The SECO / WTI Academic Cooperation Project is a comprehensive six-year academic capacity building project aimed at academic training in trade regulation and building regional research capacities. It was initiated and is funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).
The World Trade Institute (WTI) of the University of Bern, one of the world’s leading centres of graduate study and research in trade governance, was chosen as the project’s implementing agency.
In a new publication in Global Policy, our WTI non-residential fellow Sebastian Klotz explores this question.
Learn more about one of the most successful courses of the World Trade Institute's 2023 Summer Academy.
In the context of the WTO Public Forum 2023 (12-15 September), we're organising an education and job fair: "Opportunities for young professionals". Join us in the search for young talent! Book your stand now!
Calling all WTI Alumni in Geneva and surroundings: Join us next Tuesday, 30 May, for some drinks and networking.
Margherita Tambussi, from University of Turin and Collegio Carlo Alberto (Italy), is WTI's guest for the next Brown Bag on the topic of FDIs.
with a special address by Prof. em. Giorgio Sacerdoti
Learn more about course 9 of the World Trade Institute's 2023 Summer Academy.
Register today for the upcoming conference on sea level rise and its consequences for international law.
In course 8 of our Summer Academy, Nicolas Lockhart and Dominic Coppens will guide you through the legal framework of climate mitigation and its policy options: carbon pricing, subsidies, standards. Are you ready to update your legal and policy knowledge for THE challenge of this century?
Do you want to know more about the legal framework governing international contracts? What different dispute resolution mechanisms there are? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in the interpretation and drafting of typical clauses in international contracts? Then course 6 of our Summer Academy is for you!
Today we welcomed H.E. Gerelmaa Davaasuren, Ambassador of Mongolia to the Swiss Confederation, to the United Nations Office and to other international organisations in Geneva.
Miriam Manchin, from the Politecnico di Milano, visits the World Trade Institute to present her research on social and environmental provisions in trade agreements.
Today let's take a deep dive into course 5 of the 2023 WTI’s Summer Academy. From the Kyoto Protocol to the Paris Agreement: learn about the history of climate change cooperation. Discover the policy impact of the latest IPCC reports. Analyse the most important links between trade and climate change: …
What's the role of international trade to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals? Today we deep dive into course 4 of the WTI's 2023 Summer Academy. Interested? Apply to secure your spot!
This Chinese university's visit to Bern marks the beginning of a new academic partnership.
This summer, it's your best chance to specialise in climate change policy and governance with the 4th International Bachelor Summer School for Climate Change Research. Check it out and apply now!
The World Trade Institute is pleased to welcome back alumna (MILE 2) Maxine Kennett
Today we deep dive into course 7 of the WTI's 2023 Summer Academy. Interested? Apply to secure your spot!
Our Director of Studies, Prof Peter Van den Bossche, is soon retiring from his position at the WTI. We are actively recruiting his successor.
The 5th Global Economic Governance of this semester is on May 8. Don't miss it! Register today!
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