ARGENTINA

Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO)

Valentina Delich
Directora
Programa en Derecho y Bienes Públicos
FLACSO-Sede Académica Argentina
Ayacucho 535,
Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires
Argentina
Co-Chair: Mr. Eduardo Bianchi

Teaching

• Short thematic courses for trade officials from MERCOSUR countries on implementation issues and their impact on and interaction with regional trade agreements.

Research and outreach

• Global Trade Governance, Trade and Climate Change
• Intellectual Property,
• The New Trade Defence.

Events

• Launching conference of the WTO Chairs;
• “Working days”
    

BARBADOS

University of the West Indies

Keith Nurse
Director
Shridath Ramphal Centre
International Trade Law, Policy and Services
The University of the West Indies (UWI)
Cave Hill Campus, P.O. Box 64
Bridgetown
Barbados

The objective of the WTO Chair at the Cave Hill Campus, UWI is to improve the capacity of the Caribbean and other small developing country regions in the area of trade policy formulation as it relates to the growth of new issue areas. The proposed areas are as follows:

1. Climate change and trade
2. Trade and innovation governance
3. Migration and trade in services
4. Trade and the creative economy

Goals of the project:

1. To provide detailed research on new trade related issues of interest to small developing countries in general, and the Caribbean, more specifically. The key areas of focus will be climate change and trade, trade and innovation governance, migration and trade in services, the creative economy.
   
2. To further enhance training and curriculum development both in the face-to-face programmes (e.g. MITP) in addition to the on-line training arena (Virtual Trade Academy) in the above listed areas of trade.
   
3. To further expand the trade policy outreach of the SRC through the aggregation and dissemination of data, information and policy analysis for educating the wider public on trade policy issues as well as providing timely inputs for trade policy experts/analysts through the SRC web portals: the virtual trade policy portal and the creative industries exchange.

Research:

• The research agenda is to develop a scoping paper in each of the issue areas and to assess global trends, provide a situational analysis at the national, regional, international levels and ultimately to offer policy recommendations. The research project will involve structured interviews with key experts in key institutions. Secondary data gathering will also be conducted.

Training:

• The project relates directly to the teaching and training agenda of the Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy and Services. The aim is to further enhance training and curriculum development both in the face-to-face programmes (e.g. MITP) in addition to the on-line training arena (VTA). The goal is to focus on new areas of trade that are emerging and critical to the trade policy agenda of small states.

Outreach:

• The SRC has recently attracted resources from the IADB to implement online training and is proposing to offer courses in these areas. The SRC is also proposing to offer a one-week intensive professional training programme on each of the above-listed subject areas. Consequently, the project will involve the development of course materials and the design of the courses.
    
• The SRC will develop and deliver two professional training programmes (PTPs) per academic year. The PTPs will be used as a basis for the development of the on-line course content as well.

Duration:

• This will be an ongoing component of the programme — from August 2011 to May 2013

CHINA

Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade (SIFT)

Lei Zhang
Dean and Professor
School of WTO Research and Education (SWTORE)
Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade (SIFT)
620 Gubei Road, Shanghai
China
  

Curriculum development and Teaching

• Developing and updating course curricula for existing Master's Degree Programme
• Creating a reference library room
• Cooperating on  course preparation and lecturing, inviting foreign experts  to lecture, strengthening links with the Georgetown Law Centre  

Research

• China -WTO  Dispute Settlement Mechanism Research Centre
• China WTO  Trade Policy Review  Centre
• Joint  research  on CGE/GTAP

Events

• National summer school

CHILE

University of Chile

Dorotea López Giral
Director
Centre of Trade Policy Studies
Institute of International Studies
University of Chile
Condell 249, Providencia, Santiago
Casilla 14187 ‑ Suc.21
Chile
  

Curriculum Development and Teaching

• Curriculum development of new Master on International Political Economy and Trade Regime.
• Internal accreditation and promotion of new programme.
• Introduction to the WTO course for North Macro-region (Antofagasta).
• Course on Economics at Chilean Diplomatic Academy- Introduction to the Multilateral Trading System Course for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Chile
• Scholarship for Master's Programme.

Research

• WTO Observatory.  To analyse the perception in Latin American countries on trade policy topics, particularly WTO.
• Trade Facilitation-Trade Finance. Comparative research among WTO Chairs
• International Trade, Trade Policy and Institutions.
• Trade Policy Strategy , Impact on the configuration of intellectual property enforcement institutions
• International Trade in Services. Viability of measures and provisions included in PTAs

Outreach

• Launching Conference of the WTO Chair, in the context of I Latin American Meeting on Trade Policy, “The WTO and the Region” (depending on attribution of Chair)
    

INDONESIA

Universitas Gadjah Mada/UGM

Riza Noer Arfani
Executive Secretary
Department of International Relations
Faculty of Social and Political Sciences
Center for World Trade Studies
Universitas Gadjah Mada
JI. Sosiojustisia No.1
Bulaksumur, Yogyakarta 55281
Indonesia
  

Curriculum development

• developing teaching materials and learning processes in international trade-related courses
• Course Preparation
• Resource persons/guest lecturing
• Case Studies and simulation development
• Workshop on: curriculum enrichment; and on graduate program on world trade studies

Research

• Setting up databases for: World Trade Dynamics; WTO (GATT, GATS, TRIPS, TRIMS, AoA,  dispute settlement trade policy studies); and competitiveness
• Publication on Indonesia’s Trade Catalogue
• Policy research

Events

• National/Regional Convention on World Trade Studies
• Regular national/regional meetings
    

JORDAN

University of Jordan

Taleb Awad Warred
Director Economic Obervatory
Professor International Economics
Faculty of Business
University of Jordan
  

Teaching (Multiannual projects).

• BA in Economics:
  - Modernizing some relevant courses to reflects recent development of WTO rules. Localization of materials               
• MA in Economics:
  - Modernizing some relevant courses to reflects recent development of WTO rules. Localization of materials
• MA in International Business
  - Overall restructuring: Curriculum development, introducing new courses related to WTO, trade facilitation, dispute settlements, dumping, standards, safeguards, ...etc Localization of materials

Research

• A total of four Research Projects per year.  All projects are expected to be in the area of international economics and/or WTO related.

Outreach and events

• Each year, three workshops/seminars with participation of academics, policy makers and representative of private sectors, trade and industry chambers. The purpose is to disseminate the JUWTO research results.
    

KENYA

University of Nairobi

Jasper Okelo
Lecturer
School of Economics
P.O. BOX 30197
University of Nairobi
Kenya

Dr. Tabitha Wagithi KIRITI NGANGA
Senior Lecturer
School of Economics
University of Nairobi
P.O. Box 30197-00100,
Nairobi
Kenya

Curriculum development and Teaching

• Curriculum Development: course Description (E-learning and Residential); Course Outline; launching the course; Admission of first batch of students; implement the course

Research

Thematic Areas: Trade facilitation; Trade and Poverty; Trade and Gender; Trade Liberalisation/Globalisation; Regional Integration; Foreign Direct Investments/Trans-national Corporations ;Trade Negotiations; Trade in Commodities;  Trade in Services; International monetary System

Events

• Hold Training Workshops
• Disseminate research results to stakeholders; produce policy briefs and newsletters and subscribe to relevant journals.
    

MAURITIUS

University of Mauritius

Dr Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur (Mrs)
Department of Economics and Statistics
Faculty of Social Studies and Humanities
Rm 1.8 Phase I Engineering Building
University of Mauritius
  

Curriculum development and Teaching

• Development of new courses at certificate and diploma levels
• Tailor-made courses based on specific requirements of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, regional integration and international trade, the Chamber of Commerce and industry, and export associations
• Staff development on modules relating to the WTO by inviting experts from non-African region to share their experience
• Capacity building for teaching international trade and WTO-related issues to have a bigger pool of resource persons.
• Academics to participate in the Academic Cooperation Programme the WTO ITTC.
• Short courses in trade law for all international trade lecturers at the University

Research
Conduct research in the following fields:

• Regional trade and food security
• Impact of COMESA and SADC forming their Custom Unions, and the impacts on Mauritius
• Trade facilitation in Africa
• Trade in services – Constraints in Africa and the way forward
• Changes in Rules of Origin and their implications

Events

• Briefing sessions to academic staffs on developments at the WTO.
• Summer courses on WTO-related issues to non–economics students
• Debates at the national level promoting trade within the region and on trade cooperation
• Debates on WTO-related issues at university and high-school levels

MEXICO

Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM)

Bradly Condon
Director Centre for International Economic Law/
Centro de Derecho Económico Internacional
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)
Río Hondo No. 1,
Colonia Progreso Tizapán,
01080 México
  

Curriculum development

• Certificate Programme in International Economic Law

Teaching

• WTO Law (DSU, TBT, SPS, Sfgds, GATS, TRIPS).
• NAFTA Law.
• International economics
• Law and Economics
• Public International Law
• International Business Transactions
• International economic Relations
• Research, Writing and Oral Advocacy

Research and publishing

• CASE COMMENTS (WTO, RTAs, FI Disputes).
• Working Papers
• Journal of International Economic Law

Events

• Seminars on International Economic Law
• Conferences (starting in 2011)
    

MOROCCO

Mohammed V University- Souissi

Ghoufrane Azzedine
Vice Dean
Faculty of Legal, Economic and Social Sciences
Mohammed V University-Souissi
6 Inm. 6 Residence Mesk Ellil,
Secteur 23 Riad, Rabat
Morocco
  

Curriculum development and Teaching

• Curriculum Development: Development of a new Master's Degree Programme

Research

Thematic areas: Regional integration in the Mediterranean area; Trade and Poverty; Aid for Trade, impact of the financial crisis on trade, regional trade agreements and WTO rules

Events

• Various seminar on trade issues
• International colloquium
    

NAMIBIA

University of Namibia (UNAM)

J. Baloro
Head of Commercial Law Department
University of Namibia
Private Bag 13301
340 Mandume Ndemufayo Ave.
Pioneerspark, Windhoek 9000
Nambia

Curriculum development and Teaching

• Development of new Master's and Diploma Programmes in International Trade Policy.
• Programme tailored towards African specificity on trade and development

Research

• Establishing partnership with other universities, topics including trade facilitation, trade finance and trade and institutions.
• Research collaboration UNAM/WTO on WTO-related matters.  Programmes in International Trade Policy will foster this collaboration by means of specialised academic capacity building in the region and international expert networking.

The following topics are envisaged inter alia:

• The WTO and Regional Trade Agreements in Africa
• Development, trade liberalization and regional integration in Africa
• Indigenous knowledge and TRIPS from an African perspective
• Agricultural deregulation and food security
• Environmental aspects of trade in Africa
• Trade in Africa and human rights

Events

• Annual workshops as discussion platforms, taking up current trade related issues closely related to the research projects conducted.  The following will be explored during the near future: The latest Final Communiqué of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Summit.
    

RUSSIAN
FEDERATION

St Petersburg State University (SPSU)

Sutyrin Sergei
Head of Department
World Economy
Faculty of Economics
62, Chaikovskogo Str.
St Petersburg 191123
Russian Federation
  

Curriculum development and Teaching

• Curriculum development for MA programme International Trading System (including upgrading of teaching materials and development of new courses)
• General improvement of other educational programmes delivered at SPSU in trade related areas;
• Curriculum development and knowledge dissemination for partner universities in Russia and other CIS countries

Research

• Research in the field of global governance, with the special focus on international trade and trade-related issues ;

Outreach

• Establishment of long-lasting relationships with mass media, organization of regular radio programmes;
• Development of the website that would provide regional companies with the most updated information on the trade-related issues

Events

• Organization of seminars and workshops for companies (St. Petersburg and North-West Russia);
• Organization of seminars and workshops for regional authorities (St. Petersburg and North-West Russia);
    

SENEGAL

Cheikh Anta Diop University

Aly Ahmadou Mbaye
Dean
School of Economics and Management
Cheikh Anta Diop University
Dakar Fann
5683
Senegal
  

Curriculum development

• Supervisory activities to develop teaching materials and learning processes in international trade-related courses, regional trade agreements and its economic impact, trade diversion and trade creation effects
• Course Preparation
• Resource persons/guest lecturing
• Aid for Trade Case Studies and simulation development exercises, especially using WITS and SMART
• Workshop on: Trade simulation exercise and export market opportunities; trade negotiations skills, management of risks, introductory course on trade diplomacy techniques

Research

• Symposium on trade policy and techniques for researcher's  and PhD students, Economic assessment of Economic Partnership Agreements
• Publication of research articles and books
• Subscription to databases
• Policy research working paper
• Case studies on the WTO aid for trade initiative.

Events

• National seminar on assessing RTA
• Journées d'économies sénégalaises
• Several seminars on WTO issues
    

SINGAPORE

National University of Singapore

Michael Ewing-Chow
Associate Professor
Head, Trade/Investment Law and Policy
Centre for International Law
Faculty of Law,
National University of Singapore
Eu Tong Sen Building, 469G Bukit Timah Road,
Singapore 259776

VIET NAM

Vietnam National University

Vu Quoc Huy
Dean
Faculty of Development Economics
College of Economics (COE),
Viet Nam National University.
144 Xuan Thuy Street
Cau Giay District
Ha Noi, Viet Nam
  

Curriculum development and Teaching

• Developing new curriculum for 2010
• Building partnerships with national actors
• Cooperating on course preparation and lecturing:   inviting experts  to lecture.

Research

• Database on trade policies and trade data regularly updated and widely shared
• Research paper, case studies on trade issues produced and published
• Biannual policy update reports, technical reports, conference proceedings produced
• A network of researchers, policy makers and business associations on trade policy established
• During the year, the team has been invited to take part in a joint research with the EC team on trade and exchange rate issues with financial support from UNDP.

Events

• Specific seminars on trade policy