WIPO-South Africa Summer School on Intellectual Property
Cape Town, South Africa, November 30 to December 11, 2009 (updated October 9, 2009)
Overview
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) based in Geneva, Switzerland, will offer, for the first time, jointly with the Department of Science and Technology of the Republic of South Africa, a two-week Summer School on Intellectual Property (Summer School), from
November 30 to December 11, 2009
The Summer School offers an invaluable education program in the whole area of intellectual property (IP) (Please see program below).
Fifty places will be made available. Selected applicants will be notified one week after the registration deadline (see Registration below).
Objective
The objective of the Summer School is to provide an opportunity for senior students and young professionals to acquire deeper knowledge of IP, and to gain an appreciation of IP as a tool for economic, social, cultural and technological development and the role WIPO plays in the global administration of IP.
Who May Apply?
Senior students (graduate and postgraduate students) and young professionals from any field of study or discipline.
Venue and Dates
University of Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa, November 30 to December 11, 2009.
Language
English
Registration Fees
Payable upon notification of acceptance.
Students: US $ 300
Young professionals: US$ 500
Distance Learning
Pre-selected candidates will be required to successfully complete a special session of the Academy's distance learning General Course on Intellectual Property (DL-101). Dates for this session will be announced upon pre-selection.
Program
The program [available in MS-WORD or Adobe PDF] consists of lectures by eminent experts in the field of IP, both from WIPO and external. The program also includes case studies and group discussions on selected IP topics. A certificate of participation is awarded to those who successfully complete all requirements of the program.
Insurance and Medical Examination
All participants will be provided with insurance coverage for the duration of their stay in connection with the Summer School program.
Each participant will be required to present a medical certificate upon arrival.
Travel, Accommodation and Living Expenses
Participants are responsible for their own travel to and from Cape Town, accommodation and living expenses during their participation of the program.
Registration
Registration for the WIPO-South Africa Summer School on IP (2009) will be open online from October 12 to 31, 2009.
You may register for the 2009 WIPO-South Africa Summer School on IP from October 12 to 31, 2009.
Please e-mail your Resumé (short CV) together with a letter of motivation (giving reasons why you wish to apply for the Summer School and what you hope to gain from it) to: summerschool.southafrica@wipo.int
For further information, please contact the Summer School coordinator: summerschool.southafrica@wipo.int
