GLOBAL: Political runes support 2010 WTO deal liberalising global higher education
July 1st, 2009
By Keith Nuthall
The diplomatic stars are lining up for a World Trade Organisation (WTO) deal at the Doha Development Round next year, which could significantly liberalise access to higher education markets round the globe.
Detailed talks have now restarted on the lynchpin agricultural portion of the round, which must succeed if there is to be a deal on updating the general agreement on the trade in services (GATS), which covers higher education.
WTO secretary general Pascal Lamy has also started hands-on involvement in another tough topic for the round, which ...
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