In the opening speech, Dr. Imad Ibrik, Coordinator of the EU Projects at An-Najah talked about the project which aims at establishing an MA programme in intellectual property at An-Najah and other Palestinian and Arab universities. He said that the discussion aims at getting public sectors in Palestine together to offer feedback on the new programme and introduce information and expertise to enrich the Web-Portal established by the project. The portal offers updates on intellectual property in Palestine and neighboring countries. He added that the programme will involve enrollees in the programme’s activities and activate their role in the Private Sector institutions.

The discussion also shed light on the linkage between intellectual property and the Palestinian Authority’s industry, commerce, economy and culture and its relation to medicine, pharmacy, engineering, science, agriculture, economy, arts and law.

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The discussion was also attended by representatives of parenting companies and a number of staff members from the Faculty of Law at An-Najah.

IP-MED is conceived as an integrated action to join the efforts of policy-makers and universities in the ENPI South region to tackle the different challenges and aims at improving the competitiveness of professionals in the region and at the global level, contributing to better employment opportunities and international cooperation perspectives.