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WIPO Welcomes Launch of Post-Graduate IntellectualProperty Program at University Hassan II

Geneva, October 28, 1999
Press Updates UPD/1999/73

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has welcomed the launch this month of a post-graduate teaching program in intellectual property at the University Hassan II in Casablanca, Morocco. The program was inaugurated on October 20, 1999 at a ceremony in Casablanca attended by WIPO Deputy Director General, Mr. Roberto Castelo, and senior Moroccan officials.

"After intense cooperation between WIPO and the University Hassan II and months of preparation, we are very pleased to see the implementation of this program. The importance of teaching intellectual property to law students at a time when intellectual property assets are defining the economic and cultural wealth of nations cannot be over-emphasized," Mr. Castelo said. Mr. Castelo, who heads WIPO's Cooperation for Development Program, also commended the University for introducing this program and thereby recognizing the significance of teaching intellectual property at a post-graduate level.

In the first such collaboration with an Arab university, WIPO provided support to the University Hassan II in putting in place a two-year program that would lead to a post-graduate degree in intellectual property law (Diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées de propriété intellectuelle). WIPO trained three professors from University Hassan II in academic institutions in France and the United States of America. The professors also participated in seminars organized by WIPO. Moreover, WIPO provided computer hardware and software for research purposes. During the course of the program WIPO will also send experts to lecture on issues of relevance.

The two-year curriculum covers both industrial property and copyright. Demand for the inaugural program was high. Of 120 candidates, only 30 were chosen through competition and jury selection.

In addition, University Hassan II has designated one of the three law professors who are specialized in intellectual property teaching to participate in WIPO's distance learning program. The professor is designated to teach students in other countries of the world through the on-line program that is managed by WIPO.

Mr. Castelo also announced that WIPO will donate a video-conferencing facility to the University to facilitate distance-learning initiative and exchanges with other academic institutions.

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