[12][13] Its research and impact assessments on the negotiation, structure, enforcement, and effects of international economic agreements feature in public policy debates.

[14][15][16][17] Notable faculty include Manfred Elsig, Joseph Francois, Peter Van den Bossche, Thomas Cottier, Michael Hahn.

[20] Some of the professors are part of the editorial board of the World Trade Review, an academic peer-reviewed journal in the field of economic law, which was created as an initiative of the WTO.

[21] Degrees earned at the WTI are awarded by the University of Bern,[22] and are regulated under Swiss law governing higher education.

[25] The WTI is a sponsor of the John H. Jackson Moot Court,[26] the Model WTO at the University of St.Gallen,[27] and a member of UNCTAD's Virtual Institute.