A session at the WTO Public Forum 2024 on how digital trade can create both barriers and opportunities for persons with disabilities. My intervention focused on disability inclusion in trade agreements and on the policy solutions trade agreements…
Prof Waldo Krugell, Professor of Economics at North-West University (NWU) and a long-standing member of the Chair team at NWU, continues to engage a wide audience through his digital platforms, including the Economics Weekly YouTube channel and…
Scientific Hackathon to develop a draft regulatory act governing the use of artificial intelligence technologies in the field of trade. Scientific Hackathon was held featuring a specialized WTO-Round, where participants (20 students) developed a…
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…
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…
On 10th January 2025, a Workshop on Capacity Building for Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD), Special Panel on “The Melting of Himalayan Glaciers: Revisiting Climate Change Accountability in view of Recent International Developments” was…
Former WTO–WCP Chair of South Africa, Prof. Wilma Viviers, continues her longstanding research collaboration with Prof. Jonathan Calof of the University of Ottawa, Canada. Together, they have advanced studies on export behaviour, competitive…
… 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…
On 04 July 2024, Kathmandu University School of Management published the Conference Proceeding of 2nd International Conference on Global Trade and South Asia: Competitiveness, Value Chains, and ESG held on 07-08 January 2024.