On May 12th, 2016, Min-jung Kim from KDI School of Public Policy and Management gave a lecture to the students in the FTA Commerce and Strategy Program under the topic, “Technical Standards and International Trade System.” Kim explained what TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) is, and how TBT disputes are being resolved based on WTO agreements. She also introduced her new research about what the concept “standards” is in the WTO TBT Agreement, which she is working on. By comparing the concept in the GATT/WTO regulations, she concludes that clear legal criteria is strongly needed.