COURSES

Goals

The main objective is to develop the skills of postgraduate students to promote technology and innovation management as an essential component of the management of innovation-oriented enterprises and R&D institutions. This includes both technology management in connection with R&D and production, as well as collaboration at all levels of the entire company in endeavours to accept and manage technology, technological and social changes and innovations. General Competences: - The student will master research methods, procedures and processes - The student will develop critical thinking - The student will develop communications skills to present research achievement in the international environment - cooperation, team work Course Specific Competences: - This course prepares students to apply management of R&D, technology and innovation as well as related intellectual property

Curriculum

- Strategic aspects of technology development - Models of management of technology and innovation - Role of R&D at breakthrough innovations - Triple/Quadruple Helix, Cooperation strategy and Open innovation concept - Management of R&D and innovation in research organizations and economy - Practical aspects of the protection of ideas and intellectual property - Factors successful realization of innovative projects and management of resistances in praxis - Features of most innovative and technologically advanced companies; - National and international R&D, innovation and business support - Obtaining financial resources for innovative technology projects in international environment The entire programme shall include examples of contemporary challenges in innovation-oriented enterprises and R&D institutions.