Santiago de Chile, January 20 to 31, 2014
The WIPO Academy and the National Institute of Industrial Property of Chile offer a two-week Summer School, which provides an opportunity for senior students and young professionals to acquire deeper knowledge of intellectual property (IP), to gain an appreciation of IP as a tool for economic, social, cultural and technological development and to understand the role WIPO plays in the global administration of IP.
The program consists of lectures by eminent experts in the field of IP as well as 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.
The Summer School is open to 40 senior students (graduate and postgraduate students) and young professionals from any field of study or discipline.
Pre-selected candidates will be required to successfully complete a special session of the Academy’s distance learning General Course on Intellectual Property. Dates for this session will be announced upon pre-selection.
Participants are responsible for their own travel to and from Santiago de Chile as well as accommodation and living expenses during their participation in the program.
Online registration for this Summer School is open from October 21 to November 30, 2013.
Applicants should submit their resumé together with a letter of motivation (setting out their reasons for applying and what they hope to gain from the Summer School) and proof of nationality (copy of passport or identity card) to: summerschool.chilenull@wipo.int
Selected candidates will be notified one week after the registration deadline.
For further information, you may visit:
http://www.wipo.int/academy/en/courses/summer_school/chile.html
Source: WIPO
