As a leading intellectual property education institution, the Korea Invention Promotion Association has been producing creative convergence talents who will lead in Korea and beyond.
We are committed to making this world a happier place through invention by making the following efforts: providing specialized lifecycle-based intellectual property education; supporting youth inventors; and training next-generation entrepreneurial talents and intellectual property professionals.
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- KIPA
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- IP Meister Program
- Youth Invention Festival
- High schools specialized in invention and patent education
- Young Inventors Program
Operation of Invention Education Centers NationwideAt more than 200 invention education centers in elementary, middle, and high schools nationwide, we provide various educational programs to those interested in invention and offer balanced education throughout the country.Training Creative Invention TalentsWe train young people with creative invention skills through youth intellectual property development programs and inventor programs.- Operation of High Schools Specialized in Invention and Patent Education
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IP Meister Program
This program cultivates future technical experts by providing students at IP Meister and specialized high schools with invention skills required in various industries through intellectual property development education and by harnessing creativity.
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Young Inventors Program (YIP)
This program trains future intellectual property professionals and inventors through advanced invention and patent education and consultations for young learners with outstanding invention skills or those interested in invention, including: domestic or international invention contest winners; patent or registered invention item holders; those who have completed intermediate/advanced courses at invention education centers; and those who have completed an education program at the Center for Creative Entrepreneurs.
Training Next-Generation Entrepreneurial TalentsWe are offering continuous, systematic training programs for students with the potential to grow into creative entrepreneurs who can harness the power of intellectual property, such as Bill Gates (Microsoft) or Sergey Brin and Larry Page (Google). -
Korea's Largest Youth Invention FestivalThe Youth Invention Festival promotes invention awareness among young students and is the largest of its kind in Korea. The festival expands invention education across the board by simultaneously hosting the Korea Student Invention Exhibition, the Korean Student Creativity Championship, and the Youth Inventor Program.
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Korea Student Invention Exhibition
This contest aims to cultivate the creativity of students, raise their awareness of invention, and help them develop into future inventors by letting them exhibit their outstanding inventions and awarding them prizes, including the Presidential Award, along with special benefits to outstanding students.
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Korean Student Creativity Championship
This contest aims to unearth potential inventors with outstanding creativity and ideas, and help young people develop their creative and tenacious spirit as they solve tasks in a team.
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Korea Student Invention Exhibition
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IPAT <-> IP Edu <-> IP Campus 
Professional Training ProgramThrough various educational programs, the Korea Invention Promotion Association takes a leading role in the intellectual property field by training intellectual property talents and supplying outstanding personnel to universities and companies.-
IPAT (Intellectual Property Ability Test)
The nation’s only intellectual property competency test is conducted by the Korea Invention Promotion Association. It is open to anyone who is interested in intellectual property and assesses basic, practical skills in all areas of intellectual property.
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Intellectual Property Education at Leading Universities
We train intellectual property professionals through independent intellectual property education programs in universities.
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Intellectual Property Courses in Universities and Graduate Schools
We offer professional instructors as well as standardized textbooks and curricula to expand university-level intellectual property education.
Offline Intellectual Property Education (IP Campus)We provide practical training for patent officers, technology developers, and researchers of domestic companies and research institutes, as well as for non-professionals in all areas such as patent, trademark, design, and copyright and operate the classes of invention and science for young students.CURRICULUMTARGETMAJOR CONTENT-
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General Education (B2C)
TARGETIndividuals
MAJOR CONTENTSystematic, specialized practical training for future intellectual property professionals that covers the overall intellectual property system, management practices, information search, infringement lawsuits, foreign patent laws, etc.
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CURRICULM
Commissioned Education (B2B))
TARGETCompanies / Institutions / Groups
MAJOR CONTENTCustomized education based on planning and analysis of educational needs of domestic companies, institutions, and universities
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Invention Education (B2C)
TARGETYoung Students
MAJOR CONTENTSelf-developed invention education program for elementary students (3rd-6th grades) aimed at training creative convergence talents of the future by enhancing their creative, scientific thinking and raising invention awareness (basic → intermediate → advanced)
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IPAT (Intellectual Property Ability Test)
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IP AcademyIP Academy (https://www.ipacademy.net/main.do), a national intellectual property education platform, offers various contents and online education for free, raising awareness of the importance of intellectual property and providing lifelong intellectual property education to all citizens.
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Intellectual Property Credit Bank System (cb.ipacademy.net)
A distance learning-based degree program in intellectual property, which is aimed at training intellectual property professionals and offering life-long education with theories and practical education in intellectual property studies.
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Target
non-professionals and college students (universities with credit exchange agreement) Curriculum | 21 major courses including Introduction to Intellectual Property and Patent Law
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Layman
Education for anyone interested in intellectual property
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- Anyone seeking online intellectual property education (college students, company employees, etc.)
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- Protecting My Own Intellectual Property, Prior Skills Search Know-How, Dos and Don’ts of Employee Invention, etc.
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Companies
& Univ.Online intellectual property education for groups, specifically employees of companies and research institutes, university students, and graduate students
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- Companies, research institutes, organizations, associations, public institutions, and universities seeking group education
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- Group B2B education including technology innovation utilizing TRIZ(Theory of Inventive Problem Solving), IP flipped learning (on/offline) for corporations
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Teachers
A distance learning-based training for teachers to boost their capabilities of invention education
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- Elementary and secondary school teachers and public educational officials nationwide
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- Remote job training for 15 hours (1 credit) and 30 hours (2 credits)
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Youth
E-learning group invention education for elementary and secondary school students aimed at training invention talents of the future
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- Elementary/middle/high schools and invention education centers nationwide seeking online education on intellectual property
- Curriculum
- Inventions that changed the world, The future world and inventions
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Intellectual Property Credit Bank System (cb.ipacademy.net)