We are pleased to inform you that the Economics Department of IIFT, in collaboration with the Centre for WTO Studies, is organizing its first edition of 'Model WTO 2022'. The one-day virtual event brings in tremendous opportunities for students of economics to portray their understanding of the WTO and present their views in front of esteemed delegates and policy negotiators from India. Model WTO is more than a simulation of the World Trade Organization – it is a unique project for students to not only learn about the dynamics of the WTO decision making and its future implications, but to also actively deliberate feasible solutions with regards to internationally defined regulations on a profound level.
The theme for this year's Model WTO is "Intellectual Property Rights Waiver and Covid-19 Medicines''. The discussions and deliberations will focus on the economic aspects of the issues surrounding the debate of patents on Covid-19 vaccines and the implications for various stakeholders. It is a competitive event that will entertain 11 to 13 teams representing different countries, including one team representing the case of civil societies. Only students who are currently enrolled in Master's or PhD programmes in Economics can participate in the event as delegates.
We would also like to extend our invitation to respected faculties and students (from all the domains/who do not want to participate as delegates) to join us in the Model WTO deliberations as listeners and audience members.
Some important details about the event are outlined below:
Important Dates:
- Registration Period: 19th March, 2022 - 3rd April, 2022
- Submission of Proposals: 5th April, 2022
- Mock WTO (A precursor to the main event): 25th - 29th April, 2022
Important Links:
- Registration: Click Here
- Proposal Submission: Click Here
- To join as audience members, you can register here. (Note: Participation as audience is open to all)
We request you to please go through the detailed brochure to find further information about formation of teams and important links for the event.
For further queries, please write to iiftecosoc@iift.edu
Thanking You,
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