Master’s Programmes On Ip

Organised in collaboration with the Universities of Bologna, Pavia, Camerino, Bari, Cagliari, Catania and Padua, the IUSS Pavia University Graduate School, the Polytechnic University of Turin and the University of Studies and Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, under the patronage of CODAU, the Master's programme "Intellectual Property Valorisation for Knowledge Exchange & Impact (KEI)" reached its third edition in the 2025–2026 academic year, involving 17 participants, of whom 14 were women. Of the 20 initial enrolees, 10% were public administration officials and managers, 75% were non-public administration personnel and the remaining 15% comprised Innovation Managers and other professional figures. The programme aims to train new professional figures specialised in the protection and valorisation of the results of Italian public research.

The Master's programme "Open Innovation & IP", organised in collaboration with LUISS Business School and the University of Turin, attracted 22 enrolees, of whom 23% were public administration officials and managers, 9% were non-public administration personnel, 41% were Innovation Managers or other professional figures, and 27% were graduates in economics, law and engineering. Of the 20 effective participants, 9 were women. The primary objective of the programme is to train experts in innovation and intellectual property with specific competencies covering the entire innovation lifecycle, from the conception of an idea to its creation, protection and commercial exploitation, including an in-depth examination of anti-competitive practices.