NEWSLETTER ISSUE #1/2015
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TRADE-WTO awards functions
Four separate WTO-funded awards were presented at the 2015 TRADE-WTO awards functions: the best PhD thesis, the best Master's dissertation, the best WTO-related paper and the most promising honours student at TRADE. These awards aim to recognise and encourage excellent research and scholarship in WTO-related themes.
Dr Ernst Idsardi received the award for the best PhD thesis, titled 'South Africa's Agricultural Product Space: Diversifying for Growth and Employment'.
Mr Francois van Heerden received the award for the best Master's dissertation, titled 'Identifying employment-intensive export sectors in South Africa's services industry'.
Antoinette van der Merwe and Prof Wilma Viviers received the award for the best research paper, titled 'Promoting sustainable economic growth in South Africa through the production and export of low-carbon environmental goods'.
Finally, Gabriel Mhonyera received the prize for the most promising honours student of 2015 following some excellent academic results during the first semester of the year.
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TRADE researchers and graduates scoop WTO awards
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