Pacific Members and Observers of the WTO was held at SUIBE. This eight-week course, jointly organized by SUIBE and the WTO, covered WTO agreements…

On November 8, 2024, SUIBE held the 2024 International Organizations and Global Governance Forum. The forum was organized by the School of Global Governance, WTO Chair Institute-China, WTO RTPC, and Global Competence Centre of SUIBE. The forum…

On November 6, 2024, SUIBE, the superior unit of the WTO Chair Institute-China, hosted a sub-forum of the 7th Hongqiao International Economic Forum, themed “The WTO at 30 and China: History and Evolution”, organized by the Ministry of Commerce.…

From September 26 to 30, 2024, Associate Professor CUI Wenxing was invited to participate in the 2024 Regional Conference of the Asia-Africa Chairs of the WTO Chairs Program (WCP) in New Delhi, India. The theme of the conference was “Promoting…

El Programa de Cátedras de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) fue creado para respaldar y promover actividades académicas relacionadas con el comercio, en universidades e instituciones de investigación de países en desarrollo y menos…

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…