Latest Vi study tour for China trains 37
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- Eveliina Kauppinen
The seventh annual Vi study tour for Chinese member universities, held October 10-14, offered 37 students from the University of International Business and Economics, and the Central University of Finance and Economics, a one-week training programme on trade-related topics.
The week comprised18 sessions delivered by UNCTAD experts, and included visits to the International Trade Centre (ITC), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The group also met with country representatives from China’s Permanent Missions to the UN and WTO.
Alfredo Calcagno, of UNCTAD’s Division on Globalization and Development Strategies, was the first presenter to take the floor, with an overview of current events in the world economy based on the findings of the latest Trade and Development Report, which this year focuses on structural transformation.
An audience of 67 lecturers and students from Vi Russian members, St. Petersburg State University and the North-West Institute of Management, joined UNCTAD for a videoconference presentation of the World Investment Report (WIR) 2016 October 12.
Twenty-five students and lecturers from Vi Colombian core university member, Universidad EAFIT, joined a videoconference discussion on the industrialization possibilities for emerging economies October 10.
Academics, policymakers and representatives of civil society in developing countries and countries with transition economies involved in research, teaching, policy formulation and implementation, or field work in the area of trade and gender, are invited to apply for participation in the third edition of the Vi online course on trade and gender.
A group of 63 students and lecturers from Vi core Colombian member, Universidad EAFIT, and affiliate member, Universidad de la Sabana, joined UNCTAD’s Alfredo Calcagno for a videoconference presentation of the 2016 Trade and Development Report (TDR) October 4.
