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WIPO-WTO Colloquium for Teachers of IP
- Research Papers 2010
Academic Institutions Program
"One’s greatness can only be measured by one’s true intellect"
Objectives
The WIPO Academic Institutions Program was created to meet the needs for both intellectual property (IP) education for young generations and training for trainers in IP. The Program is dedicated to develop and offer IP education in cooperation with other higher education institutions.
The Program offers Masters degrees and Diploma courses in IP law with an enhanced focus on:
- international and regional dimensions;
- the multilateral context, with respect to negotiation and implementation of international treaties and conventions; and
- the diversity of IP cultures and levels of development within which the IP system operates.
The Program also seeks to encourage developing countries to increase IP awareness generally by introducing IP more broadly into their education systems. To that end, the Program organizes colloquia and symposia for IP education, training and research in collaboration with universities, regional and national IP offices and international organizations.
Target Groups
The Program targets audiences ranging from graduate students, young university professionals, teachers of IP to government officials dealing with IPR protection, researchers and the general public.
Delivery Mechanism
The lectures are delivered in partnership with well-known institutions of higher education in the fields of law, business management, engineering and science and technology. The Program is taught by skilled and experienced faculty members. Teaching methods include lectures, case studies, group discussions, in some cases practical training and distance learning. Top students are given the opportunity for hands-on experience through internships at WIPO, certain regional IP offices and national IP Offices or in private companies.
Joint Programs
The Academic Institutions Program assists universities throughout the world in designing courses on IP and by cooperating in the teaching and training in that field. Programs at the following institutions are offered jointly with the WIPO Academy:
- University of Turin
- Africa University and ARIPO
- Queensland University of Technology
- Raoul Wallenberg Institute/University of Lund, Sweden
- Technical University of Lisbon and INPI Portugal;
- Haifa Center for Law and Technology;
- University of South Africa
- University of Yaounde II and OAPI (en français)
- Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) (Post-Graduate diploma in Intellectual Property Rights)
Other Joint Activities
WIPO-WTO Colloquium for Teachers of IP
How to apply
Application forms are available on the WIPO Academy website as well as on the websites of partner institutions.
Links to Other Academic Programs
- Joint Degree Master Programme in Intellectual Property Law offered by the SS. Cyril and Methodius University Iustinianus Primus Law Faculty in Skopje and the Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies - University of Strasbourg
