A partnership with academia

FDI expert meeting resources available online

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Tuesday, 20 March 2007 15:56

Vi Staff

UNCTAD, in cooperation with Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford, brought together colleagues of the late economist Sanjaya Lall to discuss issues pertaining to his research work on FDI, technology and competitiveness.

Vi members can access the papers presented during the two-day meeting online at http://vi.unctad.org/fdiCD/index.htm, or request a CD-Rom by contacting This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Vi member contributes research to International SME project

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Friday, 16 March 2007 15:15

Vi staff

Sascha Fuerst, VI member coordinator from EAFIT University (Colombia), is participating in a joint project on "Enhancing the Role of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Global Value Chains" between the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the University of Geneva and the University of Fribourg.

Professor Fuerst has undertaken a case study to assess the participation of domestic SMEs in the television international production chain in Colombia. The project is funded by the Geneva International Academic Network (GIAN).

Accepting applications for next UNCTAD course in Lima, Peru

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Friday, 16 March 2007 02:44

Vi Staff

Virtual Institute members are invited to apply for admission into the next UNCTAD Course on Key Issues on the International Economic Agenda (http://p166.unctad.org) to be held in Lima, Peru, 18 June to 8 July.
The three-week course, originally targeted at high-level government officials, has recently benefited from the participation of Vi members, some of whom have also contributed as local resource persons.

Ukraine university joins the Virtual Institute

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Thursday, 08 March 2007 13:21

Vi Staff

The Faculty of International Economics and Management of the Vadym Hetman Kiev National Economic University became Vi's 16th member after final approval of its membership application this Monday.

The Faculty of International Economics and Management, with approximately 2700 students, provides undergraduate and graduate degree programmes in a large gamut of themes in international trade, and runs a PhD programme in World Economy and International Economic Relations. The main areas of research currently are competitiveness of the country in the globalized world economy, and resources and models for economic development.

EAFIT participation in the Model OAS General Assembly (MOAS)

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Monday, 26 February 2007 20:00

Maria Alejandra Calle

EAFIT (Colombia) students successfully performed the role of the United States during the XXIV edition of the Model OAS General Assembly (MOAS), a simulation of the proceedings of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States, where through role-playing, participating students represent the OAS member countries.