IP Competencies in the Structure of Modern Higher Education Programs

The article is aimed at implementing one of Rospatent’s key priorities – the development of affordable and high-quality education in the field of intellectual property. The focus is on the formation of IP competencies in the higher education system. The purpose of the article is to substantiate IP competencies that are appropriate for modern higher education programs. The task is to define a group of competencies in which IP competencies should be included: universal (UC), general professional (GPC) and professional (PC). Two groups of solutions to the problem of determining the positions of IP competence in the structure of higher education programs are proposed: a group of current solutions focused on today’s educational practices, and a group of promising solutions focused on new next-generation FGOS. Within the framework of the current solutions group, three options have been developed: the inclusion of IP competencies in the specification of the content of the UC at the main professional educational program level and the establishment of indicators in the structure of the UC-2 reflecting willingness to work in the field of intellectual property; implementation of this mechanism at the level of the defense industry at an enlarged group of training areas through indicators and descriptors, taking into account the specifics of professional orientation and industry; inclusion in the PC, based on the professional standard. A refined unified formulation of the projected UC-8 has been proposed within the framework of the promising solutions group. The levels of competence have been established, which it is advisable to focus on when clarifying the structure of IP competence in a particular main professional educational program. The criteria of the model program for the formation of IP competencies in universities are substantiated, and strategies for its adaptation to specific conditions are proposed. A new pedagogical concept is presented that implements the idea of continuing education in the field of intellectual property. The directions of further development of the topic in theoretical and managerial projection are outlined.

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