Dr. Adelia Jansen Van Rensburg, WTO Chair of South Africa at North-West University, delivered a keynote presentation on “The WTO Dispute Settlement System in an Era of Geopolitical Fragmentation” at the international conference held on 19–20…
The 2026 User Group Conference, hosted by the North-West University (NWU) WTO Chair in collaboration with Trade Research Advisory, convened approximately 50 delegates from academia, government, and the private sector on 12 March 2026 at the…
Free trade agreements (FTAs) are undergoing extensive revision and reform worldwide due to social benefits and cost concerns. This has opened spaces for fostering the democratic legitimacy of FTAs, primarily through greater accountability by the…
Dr. Tiroyaone Ambrose Sirang obtained his PhD in International Trade in 2025. His doctoral research provides an important contribution to trade policy analysis in Southern Africa by assessing the potential economic impacts of a free trade…
On 02nd September 2022, with representatives from the World Trade Center, International Trade Center, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Supplies, FNCCI, and other stakeholders, the school organized a hybrid…
In the morning of May 5th, a delegation headed by Prof. TU Xinquan, Dean of the China Institute for WTO Studies of the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) visited Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (…