World Trade Institute
in Bern, SwitzerlandCategory: Attraction
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The World Trade Institute (WTI) is a centre of advanced studies of the University of Bern. It is located in Berne, Switzerland and directed by Professor Joseph Francois. The institute was founded in 1999 by the Universities of Bern, Fribourg and Neuchâtel within the framework of the BeNeFri convention, which calls for closer cooperation between the three universities of the Swiss Mittelland. Dedicated to capacity building and raising global awareness of international economic law and economics, the institute maintains close ties to the Institute of European and International Economic Law (IEW) at the University of Bern.The WTI provides graduate studies and a forum for interdisciplinary research and teaching in international trade law and economics. Fostering interaction between students and professionals, the Institute allows researchers and practitioners to establish networks and pool expertise. The WTI offers a graduate master's programme in international trade law and economics (MILE), an annual summer academy, WTO accession training, an executive education programme, and tailor-made courses in trade regulation and economics. In 2005 the WTI became the leading research centre for the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research - NCCR Trade Regulation - which is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The WTI also hosts an annual World Trade Forum conference where interdisciplinary speakers and scholars from the fields of law, economy, political science and international relations discuss contemporary topics of the world trading system. Papers, comments and conclusions from these conferences are published in the World Trade Forum Book Series by Cambridge University Press.
