The WIPO Academy, in collaboration with Albania’s Ministry of Education and the General Directorate of Industrial Property (GDIP), successfully concluded a three-day National Training Program for Educators in Tirana, Albania, from September 24 to 26, 2025.
The program equipped educators with the knowledge and tools needed to integrate intellectual property (IP), innovation, and entrepreneurship into STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education. Through interactive sessions and practical exercises, participants explored how IP can support creativity and problem-solving in the classroom.
The training brought together 40 participants, teachers, teacher trainers, curriculum designers, and education policymakers with women representing 80% of the group. This diverse group of professionals worked collaboratively to strengthen the presence of innovation, IP, innovation and entrepreneurship in Albania’s STEM curricula and teaching practices.
The workshop’s online preparatory phase introduced core concepts and identified participants’ learning needs and knowledge gaps, ensuring that the in-person training that followed was practical, targeted, and responsive.