Talleres de “Formación de Formadores” (TOT) en Política de Propiedad Intelectual (PI) para el Emprendimiento Académico como fuente de innovación para el desarrollo sostenible en la Universidad El Oued.
This morning, Sunday, March 5, 2023, the launching of “Training of Trainers” (TOT) workshops was inaugurated by attending 30 trainers at the Business Incubator Center at the University of El Oued. The event was attended by Professor Omar Farhati, the university’s rector, and the Minister’s advisor and chairman of the National Committee for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Universities, Professor Ahmed Mir. Also Dr. Mohamed Fouad Ferhat, the director of the Business Incubator Center of El Oued, as well as El Habib Guedda the university’s vice-rector for external relations and for sustainable development and foresight, and the university’s secretary-general, Mr. Chouki Medellal, the director of the National School of Saharan Agriculture, and members of the National Committee, as well as administrative and scientific staff of the university.
This training workshop is aimed at university’s director of Business Incubator Centers and trainers from professors category, with a total of 30 participants from Higher Education and Research institutions in the eastern region, including the University of El Oued, the University of Kasdi Merbah-Ouargla, the University of El Arabi Ben Mhidi-Tebessa, the University of Mohammed Khider-Biskra, the Higher Teachers’ School-Ouargla, the National School of Saharan Agriculture-El Oued, and the Mechanical Research Center. The workshops aim to train the university’s participants and directors of Entrepreneurial Business Incubator Centers and all their academicians researchers.
In his speech, Professor Omar Farhati, the university’s Rector, expressed his gratitude to all the representatives of the National Committee for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at all participants Universities, especially the chairman, Professor Ahmed Mir, and to Dr. Mohammed Fouad Farhat, for this academic event, which aligns with the strategy of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Professor Ahmed Mir, the chairman of the National Committee, stated that more than 500 trainers in the field of entrepreneurship and intellectual property polcies (IP) have been trained at the conclusion of this final workshops, and that these programs are part of the continuous support for innovative project holders and those involved in Ministerial Decision No. 1275 for Startup Certificate and Patent Certification.
On the sidelines of the opening of the training workshops, Dr. Fouad Farhat, the director of the university’s Business Incubator Center, and Professor Ahmed Mir, the chairman of the National Committee for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Universities, were honored by the university’s rector.