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WTO inaugurates Universitas Pelita Harapan, Indonesia, into Chairs Programme
15 October 2014
Universitas Pelita Harapan in Indonesia was inaugurated into the WTO Chairs Programme at a ceremony attended by WTO Deputy Director-General Xiaozhu.... Read more
St Petersburg WTO Chair holds conference on international trade issues
9 October 2014
St Petersburg State University, a member of the WTO Chairs Programme, organized an academic conference on 9 and 10 October 2014 on international tr.... Read more
WTO to award seven Chairs in 2014, beginning with South Africa’s North-West University
17 September 2014
WTO Deputy Director-General Dave Shark, in launching the WTO Chairs Programme at the North-West University of Potchefstroom, South Africa on 17 Sep.... Read more
WTO Chairs Programme: Summer school in Shanghai on trade and the environment
6 August 2014
Around 80 postgraduate students from various universities across China attended a summer school organized by the School of WTO Research and Educati.... Read more
Seven universities added to WTO Chairs Programme
28 May 2014
The WTO has announced the addition of seven academic institutions —in Benin, Brazil, Indonesia, Oman, South Africa, Tunisia and Turkey — to its ros.... Read more
Chairs Programme supports intellectual property workshop in Mauritius
5 March 2014
With the financial support of the WTO Chairs Programme, a workshop on the WTO’s TRIPS (intellectual property) Agreement and IP-related matters was .... Read more
Azevêdo highlights role of academics in policymaking of developing countries
11 February 2014
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, in launching the WTO book “Connecting to Global Markets” on 11 February 2014, said: “By demonstrating the contrib.... Read more
The WTO Chairs Programme issues a new call for tender for the selection of 7 new Chairs
30 October 2013
The WTO Chairs Programme (WCP) is issuing its call for tender for the second phase of the WCP in developing countries.
WTO Chairs Programme’s track record “impressive” —Lamy
11 July 2013
Director-General Pascal Lamy, in opening the WTO Chairs Programme Annual Conference 2013 on 11 July 2013, said that since its launch in 2010, the p.... Read more
WTO Chairs Aid for Trade Side Event
9 July 2013
The WTO Chairs Programme (WCP) is organizing a side event, Aid for Trade and Global Value Chains: Issues for Policy Makers, at the Fourth .... Read more