SUMMER PROGRAMME THE WTO, INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT 30 JUNE – 11 JULY 2014 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND The Summer Programme on the WTO, International Trade and Development provides participants with a unique opportunity to enter into the analysis and atmosphere of multilateral trade, just a few meters away from the WTO. The programme, delivered with the Graduate Institute’s Centre for Trade and Economic Integration, combines and integrates economic, legal and political analysis of international trade and development. Participants will benefit from the input of negotiators, academics and issue-based activists, and will experience the field of international trade firsthand. TARGET AUDIENCE >Professionals keen to improve their knowledge of major current issues in international trade >Students at MA level or senior undergraduate level with an interest in international trade and related fields The programme is in English. DURATION 30 June to 11 July 2014. The programme is designed as a whole but participants who wish to enrol for one week may do so. KEY INTERNATIONAL TRADE CHALLENGES Lectures and discussions will shed light on the following issues: the reasons why countries open their economies to trade and the reasons why they protect domestic industries, the means and pathways they use to either open or protect, what these considerations mean for the multilateral trading system and their implications for economic development. The programme will cover topics such as trade in manufactures, trade in services, regionalism, trade and intellectual property rights, the links between trade and development as well as the links between trade and climate change. THE PROGRAMME INCLUDES Interdisciplinary lectures with renowned professors and high-level analysts from the trade field, small-group workshops and meetings with members of missions to the WTO as well as trade and development-related organisations in Geneva. ≥ graduateinstitute.ch/summer PROGRAMME WEEK 1: CORE FEATURES AND ISSUES IN THE WORLD TRADING SYSTEM The first week of the programme will offer an interdisciplinary review of the features of international trade and the world trading system from the perspectives of economics, political science and law. WEEK 2: DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE IN MANUFACTURING, AGRICULTURE AND SERVICES The second week of the programme will be framed by the question of how trade works for development, and how the development paradigm poses particular challenges to a free-trade regime like the WTO. PROGRAMME FEE Tuition is CHF 3,500 for the full programme or 2,000 for one week. Tuition does not include travel costs, accommodation or other living expenses in Geneva. APPLICATIONS The application must include: >CV >Motivation letter >References Early admission: 15 February 2014 Application deadline: 1 April 2014 CREDITS Successful participation may be accepted for credit at other universities (6 ECTS credits ; or the equivalent US credits). All participants receive a course certificate. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND Often referred to as the “capital of peace”, Geneva is a city with an international outlook steeped in humanitarian tradition. It is home to the European seat of the United Nations, many of the world’s prominent international organisations, hundreds of non-governmental organisations as well as numerous headquarters of leading multinational companies, making it an ideal place to study, teach and research global issues. Participants in our courses have access to an extensive network of organisations, individuals, and experiences that only a city like Geneva can provide. ≥ graduateinstitute.ch/summer CONTACT SUMMER PROGRAMME ON THE WTO Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies PO Box 136 1211 Geneva 21, Switzerland Tel + 41 22 908 43 84 [email protected] ≥ graduateinstitute.ch/summer GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES The Graduate Institute is an institution of research and higher education dedicated to the study of world affairs, with a particular emphasis on the cross-cutting fields of international relations and development issues. Through our core activities, we aim to promote international cooperation and make a contribution to the progress of developing societies. More broadly, we endeavour to develop creative thinking on the major challenges of our time, foster global responsibility and advance respect for diversity. We are a cosmopolitan community located in the heart of Geneva, an international city and a centre of global governance. By intensely engaging with international organisations, NGO’s, governments and multinational companies, we participate in global discussions and prepare future policy-makers to lead tomorrow’s world. ≥ graduateinstitute.ch