Curriculum Proposal for the Course of Knowledge and Technology Transfer in the Area of Copyright
The Technology and Knowledge Transfer based on Norway-Czech Cooperation project reap its first fruits. The project is focused on the transfer of technology, intellectual property protection and the support of spin-off companies.
Based on institutional cooperation between the University of Hradec Králové and Oslo Metropolitan University there is a great opportunity to share the best practice from both institutions. Due to the difficult situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was not an easy task to fulfill all desired activities within the project, yet thanks to excellent cooperation, we are almost in the middle of the project while positive results are reaching according schedule.
With the forthcoming course at the UHK that is entitled “Technology transfer for students, academic, researchers and university staff” the curriculum had to follow deep research of already existing courses in the field of technology and intellectual property. The didactics and methodology were not omitted.
It seems that according to the best practice and expert opinions, it would be suitable to have two versions of the course. The first one for the non-expert and the innovators at the same time in the field of the transfer technology (engineering students, PhD students, academics), the second one for their supervisors and decision makers (heads of departments, vice-deans, deans).
Both future courses are going to have the common ground that is necessary to understand the issues of technology transfer. The target of the course is to learn how to create a proper business plan, divide funds, learn how to manage a project, be aware of the threats and finding the best way to avoid them.
“The curriculum sounds great and if it all works out, as it is currently scheduled, I hope the course will attract many students and helps them to learn how to promote their knowledge via knowledge and technology transfer,” says prof. Ondřej Krejcar.
Now, it was time to share the experience from both institutions so the first peer-learning activities were held in March and June 2021. Even though all of the activities were held via MS Teams, it was an opportunity to discuss the pros and cons of both countries in technology transfer. The UHK offered a presentation by a guest speaker RNDr. Mgr. Růžena Štemberková, PhD, who is the vice-chairman of the association Transfera.cz, in other words highly qualified persons in the area. Apart from other attendees (transfer technology specialists, lawyers, academics and students) one of the OsloMet representatives was prof. Anis Yazidi. In the final meeting the Vice-rector for Science and Creative Activities prof. Krejcar presented GAMA 1 and GAMA 2 programs implemented at the UHK.
“Thanks to this peer-learning activity, we can move forward and start working on the syllabi for the course Transfer technology for students, academic and researchers. Our aim is to have the course as much interactive as possible. We were inspired by Pyramid of Learning by S. Shapiro, in which a group discussion forms 50% of the class, therefore we are hoping to create a course where dialogue will stand out above lecturing and reading,” concludes prof. Krejcar.
Once the other tasks are prepared, the next discussion will follow and this time, the UHK is hoping to meet all representatives in person at OsloMet, Norway in fall of this year.
