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…

On November 7-9, 2023, the WTO "China Project" Seminar on Best Practices for the Least Developed Countries Trade Policy Review was held in Shanghai. The WTO Chair Institute-China was invited to provide academic and technical support for…

On July 16, 2024, UIBE co-organized China’s Trade Policy Review (TPR) side event at the WTO in Geneva. The Side Event, centred around the theme of "Understanding China's Economic and Trade Policies from the Perspectives of Central and…

In 2025, Dr. Adelia Jansen van Rensburg, WTO–WCP Chair at the North-West University, deepened cooperation between the School of Economic Sciences and the International Trade Law specialists in NWU’s Faculty of Law. This growing partnership…

The Public Forum is the WTO’s largest annual outreach event, which provides a platform for participants to discuss the latest developments in world trade and to propose ways of enhancing the multilateral trading system. This paper explores the…