Presentation

PROFNIT is a Professional Graduate Program (stricto sensu) in Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer for Innovation. It aims to enhance professional training to operate in the competencies of the Technological Innovation Centers (NITs) and in Innovation Promotion Environments in the academic, business, governmental, and social organization sectors, among others.

It is an on-site program of FORTEC, within a national network of Focal Points, coordinated by the Management Council (CG) and the National Academic Committee, which operate under the aegis of the FORTEC Board of Directors and the Headquarters Focal Point, which is the Federal University of Alagoas. It is offered to graduate professionals working in Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer, and Technological Innovation within the scope of the competencies of the Technological Innovation Centers (NITs), as well as to staff and team members of Science and Technology Institutions (ICTs), and other related instances of the National Science, Technology, and Innovation System (SNCTI). For more information, click here.

One of the focal points is the Federal University of São João del-Rei (UFSJ). It involves professors from different academic areas, distributed across UFSJ campuses:

• Department of Administrative and Accounting Sciences (DECAC/CTAN)
• Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering (DQBIO/CAP)
• Department of Electrical Engineering (DEPEL/CSA)
• Department of Mechanical Engineering (DEMEC/CSA)
• Department of Animal Science (DEZOO/CTAN)
• Department of Computer Science (DCOMP/CTAN)
• Department of Technology in Civil Engineering, Computing and Humanities (DTECH/CAP)

Objective

The course aims to train human resources to work in the competencies of the Technological Innovation Centers (NITs), as determined by law, and in Innovation Promotion Environments across various academic, business, governmental, and social organization sectors.

Graduate Profile

In their role within the competencies of the NITs, the master's student should have the basic knowledge for academia-industry dialogue, being able to interact proactively with governmental, business, and academic sectors. Key points include:

• Knowledge of legislation and public policies related to Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer, and Technological Innovation;
• Knowledge and proposal of policies to encourage the protection of creations;
• Evaluation of the convenience of protecting creations and their disclosure;
• Processing applications and maintaining intellectual property titles;
• Acting in licensing, innovation, and other forms of technology transfer;
• Developing studies on technology foresight and competitive intelligence in the field of intellectual property, to guide the innovation actions of Science and Technology Institutions (ICTs);
• Developing studies and strategies for transferring innovations generated by Science and Technology Institutions (ICTs);
• Promoting and monitoring the relationship between Science and Technology Institutions (ICTs) and companies;
• Negotiating and managing technology transfer agreements originating from Science and Technology Institutions (ICTs);
• Routine academia-industry dialogue activities, interacting proactively with the various sectors.

Concentration Area

Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer for Innovation.

Basic Area: ADMINISTRATION (60200006)

Evaluation Area: PUBLIC AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, ACCOUNTING SCIENCES, AND TOURISM

Research Lines

Research Line 1: Intellectual Property: Analytical and practical studies on the competencies of the Technological Innovation Centers and their institutional innovation policies according to the legal framework and sectoral policies. Encouragement of the protection of creations, technological R&D results, prior art search, processing and maintenance of Intellectual Property titles in various areas of knowledge (patents, copyrights, cultivars, software registrations, etc.).

Research Line 2: Technology Transfer: Technology Transfer in its various forms and structuring sectors and their interrelationships, identification of market niches and technology-based innovation environments and their systemic interactions, entrepreneurship, identification of bottlenecks and market opportunities to adequately transfer technology (competitive intelligence), aiming at its use by society and contributing to local, regional, and global economic development and growth, improving population living conditions, boosting GDP, and driving HDI.

Última atualização: 26/08/2025