EAFIT University's Vi member coordinator, Sascha Fuerst, lent his expertise on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to UNCTAD and the University of Fribourg during his stay in Geneva October 17-19.
Fuerst presented findings of a study on domestic SMEs from the 3D-animation industry in the television international production chain in Colombia.
Adérito Notico, of Vi core member Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo, conducted research on agricultural exports during his stay at UNCTAD from October 7 to November 16.
Under the guidance of Aimable Uwizeye-Mapendano, from the Division on International Trade in Goods and Services and Commodities, Notico prepared an outline for a study on "Options for Maximization of Mozambican Agricultural Exports Revenues."
Makerere University Business School (MUBS), a business and management education and training institution in Kampala, today became the 22nd core university member of the Vi network.
Founded in 1991, MUBS prepares its 35,000 students for careers in such fields as accounting, finance, human resources management, and international business. For those who are already at work, MUBS provides programmes that enhance their skills, and enable them to adapt to changing working conditions and challenges.
The workshop on the teaching and research of trade and poverty held in Tanzania last week led 20 African academics through the entire research process: from the understanding of conceptual issues in the area of trade and poverty, through the formulation of research questions, and the identification of appropriate methodology and data to address them, to the communication of research findings to policymakers.
"I wished to move from the literature knowledge on trade and poverty to practical levels, and I GOT IT," wrote one of the participants in his evaluation of the workshop funded by the governments of Finland and Norway, and organized by UNCTAD's Virtual Institute and Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes, with contributions from the Division on International Trade in Goods and Services and Commodities.
EAFIT University's video conference webcast featuring Colombia's national launch of UNCTAD's Trade and Development Report 2007, linked hundreds of students and professors with Geneva experts to discuss the advantages of a regional approach to trade for Latin American countries.
The video conference, organized by UNCTAD, the Virtual Institute and EAFIT's Vi member coordinator, Sascha Furst, filled an auditorium in Medellín, and counted with 95 viewers from Vi Affiliate member, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano in Bogotá. In Geneva, representatives from UNCTAD and Colombia's Permanent mission led the presentation and were at hand to answer questions from students.
