September 20th, 2017, students of the two international programs (WIPO-Tongji MIP in Design and B&R MIP) has their first day in study at SICIP. Prof. Dr. LI Mingde (Ph.D Tutor of Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Science, Executive Vice President of China Intellectual Property Law Association, Member of the National Advisory Committee on Intellectual Property Rights) and Ms. Martha Chikowore (Training Officer of WIPO Academy) gave the courses and lectures to the students.

Prof. Dr. Li listed many practical skills in IP Information Retrieval, including the aim and contents of MIP of Tongji; Research in WIPO and WTO; Research in EU; Research in China etc.

Ms. Martha Chikowore enlightened the students of the history and development of WIPO. When mentioned in the case of TOBLERONE Chocolate as a patented design product, she shared this brand of chocolate to the students and invited students to share the learning experience in Shanghai with a summer school organized by WIPO.

In the afternoon, students have the Orientation for the curriculum and class meeting, which made students clear for the courses and know each other via self-introduction.