The program consists of seminars organized specifically for this certificate, as well as a set of existing courses. You will be expected to complete a minimum 90-hour program composed of:
Courses (minimum 3x30h).
You will be asked to choose a minimum of 3 courses from the 8 courses offered. You can choose courses according to your profile (for example, for the communication/public relations profile, courses in information and communication law and intellectual property law could be chosen).
For these courses, the audience is mixed: bachelor/master students and certificate students. They are organized at the UCLouvain and at the Université Saint-Louis - Brussels.
The course schedule is generally compatible with a professional activity, particularly because the time slots are concentrated on Wednesdays (USL-B) and Thursdays (UCLouvain).
Dedicated seminars (2x6h). They are organized solely for the students of the certificate in May-June (after the end of the courses). The themes of these seminars will be communicated during the program and will take into account the interests expressed by the participants.
The program can be spread over two years.
Description of the teaching units
Courses organized at UCLouvain
Intellectual Property Rights and New Technologies (LDROP2102) (https://uclouvain.be/en-cours-2022-ldrop2102)
By Alain Strowel, in French, in Louvain-la-Neuve, Thursday from 10:45 to 12:45
Management of Intellectual Property Rights (LDROP2101)
By Dominique Kaesmacher and François Wéry, in French with English support, in Louvain-la-Neuve, on Thursday, from 2 to 4 pm.
Digital Europe (LEUSL2113)
By Christophe Lazaro/Alain Strowel/Enguerrand Marique, in English, at Louvain-la-Neuve, on Thursday, from 2 to 4 pm.
Intellectual Property Contract Law (LDROP2103)
By Vincent Cassiers, in French, in Louvain-la-Neuve, on Thursday, from 16:15 to 18:30.
Clinic on European Digital Rights, Law and Design (LDROP2104)
By Rossana Ducato, and Alain Strowel and Enguerrand Marique, in English, in Louvain-la-Neuve, on Friday, from 8:30 to 12:30.
Courses organized at Université Saint-Louis
Law & Tech Governance (Data Protection, Cybersecurity and Governance) (DRAN1360)
By Enguerrand Marique, Mona Giacometti and Charles-Albert Helleputte, in English, in Brussels (Botanique), on Wednesday (from 02/02), from 5:15 pm to 7:15 pm.
Information and Communication Law (COMU1314)
By Alain Strowel and Edouard Cruysmans, in French, in Brussels (Botanique), on Wednesday, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm.
Intellectual Property Law (DROI1261)
By Alain Strowel, in French, in Brussels (Botanique), on Wednesday, from 7:15 pm to 9:15 pm.
Dedicated seminars
Two modules (2x6h) will be chosen among the proposed themes below. Only the modules chosen by a sufficient number of students will be organized.
The proposed themes:
- Contracts in the IT and research sectors
- Contracts in the media and advertising sector
- Personal data management (RGPD, etc.)
- Obtaining and managing patents
- Management of trademarks, designs and models
- Protection of confidentiality and trade secrets
- Tax aspects of the management of intangible assets
- Legal aspects of the Internet of Things and connected objects
- Regulation of technology export control
- Issues related to standardization