Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the Masters Degree in Intellectual Property (MIP) Programme. The Degree is jointly offered by the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and the Business Registration and Licensing Agency (BRELA) – National Intellectual Property Office of Tanzania.
Duration
The maximum duration is Eighteen months, from July 2023 September 2022 to December 2024 (including holidays), structured in Three Phases, as follows:
- First Phase: July 2023 through September 2023 – Distance Learning Phase through the WIPO Academy Distance Learning Program;
- Second Phase: November 2023 to March 2024: Residential phase requiring physical attendance of lectures undertaken at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
- Third Phase: April 2024 to December 2024: Dissertation Phase requiring research and writing on an approved research topic.
The Programme adopts a comparative approach, with particular emphasis on the interface of intellectual property law and policies in the context of the existing economic and social dynamics obtaining in Africa. Distance Learning Phase is coordinated by the WIPO Academy,Residential Lectures and Supervision of the dissertation will be given by leading academics, intellectual property practitioners, intellectual property officers and other experts drawn from across Africa.
The provisional curriculum of the Programme is available on the following websites: UDSM: https://www.udsm.ac.tz/web/index.php/schools/sol/postgraduates–programs , and ARIPO: https://www.aripo.org/academy/masters–in–intellectual–property/