The course was opened by H.E. Mr Kyonglim Choi, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the WTO, and Mr Maarten Smeets, Chief of the Technical Assistance Coordination, Partnerships and Internship Programmes section of the WTO's Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation.

The ATPC represents the highest level of training (level 3) in the WTO's progressive learning programme and is targeted at participants who already possess a sound knowledge of the WTO and its agreements.

The course focuses on helping participants develop and apply practical skills on issues such as trade policy analysis, formulation and implementation as well as trade negotiations, dispute settlement and trade monitoring. Both legal and economic aspects of WTO rules and disciplines are examined in a series of interactive sessions, including case studies, simulations and exercises. Roundtable discussions provide a platform for practical exchanges, sharing of experiences and best practices as well as debating current trade-related topics. Participants are expected to prepare and deliver a presentation relating to a trade policy topic.

At the opening of the course, participants were encouraged to adopt a critical and constructive approach to learning as well as to be proactive in maximizing the benefits from exchanges of ideas, perspectives and opinions, both with each other and with the experts involved in the course.

 

List of participants:

Bangladesh	Mr. Abu Saleh Mohammad IMRAN
Bhutan	Mr. Tashi DORJI
Botswana	Mrs. Keatlaretse DINTLE
Brunei Darussalam	Mr. Sheikh Md Naqib SHEIKH ADNAN
China	Ms. Su JING
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Mr. Julio KUNDA MUYA
Georgia	Ms. Teona KUTALADZE
Jamaica	Mr. Aayon Mickian CRUICKSHANK
Kenya	Mr. Sospeter Ochieng NGOYA
Malaysia	Ms. Mei Ying LIM
Mauritius	Mr. Devendra Kumar BEDACEE
Myanmar	Mrs. Kay Khine OO
Namibia	Mr. Sakeus KAPENDA
Nepal	Mrs. Laxmi Kumari SHAHI
Nigeria	Mr. Abdullahi Maikano USMAN
Philippines	Mr. Gerry Pillo GEBELA
Samoa	Ms. Maxine Lomialagi HUNTER
Sri Lanka	Mrs. Shirani Ariyarathne SUSEW HEWAGE
Sudan	Mrs. Nabawia MAHGOUB
Swaziland	Ms. Khetsiwe Khumbuzile Marina MAKHANYA
Thailand	Ms. Kallaya LEEWONGCHAROEN
Uganda	Ms. Ritah Elizabeth AUMA
Zambia	Ms. Lina MUTANDWA
Zimbabwe	Mr. Amon NYAHADA