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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

WTO Chairs Annual Conference

9 July 2013

This year’s Annual Conference marks a transition as the WCP program is nearing its end.

Third International Conference on International Trade and Investment

4 February 2013

The University of Mauritius are pleased to announce their third International Conference on International Trade and Investment (ICITI), organised b.... Read more

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