Annual book for the Faculty of Business at UJ
TRADE members attendance at international conferences
TRADE members attendance at various international conferences.
Southern African TRADE- DSM® users group annual conference
On 13 and 14 March 2018, the TRADE research entity together with TRADE Advisory held their 3rd annual TRADE-DSM® User Group Conference.
WTO Awards
WTO sponsored awards for the best Master's degree dissertation in International Trade (Mr Tiaan Cloete), the best PhD (Ms Carli Bezuidenhout) and the best research paper on a WTO related topic (Dr Noleen Pisa, Prof Wilma Viviers and Prof Riaan Rossouw) were awarded to acknowledge excellence in WTO-related research.
TRADE Website and Newsletters
Two TRADE newsletters were sent out during the reporting period to 640 recipients, with an additional newsletter planned for October 2018.
Thirteen TRADE-DSM® training workshops
A. Thirteen TRADE-DSM® training workshops
Several training workshops for users of the TRADE-DSM® took place throughout the year. These workshops have provided an opportunity to publicize WTO links and expand and cement relationships with policymakers in South Africa.
B. One WTO-TRADE workshop
Academic Writing Skills Short course
Writing competence is of critical importance in postgraduate studies, because it often is one of very few, if not the only, communication channel(s) open between lecturer / supervisor / examiner and student, and the only real opportunity that the average student has to make an impression of fledgling academic competence, or the converse.
Academic Cooperation with the University of Marcherata
Associate Professor Federica Monti from the University of Marcherata visited the School of Trade Negotiations and discussed with Dean and Prof. Zhang Lei and Deputy Dean and Prof. Ying Pinguang on cooperative research between the two organizations, as well as the international exchange of graduate students.
WCP Training Course on WTO Related Issues
October 13, 2017, WCP Training Course on WTO Related Issues, part of WTO Technical Assistance Program organized by the World Trade Organization, was held with joint efforts of the School of Trade Negotiations and Shanghai Center for Global Trade and Economic Governance of the SUIBE.