TRADE-WTO recognition of excellence awards

South Africa - 21 November 2017

Three separate WTO-sponsored awards as well as one TRADE award were presented at the TRADE-WTO awards function held at the NWU on 1 June 2017. The WTO awards were for the best Master's degree dissertation in International Trade, the best article on a WTO-related topic and the most promising Honours student in International Trade. The TRADE award was for the best article in the TRADE research entity. These awards aim to recognise and encourage excellent scholarship and research on WTO-related themes.

Mr Mario Bondesio received the award for the best Master's degree dissertation in International Trade in 2016, titled 'Determining the market accessibility of South African exports'.

Prof Marianne Matthee, Ms Tasha Naughtin, Mr Thomas Farole and Prof Neil Rankin received the award for the best research paper on a WTO-related topic in 2016, titled 'South African exporters and the global crisis: intensive margin shock, extensive margin hangover'.

Ms Leoné du Toit received the award for the most promising Honours student in International Trade in 2017 following some excellent academic results during the first semester of the year.

The awards ceremony was attended by a number of academics and policymakers.

The awards functions give favourable publicity to the WTO and the WCP – both within and outside the university. See photos of the event on the TRADE website
(http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/media/photo-gallery)

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