ECTS : 1
Language of instruction : French
Mode of Delivery: Online
Hours: 9h
Planning:
2 Classes each week during 3 weeks from 17h to 18h30

• • Monday 24  March and Wednesday 26 March
  • Monday 31 March and Wednesday 2 April
  • Monday 7 April and Wednesday 9 April

Description:  Participants should have at least B1 level in oral comprehension and expression in French as a foreign language. You will learn about current issues concerning the French language including its inventivity and cultural connotations by hearing, listening or reading documents. You will compare French idiomatic expressions, cultural codes with yours and those of other participants. The aim is also to give you links to resources and tips to continue your learning by yourself.

Leaning Outcomes:  To acquire greater self-confidence in communicating in French by
- Improving skills in oral comprehension and expression in different speech acts and contexts.
- Enhancing fluency in interactions through lexical and grammatical activities.
- Managing linguistic and cultural communication in a context of diversity.
- Enhancing mediation skills: interpretation, paraphrasing, summarizing, reformulating, equivalence.

Learning Activities and teaching methods: This 6-week course aims to develop skills in French language and culture through simulations, discussions, - practical activities: listening and production exercises. The activities will offer participants the opportunity to practice an authentic language. Collaborative work and an inductive approach will help to favorite positive exchanges.

Prerequisites : at least B1 French Level
Assessment : Participation
Lecturer : Isabelle KAWA-TOPOR

ECTS : 5
Language of instruction : English
Mode of delivery: Hybrid
Hours: 30
Planning : Feb- April
Description: Internal Market-the class aims at giving students a broader knowledge on the substantive aspects of European Law, with a focus on the four economic freedoms shaping the continuous development of the internal market. Teaching method involves the analysis of jurisprudence and practical cases.
Assessment : Oral Exam
Lecturer : Oana Andreea MACOVEI

ECTS : 3
Language of instruction : English
Mode of delivery: Hybrid
Hours: 12
Description:
This course explores the major issues involved in the legal governance of digital practices and technologies. It is not an e-commerce or data protection course, which are also taught as part of the LL.M. IEL program at the European School of Law - Toulouse Capitole University. While these issues may be discussed incidentally in this course, it focuses more specifically on the institutional, procedural and normative issues involved in adapting the rule of law to the digital age.
The course focuses on four main themes:
1) constitutionalism and digital democracy, regulated at state and international scales;
2) the protection of international human rights in cyberspace;
3) blockchain technology and the fight against organized crime;
4) the use of digital technologies in cultural heritage law.

These four themes are studied in 3-hour sessions, and will necessarily include specific sub-themes and case studies.

Planning :

• 13/01 9h30-12h30
• 20/01 9h30-12h30
•  27/01 9h30-12h30
• 10/02 9h30-12h30

ECTS : 6
Language of instruction : English
Hours: 24
Planning 

• Friday, 16th May 2025 9h-12h / 14h-17h
• Saturday, 17th May 2025 9h-12h / 14h-17h
• Friday, 23rd May 2025 9h-12h / 14h-17h
• Saturday, 24th May 2025 9h-12h / 14h-17h

Learning Outcomes : The objective of this lecture is to introduce the recent developments of the strategic management of patents in modern digital economies. Participants will discover the emergence and the role of the patent system in modern economies and how technological companies try to protect their innovations and to use their patent portfolios in service of their business strategies in a digital era. The lecture is resolutely designed to provide a managerial and strategic vision of the patent to raise awareness and inform decision-making in this area.
The lecture is organized around six core issues (building blocks)

• Patents and the protection of innovation
• Patenting strategies
• Internal organization for managing patenting strategies
• Patent and licensing strategies
• Patenting in collaborative arrangements
• Patent and other appropriation strategies for digital innovations

Mode of Delivery : Online
Description: The aim of this course of to introduce students to the challenges of corporate growth in modern digital economies, in particular with regard to accessing and developing digital assets and intellectual property. The course is organized in two parts. A first part focuses on the recent developments of the strategic management of patents in modern digital economies. Participants will discover the emergence and the role of the patent system in modern economies and how technological companies try to protect their innovations and to use their patent portfolios in service of their business strategies in a digital era. It covers internal strategies and ways to organize for managing patent and licensing strategies as well as patenting in collaborative arrangements.
A second part addresses then more specifically external growth strategies to access patents but also more generally digital solutions and assets. It addresses in particular the strong increase in technology acquisitions and alliances in past years and introduces students to the particular strategic and organizational challenges that external digital growth induces (i.e. integrating and leveraging acquired intellectual property, transferring knowledge between companies and teams of engineers, implementing co-innovative practices between R&D departments from merging companies, etc.).
The course provides students with the relevant knowledge and perspectives to understand the management of intellectual property and growth strategies implemented by firms in modern digital economies.

• First, the course provides students with a managerial and strategic vision of patents, to raise awareness and inform decision-making in this area.
• Second, students will learn about managerial and strategic challenges of acquiring patents and digital assets in general and how to address them.

After this course, students will understand challenges associated with digital growth and intellectual property and are able to develop strategies to deal with such challenges.

Assessment: Group presentations
Prerequisites: None
Lecturer : Jamal AZZAM and Nicola MIRC

ECTS : 4
Language of instruction : English
Mode of delivery: Online
Hours : depending
Description and Planning:
At the onset of the course, module leaders will provide an introduction to the primary research topics and ongoing initiatives within their respective fields of expertise. Throughout the remainder of the course, students will then delve into the current literature, extracting and presenting comprehensive overviews that address various issues and topics in AI, focusing especially on opportunities and risks. We will strive for a dynamic learning environment, encouraging active engagement and critical analysis as students explore the intricate landscape of AI, its challenges, and the potential it holds across diverse disciplines.