On November 10-11, 2023, the "Seminar on the Innovative Development of Service in Digital Trade" was held in Zhejiang Yuexiu University. Prof. HUANG Jianzhong, the WTO Chair Holder and Director of the WTO RTPC Centre was invited to…
This session brings together distinguished guests from the WTO Chairs Programme to share insights on international trade from a Latin American perspective. Featured speakers include Rosmery Hernández, Chair of the WTO in Costa Rica; Juan Pablo…
Free trade agreements (FTAs) are undergoing extensive revision and reform worldwide due to social benefits and cost concerns. This has opened spaces for fostering the democratic legitimacy of FTAs, primarily through greater accountability by the…
El pasado 21 de noviembre en Marruecos, se llevó a cabo el evento "Law, Trade and Nutrition Labeling: Reflections and Experiences from Latin America", un espacio interdisciplinario que exploró los retos y aprendizajes en la intersección entre el…
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…
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…
… Ali Parry has been an integral member of the NWU WTO-WCP team since its inception, contributing significantly to every pillar of the Chair’s work — research, capacity building, and outreach. Her academic achievements and professional leadership…
The Asian Center for WTO & International Health Law and Policy (“ACWH”) of National Taiwan University (“NTU”) co-held the 8th Asian International Economic Law Network Conference (“AIELN”) at NTU on 1-2 December 2023. The seminar’s theme is “…
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed global digital inequalities that produce real economic and social consequences. It underscored the crucial role of knowledge assets and services to the functioning of global value chains, and the embeddedness of…