Teaching About Special Economic<br>Zones in South Africa

Teaching About Special Economic
Zones in South Africa

Project location: South Africa

Dates: 2011 - Ongoing

About our work

New Perimeter collaborates with the University of Pretoria and the University of Western Cape, in alternating years, to deliver a training course to graduate law students from across Africa about special economic zones as a tool for attracting foreign direct investment and increasing development. New Perimeter designed the course at the request of the University of Pretoria to expose Africa's future policy makers to the legal, policy and regulatory concepts and practices of special economic zones, as well as to provide the students with professional legal and practical skills.

Key deliverables

  • Deliver a training course for African law students on special economic zones as a tool for attracting foreign direct investment and increasing development

Key facts

  • The course is part of Africa's first Master's Degree (LL.M.) on international trade and investment law in Africa, a highly selective course taught at each university during alternate years.
  • The LL.M. program is targeted at graduate level students from across the African continent.

Featured staff

Featured lawyers: Jeremy Lustman, Martin Schaefermeier, Jeffrey Sheehy, Stephen Webb, Joris Willems
Program managers: Claire Donse, Suzanna Brickman

Program partners

University of Pretoria
University of Western Cape
Apart from knowledge on special economic zones, this course has helped me in terms of strategic thinking- not just thinking about the concerns/benefits of one stakeholder. — Student from the 2015 University of Pretoria Course
I actually am employed by an Investment Promotion Agency and amongst our programmes is the establishment of SEZs. I have a better understanding now and can add value to the initiative. — Student from the 2015 University of Pretoria Course