From June 28 to July 12, 2021, LEDECO Center Switzerland (LEDECO) and Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) of China jointly held the 2021 Summer Programme (online) of “International Governance and Model WTO Negotiations”.
LEDECO invited senior officers and experts from a number of international organizations to provide high-level lectures on current opportunities and challenges of international governance for CUFE students. These organizations include the World Trade Organization (WTO), Asian Investment Bank (AIIB), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), United Nations Economic and Social Council for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), International Trade Center (ITC), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), World Bank (WB), and International Monetary Fund (IMF). More than 600 undergraduate, master, and doctoral students participated.
30 students selected from the participants also participated in the “Model WTO negotiations”, simulating the WTO General Council meeting, exchanging views on regular items and engaging in text-based negotiations under Special Sessions. They learned how to draft statements, make proposals, negotiating texts for ministerial declaration, as well as to collect information and make meaningful analysis.
“Model WTO negotiations” centered around the WTO reform, non-market economy policies and practices, WTO dispute settlement mechanism crisis, status of developing countries and the special and differential treatment (S&D). Professor Lu Xiankun provided guidance to participants all through the entire simulation.
LEDECO and CUFE have achieved great success in their cooperation in 2018-2020 with targeted training programmes of talents for international governance, including the annual summer programme of international organizations. Dozens of CUFE students have successfully joined various international organizations for internship or work. Both parties have agreed to continue cooperation in 2021-2023.
Annex: Schedule of Summer Programme 2021
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Lecturer |
Topic |
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一、International Economic Organizations & Practice |
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1 |
June 28 Monday |
16:00-17:30 (Geneva 10:00-11:30) |
Natalia Deblue, WIPO Information Officer |
WIPO and its Role in Intellectual Property Protection |
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2 |
18：30-20：00 (Geneva 12:30-14:00) |
Ferran Pérez，External Affairs Officer, World Bank Group |
World Bank’s Approach Toward a Green, Resilient and Inclusive Recovery from The Pandemic |
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3 |
June 29 Tuesday |
16:00-17:30 |
Yuanjiang Sun，Principal Communication Officer, AIIB |
AIIB and its Role in International Development Cooperation |
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4 |
18：30-20：00 (Geneva 12:30-14:00) |
Rolf Traeger, the Chief of the LDC Section of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) |
Harnessing trade for development: the work of UNCTAD and the case of LDCs |
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5 |
June 30 Wednesday |
16:00-17:30 (Geneva 10:00-11:30) |
Xiaolei Zhao，Director of UNIDO ITPO Beijing |
UNIDO’s Role in Investment Promotion, Technology Innovation and Global Cooperation |
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6 |
18：30-20：00 (New Zealand 22:30-24:00) |
Mia Mikic，Former Director of Trade, Investment and Innovation Division, UN ESCAP |
Interdependence of Regional and Global Trade and Investment Cooperation and the Role of UN ESCAP |
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7 |
July 1 Thursday |
16:00-17:30 |
Jicheng Zhang，former ITC officer, IAEA officer |
ITC and Evaluation with Other UN Agencies |
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8 |
18：30-20：00 |
Tony Bonnici, UNECE officer |
UNECE and PPP for sustainable development goals |
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9 |
July 2 Friday |
16:00-17:30 (Geneva 10:00-11:30) |
Hector Torres, Former Executive Director at IMF |
The IMF and the International Financial Architecture: Strengths & Weaknesses |
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10 |
18：30-20：00 (Geneva 12:30-14:00) |
Valentina Rollo，Economist and Manager of the SME Competitiveness Survey in UN ITC |
How ITC Supports the Development of SMEs |
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July 3 Saturday |
16:00-17:30 |
Ahmad Mukhtar, FAO representative |
Introduction to the FAO
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12 |
18：30-20：00 |
Wei Zhuang，Legal Officer, United Nations |
From WTO to UN：Practicing International Law at International Courts and Tribunals |
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二、WTO Practice & Model WTO |
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July 5 Monday |
16:00-17:30 (Geneva 10:00-11:30) |
Stuart Harbinson，Former Representative for HK SAR in the WTO, Former Chief of Staff and Special Adviser to WTO Director General
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WTO Negotiation Mechanism, Decision-making Procedures and the Pros and Cons
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2 |
18：30-20：00 (Chili 6:30-8:00) |
Alejandro JARA，Former Deputy Director General of the WTO |
General Introduction to WTO Reform and China’s Role |
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3 |
July 6 Tuesday |
16:00-17:30 (Geneva 10:00-11:30) |
Shishir Priyadarshi，Senior Director of the WTO |
LDCs & the WTO – the opportunities and challenges |
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4 |
18：30-20：00 (Geneva 12:30-14:00) |
Evan Rogerson, Senior Officer in WTO |
Reconsider S&D: Ensure the Balance of Rights and Obligations of WTO members at different stages of Development |
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5 |
July 7 Wednesday |
16:00-17:30 (Geneva 10:00-11:30) |
Maria Pereyra，Senior Counsellor of the WTO |
State of Play: The WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism |
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6 |
18：30-20：00 (Geneva 12:30-14:00) |
Wayne Mccook，Senior Advisor of the WTO |
“Non-Market” issue and China in WTO Reform |
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July 8 Thursday |
16:00-17:30 |
Professor Xiankun Lu, Former Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of China to the WTO, Managing Director of LEDECO Geneva |
International Negotiation I |
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8 |
18：30-20：00 |
Professor Xiankun Lu, Former Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of China to the WTO, Managing Director of LEDECO Geneva |
International Negotiation II |
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9 |
July 9 Friday |
Preparation for Model WTO General Assembly (Grouping, Drafting speeches etc.) |
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10 |
July 10 Saturday July 11 Sunday July 12 Monday |
14：00-17:30；18：30-21：30。
Model WTO General Assembly |
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