World Trade University is a United Nations global partnership mechanism launched at the Third United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries, hosted by the European Union, Brussels in May 2001, engaging the European Union; Agencies of the UN including the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, UNCTAD, and UNDP; World Trade Organization; Commonwealth Secretariat; and Departments of the Government of Canada. WTU is an interlocking organization comprising academic programs, global platforms, and related services. These elements operate together to assist WTU in achieving its mission:

  to enhance the capacity of the present and to develop the potential of future trade leaders to better manage the challenges of multilateral trading system so that prosperity is shared.

• to identify, shape, and influence the most timely issues of trade

• to enhance knowledge creation and knowledge sharing

• to develop intensive partnerships

• to promote rule-based trade

• to create and facilitate mechanisms:  

  • for human resource and institutional capacity building

  • for engaging developing and developed countries

  • for managing globalization better so that prosperity is shared

• Effective Management of Graduate Enrolments

• Maintaining Competitive Tuition Fees

• Recruitment and Retention of High-Quality Faculty and Staff

• Specialized Programs & Innovative Curriculum

• Commitment to a Diverse Student Body, Faculty and Programs

• Expansion of the Knowledge Partnership Network

• Financial Aid and Scholarship

• Dedication to Lifelong Learning

• Direct Transfer of Benefits to the Community

• Enhancement of Support Services and Information Technology Infrastructure

• Establishment of the New Trade and Technology Service Division

• Long-Term Research Initiatives in Partnership with Local Institution

• China & World Trade Consulting Arm

• World Trade Talks

• Executive Office of the Secretary-General of the UN

• WTO

• UNCTAD

• UNIDO

• UNITAR 

• UNDP

• IMF 

• World Bank

• Transparency International  

• ITC

• WIPO  

• Commonwealth Secretariat

• Columbia University

• University of Denver

• Pace University

• International Business Leaders Forum

• Mount Allison University   

• and a conglomeration of 20 other prestigious universities from Canada, USA, Germany, France, Netherlands, and Australia. 

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