From July 11th – 26th, LEDECO Centre Swiss (LEDECO), in collaboration with the Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) of China, have organized the 2022 Summer Programme of International Organizations (SPIO) online.
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 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 in the online lectures.
28 students selected from the participants also participated in WTO General Council simulation, exchanging views on regular items and engaging in text-based negotiations under Special Sessions. They also 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, Managing Director of LEDECO provided guidance to participants all through the entire simulation.
Annex: Schedule of Summer Programme 2022
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Date |
Time (Beijing) |
Lecturer |
Topic |
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I. Practice of International Governance (Finance section) |
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1 |
July 11 Monday |
15：30-17：00 |
Ferran Pérez，External Affairs Officer of World Bank Group |
Introduction to the World Bank Group – working on development in a time of upheaval |
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2 |
18：30-20：00 |
Brad McDonald, Deputy Chief for Trade Policy in the IMF External Policies Division |
International Monetary Fund, Global Crisis and Protectionism and Global Economic Situation Forecast |
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3 |
July 12 Tuesday |
15：30-17：00 |
Yuanjiang Sun, Chief Client Officer, AIIB |
AIIB, International Infrastructure Investment and the Role of China |
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4 |
18：30-20：00 |
Cyn-young Park, Director for Regional Cooperation and Integration, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, ADB |
COVID-19 response and economic recovery in Asia: the role of ADB and regional cooperation |
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II. Practice of International Governance (SDG section) |
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5 |
July 13 Wednesday |
15：30-17：00 |
Ying Wang, Senior Project Officer，Sustainable Food Consumption and Supply Chain of WWF China |
WWF, Sustainable Food Consumption and Green Supply Chains and China’s Role |
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6 |
18：30-20：00 |
Helen Burdett，Head, Circular Economy, World Economic Forum Sha Song, Specialist, China Partnerships, Global Centre for Public Goods, World Economic Forum Beijing |
WEF, Circular Economy and China’s Role |
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7 |
July 14 Thursday |
15：30-17：00 |
Mia Mikic, Former Director, Trade, Investment and Innovation Division in UN ESCAP |
Global Economic and Trade Governance, Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment and the Role of UN ESCAP |
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8 |
18：30-20：00 |
Judith Fessehaie，Senior Programme Officer, Women & Trade Programme (SheTrades Initiative), ITC |
ITC, SheTrades Initiative, and the Role of China |
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III. Practice of International Governance (Economic and Trade section) |
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July 15 Friday |
15：30-17：00 |
Shenhong Yao, Director, South-South and Third Party Division, UNIDO |
UNIDO, South-South cooperation, STI and the role of China |
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10 |
18：30-20：00 |
Xiaolei Zhao，Head of ITPO Shanghai, UNIDO |
UNIDO’s Role in Investment Promotion, Technology Innovation and Global Cooperation |
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July 16 (Saturday), July 17 (Sunday) Breakoff |
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11 |
July 18 Monday |
14：30-16：00 |
Ahmed Mukhtar, Senior Economist, FAO |
Food and Agriculture Global Governance: Role of FAO |
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12 |
18：30-20：00 |
Natalia Deblue，WIPO Information Officer |
WIPO, IP Protection and the Role of China |
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13 |
July 19 Tuesday |
15：30-17：00 |
Alexandre Marchand, Amanda Miashiro, Accessions Division, WTO |
WTO, Trade and Peace and the Role of China |
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14 |
18：30-20：00 |
Giovanni Di Cola, Special Advisor to the Deputy Director General for Field Operations and Partnerships, ILO |
International Labor Organization, Decent Work and the Role of China |
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IV. WTO Practice and Simulation |
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1 |
July 20 Wednesday |
15：30-17：00 |
Victor Do Prado, former Director of Council and Trade Negotiations Committee at the WTO |
WTO Negotiation Mechanism, Decision-making Procedure and the Role of the General Council |
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2 |
19：30-21：00 |
Alejandro JARA, Former Deputy Director-General of WTO |
General Introduction of WTO Reform and China’s Role |
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3 |
July 21 Thursday |
15：30-17：00 |
Patrick Low, Former Chief Economist at the World Trade Organization |
Rethinking S&D: Ensuring the Balance of Rights and Obligations of WTO Members at Different Stages of Development |
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4 |
19：30-21：00 |
Wayne Mcook，Jamaica’s Permanent Representative to the WTO |
Non-market Economic Problems in WTO Reform and China |
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5 |
July 22 Friday |
15：30-17：00 |
Shishir Priyadar, the Director of the Development Division, WTO, |
The Development Aspects of WTO Reform and the Specific Concerns of Least Developed Countries |
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6 |
18：30-20：00 |
Professor Xiankun Lu, former Permanent Counsellor of China to the WTO, Founder and Managing Director of LEDECO |
International Trade Negotiation Skills |
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7 |
July 23 Saturday |
14：00-17：00 18：30-21：30 |
Professor Xiankun Lu, former Permanent Counsellor of China to the WTO, Founder and Managing Director of LEDECO |
WTO General Council simulation preparation (grouping, drafting, etc.) |
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8 – 10 |
July 24 Sunday July 25 Monday July 26 Tuesday |
14：00-17：00 18：30-21：30 |
Professor Xiankun Lu, former Permanent Counsellor of China to the WTO, Founder and Managing Director of LEDECO |
WTO General Council Simulation |
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