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Vi welcomes new affiliate from Colombia

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Thursday, 29 December 2016 17:00

Hilary Enos Edu

The Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB) joined the Virtual Institute today. The 19th member from Colombia, UPB's membership extends the Vi's affiliate network to 54 institutions in 19 countries.

Rwandan university 132nd Vi member

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Friday, 23 December 2016 17:00

Hilary Enos Edu

Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU), the Virtual Institute's first affiliate institutional member in Rwanda, joined the Vi network today. 

Spring internship available at the Vi

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Monday, 19 December 2016 07:06

System Administrator

The UNCTAD Virtual Institute is recruiting a project management intern for its Geneva-based team.

Eligible candidates must be Master's students, students in their last undergraduate year, or recent graduates who can commit to work five days per week (35 hours) for four to six months beginning in January. Priority will be given to applicants with skills in filming, video-editing and distance learning development, as well as English-language drafting.

WIR16 Vi videoconference: Global FDI flows at highest level since pre-crisis peak

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Friday, 16 December 2016 12:07

Edgardo Torija Zane

Thirty-six students from Vi core member, the University of Sarajevo, joined UNCTAD for a videoconference presentation to discuss findings of the latest World Investment Report (WIR) December 9.

WIR co-author Kalman Kalotay, of UNCTAD’s Division on Investment and Enterprise, began with an overview of global foreign direct investment (FDI) trends.

 In 2015, global FDI witnessed a 38 percent jump, Kalotay reported. FDI flows totaled USD 1.76 trillion, the highest value since 2007. According to the report, the principal factor behind the global rebound was a surge in cross-border mergers and acquisitions.

Another hit for the Vi: Latest online course garners big thumbs-up

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Friday, 09 December 2016 15:58

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The 57 graduates of the first edition of the Vi online course on Economic Analysis of Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs) raved about their learning experience. Funded by the Government of Finland, the One UN Fund for Tanzania and the Russian Federation for the Transparency in Trade Initiative, the course was held October 10 to December 4.

“As always, the UNCTAD Vi has done it again wonderfully,” said Nicodemas Lema, of Vi core Tanzanian member, University of Dar es Salaam. “The knowledge and the materials presented were world-class.”