Common Subjects for all the students from Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Papua, and the Pacific Islands)
American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia,
Nauru, Samoa, Cook Islands, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Fiji Islands, New
Zealand, Tonga, French Polynesia, Niue, Tuvalu, Guam, Norfolk Island, Vanuatu,
Kiribati, Northern Mariana Islands, Wallis and Futuna, Marshall Islands, and Palau.
Syllabus of the Subject: Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)
Introduction to the Pacific Islands Forum
Pacific Islands Trade and Invest
Forum Fisheries Agency
Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus
Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA)
Trade in Services Protocol
Objectives:
To understand the goals of the Pacific Islands Forum
To know the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) and the Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA)
The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) members are Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New
Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands, Samoa,
Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
Associate Members: New Caledonia and French Polynesia
Observers: Tokelau and Wallis and Futuna
East Timor is a special observer
Syllabus of the Subject: Oceania Customs Organization (OCO).
Introduction to the Oceania Customs Organization
OCO Trade Facilitation: harmonization and simplification of the Customs Procedures
Objectives:
To understand the aims of the Oceania Customs Organization
To know the trade facilitation programs
Members of the Oceania Customs Organization are American Samoa,
Federated States of Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Nauru,
Samoa, Cook Islands, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Fiji Islands,
New Zealand, Tonga, French Polynesia, Niue, Tuvalu, Guam, Norfolk Island, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Northern Mariana Islands, Wallis and Futuna, Marshall Islands, and Palau.
Common Subjects for the students from Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea
Syllabus of the Subject: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
Introduction to the APEC
Bogor Goals. Osaka Action Agenda
APEC Achievements and Benefits
Free-Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific
Committee on Trade and Investment of the APEC
Principles for APEC Cross-Border Trade in Services
Principles of foreign trade facilitation: tariffs, Non-tariff Measures, trade in services, foreign direct investment,
customs procedures, rules of origin
Market Access
Foreign Trade in goods and services and FDI in the APEC
region
Trade Agreements related to the APEC
Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PEEC)
Introduction to the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council
Trade in Services
Index of the economic integration in the Asia-Pacific
Objectives:
To understand the APEC Bogor Goals
To assess the benefits for the APEC member countries
To analyze the APEC economic and trade integration process (Free-Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific)
To understand the APEC trade liberalization and facilitation programs
To know the Trade Agreements between the APEC Economies
The Member countries of the APEC are Australia, Brunei,
Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea,
Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea,
Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, US, and Vietnam.
Common Subjects for the students from Australia and New Zealand
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
Introduction to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership