Founded in 1962, the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (UEM) of Maputo, Mozambique, is pledged to being an institution of excellence in the context of education, science, culture and technology.
The Virtual Institute university members will meet in Geneva to review the year's achievements, set priorities, and develop the work programme for the network.
Two fellows from the Vi member university in Dakar successfully completed their one-month stay at UNCTAD focusing on research projects and support to the university’s upcoming Masters programmes.
Said one of the participants at the Vi's joint workshop on trade data and trade policy analysis which ended last Friday in Geneva. The participant was speaking in the final session of the workshop in which policy makers met with researchers to discuss how best to communicate research to policy makers.
Two Virtual Institute members from Jordan and Iraq took part in UNCTAD's regional training for Western Asia on Key Issues on the International Economic Agenda held in Beirut from 26 June to 13 July. The course focuses on the links between trade, investment and development, especially in the context of the current multilateral trade negotiations, and aims to build the knowledge and skills of trade officials and academics from the participating countries.
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