June 22 - July 3, 2015
The University of Geneva, together with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), will organize a two-weeks WIPO-University of Geneva Summer School on Intellectual Property (Geneva, June 22 –July 3, 2015). The Summer School takes place during the first week (22-26 June) at the WIPO headquarters, and during the second week (29 June - 3 July) at Unimail, in the premises of the University of Geneva Law School. The Summer School is open to 50 senior students (graduate and postgraduate students) and young professionals from any field of study or discipline (from law to economics).
The Summer School offers an invaluable education program in the whole area of intellectual property (IP). Selected applicants will be notified one week after registration deadline.
1. Summer School Objective:
The objective of the Summer School is to provide an opportunity for advanced students or 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.
2. Program:
The Summer School program covers all main areas of IP (namely, patent law, trademarks, designs and copyright) through a pragmatic, interactive approach. Lecturers are intellectual property experts at WIPO, the University of Geneva, or other institutions. See the program here.
3. Eligibility Requirements:
Participation is not limited to law students. Students in other fields are also encouraged to apply.
Proficiency in English is required. All applicants are required to have successfully completed the WIPO distance learning General Course on Intellectual Property (DL-101) before the registration deadline. Please note that priority will be given to those who have completed the said course in the selection of participants.
Participants are responsible for their own travel to and from Geneva, accommodation and living expenses during their participation of the program.
4. Application and registration:
4.1. Standard conditions (registration fees)
Applicants wishing to take part to the summer school under standard conditions (with registration fees) must apply on line by following the instructions at https://welc.wipo.int/acc/index.jsf?page=wssCatalog.xhtml&cc=WSSCH&lang=en&#plus_WSSCH.
4.2. Free-of-charge participation for five University of Geneva students
Five currently enrolled University of Geneva students will be selected to participate in the summer school at no charge.
Applicants should send their résumé/curriculum vitae together with a letter of motivation (written in English and giving reasons why they wish to apply for the Summer School and what they hope to gain from it) by email to the Secretariat of the Département de droit commercial (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), by March 30, 2015.
5. Accommodation
See the Accommodation Webpage.
6. Contacts:
- Summer school coordinator This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Delegate of the Rectorate of the University for the relations with WIPO: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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