WIPO Academy

The Executive Training Program was launched in 2024 and is designed for entrepreneurs, innovators, business executives, IP professionals and government officials seeking to develop practical IP knowledge and skills to harness their innovative and creative potential for professional or business needs. Working with partner institutions around the world, these intensive one-week programs equip participants with practical IP tools and skills to develop, use and manage IP as a tool for growth and development.{{Cite web |title=Executive Training Program |url=https://www.wipo.int/en/web/wipo-academy/programs/executive-training |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=wipo-academy |language=en-US}}

Through WIPO Academy’s IP eLearning program,{{Cite web |title=Online Courses on Intellectual Property |url=https://www.wipo.int/en/web/wipo-academy/programs/ip-elearning/index |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=wipo-academy |language=en-US}} global access to online and hybrid IP courses at general and advanced levels in the six official languages of the United Nations (English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian and Chinese) as well as Portuguese is provided. The courses cover the main areas of IP theory (copyright, patents, and trademarks), IP management and policy, and practical IP skills.{{Cite web |last=Nations |first=United |date=2020-04-14 |title=Sharpen your skills during lockdown with UN e-learning courses |url=https://unric.org/en/sharpen-your-skills-during-lockdown-with-united-nations-e-learning-courses/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=United Nations Western Europe |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=WIPO unveils course on genetic resources in the life sciences |url=https://www.lifesciencesipreview.com/crispr/wipo-unveils-course-on-genetic-resources-in-the-life-sciences-4447 |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=www.lifesciencesipreview.com |language=en}} The general course on intellectual property (DL-101) is available in an accessible format for the visually impaired.{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} Accessible Training Portal |url=https://welc.wipo.int/atp/?lang=en |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=welc.wipo.int}} Some of the DL courses, including the DL-101 are run in more than ten languages as a result of course customization and translation by particular countries.{{Cite web |title=IPCG - |url=https://www.sakpatenti.gov.ge/en/news_and_events/34/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=www.sakpatenti.gov.ge}}

In 2018, the WIPO Academy launched IP for Youth and Teachers to support national curricula setters, education policy makers and educators to integrate IP, creativity and innovation education in primary and secondary schools.{{Cite web |title=Launch of New IP4Youth&Teachers Service |url=https://www.wipo.int/web/wipo-academy/w/news/2018/news_0009 |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=wipo-academy |language=en-US}} Young innovators, creators and entrepreneurs who are users of the IP system are awarded with WIPO IP Youth Ambassadorships so they could inspire other young people to follow in their footsteps. {{Cite web |title=IP for Youth & Teachers |url=https://www.wipo.int/en/web/wipo-academy/programs/ip-for-youth-and-teachers |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=wipo-academy |language=en-US}}

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The WIPO Academy also collaborates with universities to provide access to higher education on IP, especially for developing countries, least developed countries and 'countries in transition'.{{Cite web |title=WIPO Academy – University Partnerships |url=https://www.wipo.int/academy/en/courses/university-partnerships/index.html |access-date=2021-07-09 |website=www.wipo.int |language=en}} Its main focus in this area is a series of joint master's degree programs offered in English, French and Spanish. The joint master's degree programs are accredited by and offered in partnership with partner universities including Africa University,{{Cite web |title=Empowering Africa: Celebrating the 16th Master's IP at Africa University |url=https://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/funds_in_trust/japan_fitip_global/news/2024/news_0031.html |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=www.wipo.int |language=en}} Ankara University,{{Cite web|title=Ankara University {{!}} Bologna Information System|url=http://bbs.ankara.edu.tr/Amac_Hedef.aspx?bno=4103&bot=1707|access-date=2021-07-09|website=bbs.ankara.edu.tr}} Jagiellonian University,{{Cite web|title=Intellectual Property and New Technologies - Welcome to the Jagiellonian University|url=https://welcome.uj.edu.pl/en_GB/programmes/ma-ipnt|access-date=2021-07-09|website=welcome.uj.edu.pl}} KDI School,{{Cite web|title=KDI School Master's Program|url=https://kdischool.ac.kr/#/www/cp/academics/programs/masters_program#top}} Tongji University,{{Cite web|title=上海国际知识产权学院中文网|url=https://sicip.tongji.edu.cn/|access-date=2021-07-09|website=sicip.tongji.edu.cn}}{{Cite web|title=Education on intellectual property law and judicial practice strengthened|url=https://www.shine.cn/news/metro/2106120558/|access-date=2021-07-09|website=SHINE|language=en}} University of San Andrés,{{Cite web |title=Maestría en Propiedad Intelectual e Innovación |url=https://udesa.edu.ar/departamento-de-derecho/maestria-en-propiedad-intelectual-e-innovacion |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=udesa.edu.ar|date=15 March 2022 }} University of Turin,{{Cite web |title=The Iconic LL.M. in IP with the University of Turin Gets Revamped |url=https://www.wipo.int/web/wipo-academy/w/news/2022/news_0021 |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=wipo-academy |language=en-US}} Singapore University of Social Sciences,{{Cite web |title=WIPO Director General Launches 1st Edition of Master's Degree in IP Business |url=https://www.wipo.int/web/wipo-academy/w/news/2023/news_0046 |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=wipo-academy |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Sciences |first=Singapore University of Social |title=Master of IP and Innovation Management (IP Business) {{!}} Master's Degree |url=https://www.suss.edu.sg/programmes/detail/mipimipb |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=SUSS |language=en}} IE University,{{Cite web |title=New WIPO – IE University LL.M. in IP and Technology Law |url=https://www.wipo.int/web/wipo-academy/w/news/2022/news_0049 |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=wipo-academy |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Master of Laws (LL.M.) {{!}} IE Law School |url=https://www.ie.edu/law-school/programs/master-of-laws-llm/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Law School |language=en}} National Law University Delhi,{{Cite web |title=Director General Signs Agreements for New Joint Master's Programs in India, Morocco & Saudi Arabia |url=https://www.wipo.int/web/wipo-academy/w/news/2023/news_0059 |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=wipo-academy |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Join the First Cohort of WIPO's Graduate Program on IP Law and Management in India! |url=https://www.wipo.int/web/wipo-academy/w/news/2024/news_0020 |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=wipo-academy |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=AILET 2025 National Law University, Delhi |url=https://nationallawuniversitydelhi.in |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=nationallawuniversitydelhi.in}} Umm Al-Qura University, Maqsut Narikbayev University,{{Cite web |title=Enroll in MNU for a Master's Degree / KAZGUU |url=https://lp.mnu.kz/en/magistratura#rec753070160 |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=lp.mnu.kz}} University of Nizwa,{{Cite web |title=New WIPO Master's Degree in Business Management of IP in Oman |url=https://www.wipo.int/web/wipo-academy/w/news/2024/news_0009 |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=wipo-academy |language=en-US}} Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique de Ben Guerir, and University of Yaoundé II.{{Cite web |title=WIPO-OAPI-University of Yaoundé II: Commit to Enhancing IP Knowledge and Expertise in Africa |url=https://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/funds_in_trust/japan_fitip_global/news/2024/news_0043.html |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=www.wipo.int |language=en}}

Under the University Partnerships Program, the Academy co-organizes a number of colloquia (informal meetings) and conferences for IP academics, researchers and teachers including the WIPO-WTO colloquiums for IP teachers.{{Cite web|title=WTO {{!}} WIPO-WTO colloquiums for intellectual property teachers|url=https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/trips_e/colloquium_main_e.htm|access-date=2021-07-09|website=www.wto.org}}{{Cite web|title=IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia Network – Excellence in Research and Thought Leadership in IP and Innovation in Asia|url=http://ipresearchersasia.org/|access-date=2021-07-09|language=en-US}}

The IP Training Institutions (IPTIs) Program supports countries in establishing their own IP training centers to meet their local IP training and skills-building needs in a scalable and cost-effective way. {{Cite web |last=Webmaster |first=I. P. O. |title=IPTI Update: Training of Trainers Program on Creative Industries with Trinidad and Tobago – Intellectual Property Office |url=https://ipo.gov.tt/ipti-update-training-of-trainers-program-on-creative-industries-with-trinidad-and-tobago/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |language=en-US}} The IPTIs Program's main areas of support include the establishment of new IPTIs, delivering joint projects with established IPTIs, and offering collective services to IPTIs from networking to IP training courses.{{Cite web |title=WIPO Academy IP Training Institutions |url=https://www.wipo.int/en/web/wipo-academy/programs/ip-training-institutions/index |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=wipo-academy |language=en-US}}

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