The University of Zagreb is organizing workshops on innovation, intellectual property and entrepreneurship for doctoral candidates. Workshops are organized as an activity proposed by TEMPUS OPUS project and are intended for doctoral candidates enrolled in doctoral programs at University of Zagreb and project's partner universities: University of Rijeka (Croatia), University of Zadar (Croatia), University of Dubrovnik (Croatia), Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek (Croatia), University of Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Ss. Cyril and Methodius University (Macedonia) and University of Montenegro.
Participants from partner universities will have covered accommodation and travel expenses by TEMPUS OPUS.
Doctoral candidates can apply for the following workshops:
Introduction to Innovation
Term: October 27th - 28th (Thursday to Friday), 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Number of participants: 25
Lecturers/trainers:
Smiljka Vikić-Topić, M. Sc. (University of Zagreb, School of Medicine)
Donatella Verbanac (University of Zagreb, School of Medicine)
Dr. Lisa Cowey
Application deadline: October 17th (Monday)
Content:
- introduction to Innovation;
- technology Transfer and Knowledge Exchange from Universities and Faculties:
- evaluating the commercial potential of inventions and research results.
- introduction to Valuation methods of IPR;
- commercialising your research results- case studies and examples.
Learning outcomes:
- understand the role that innovation plays in developing a knowledge economy,
- identify the main types of innovation,
- describe the main processes and decisions points of the University technology transfer process,
- understand the mechanisms for successful knowledge exchange,
- evaluate an invention disclosure to enable a commercialisation process to occur,
- introduce technology transfer activities in their research, start to asses results for commercialization potential,
- value an item of Intellectual Property,
- develop and justify different routes to market for different research inventions.
Intellectual Property: Legal Aspects
Term: November 17th - 18th (Thursday to Friday), 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Number of participants: 25
Lecturers/trainers:
Romana Matanovac Vučković (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law)
Višnja Gaurina Srček (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology)
Application deadline: November 7th (Monday)
Content:
- patents
- trademarks
- copyright and related rights
- industrial design
- non-disclosure agreements
- legislation
Learning outcomes:
- identify potential IP rights
- be aware of the value of intellectual property
- recognize and protection of intellectual property rights
- search patent and trademark databases
Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Term: December 1st - 2nd (Thursday to Friday), 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Number of participants: 25
Lecturers/trainers:
Dr. Vedran Bilas (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing)
Dr. Lisa Cowey
Application deadline: November 21st (Monday)
Content:
- overview of the entrepreneurial process
- opportunity recognition and evaluation
- business plan basics
- funding a new venture
- nurturing a new venture
Learning outcomes:
- understand and analyze key elements of the entrepreneurial process
- describe how opportunities are identified and a business plan is created
- list the sources of funding that exist and how they are functioning
- understand the different types of non financial support required to grow a new business
- have an over-view of how entrepreneurship is developing in other regions and countries (Europe, USA, China and the Far East)
More info and aplication forms on http://doktorski.unizg.hr/dokt/datoteke/innovation_ipr_and_entrepreneurship