Professional Education Committee (PEC)
PEC advises the epi Board on professional education and qualification. There is at least one member from each EPC member country. The members are involved in EQE related matters and/or Continuing Professional Education (CPE) related matters.
The PEC organises and oversees educational activities, including webinars and seminars. The online activities are available on the epi-learning platform which is open to epi members and epi students, who are registered trainees preparing for the European Qualifying Examination (EQE). The epi students have access through the platform to a students’ forum, EQE online workshops and epi tutorials.
The full PEC meets twice a year: one plenary meeting is fully online and the other is a hybrid meeting. PEC has set up several sub-committees and working groups to concentrate on key areas of its responsibility. Each group has the appropriate number of members and these groups meet online as frequently as needed.
At the moment, PEC is particularly considering the new format of the EQE as well as building the CPE program of seminars and webinars.
epi members are asked to get in touch with their national PEC member regarding any educational / PEC related matter.
One of the responsibilities of PEC members is the organisation of national seminars.
The PEC can be reached via pec@patentepi.org or via education@patentepi.org.
Subcommittees and Working Groups
- “CPE” subcommittee
- “Editorial” subcommittee
- “Education of professional representatives’ staff” subcommitee
- “epi students and EQE candidates” subcommittee
- “epi Tutors and Coaches” subcommittee
- “EQE” subcommittee
- “Executive” subcommittee
- “IPREE/REE” Working Group
- “Mandatory reporting of CPE” Working Group
- ”UP/UPC Education“ Working Group
Primary contact in the epi Secretariat: Barbara Riffert, Jacqueline Kalbe
| Country | Name |
|---|---|
| AT | Spillmann Adrian (subst.) |
| Stadler Michael | |
| BE | De Groote Youri (subst.) |
| Duyver Jurgen Martha Herman | |
| BG | Georgieva Mariya |
| Tahtadjiev Konstantin (subst.) | |
| CH | Kapic Tarik (Secretary) |
| Ruder Susanna Louise (subst.) | |
| CY | Curley Donnacha John (subst.) |
| Theodoulou Christos A. | |
| CZ | Hartvichova Katerina |
| Matysová Jitka (subst.) | |
| DE | Pott Thomas |
| Promies Hendrik (subst.) | |
| ES | Pato Cour Isabel |
| Sánchez Ruth (subst.) | |
| FI | Meinander Ulf Kristian |
| FR | Collin Jérôme |
| Senninger Thierry (subst.) | |
| GB | Gwilt Julia Louise (Chair) |
| Mackett Margaret (subst.) | |
| GR | Kosti Vasiliki (subst.) |
| Lioumbis Alexandros | |
| HU | Ravadits Imre Miklós (subst.) |
| Tepfenhárt Dóra Andrea | |
| IE | Bo Lin (subst.) |
| Skrba Sinéad | |
| IS | Gudmundsdóttir Anna Valborg |
| IT | Burgin Maria Chiara (subst.) |
| Morabito Sara | |
| LI | Hofmann Markus Günter |
| LT | Armalyte Elena (subst.) |
| Gerasimovic Liudmila | |
| LU | Mellet Valérie Martine |
| MC | Thach Tum |
| MK | Pepeljugoski Valentin |
| NL | op den Brouw-Sprakel Vera Stefanie Irene (subst.) |
| van Wezenbeek Lambertus A.C.M. | |
| PL | Dargiewicz Joanna |
| Mlynarska Paulina Emma (subst.) | |
| PT | do Nascimento Gomes Rui |
| Silvestre de Almeida Ferreira Luís Humberto (subst.) | |
| RO | Boncea Oana-Laura |
| RS | Pribic Jelena |
| SE | Färm Magnus (subst.) |
| Herbjørnsen Rut | |
| SI | Boric Vezjak Maja |
| SK | Cechvala Radovan |
| SM | Agazzani Giampaolo |
| Primiceri Maria Vittoria (subst.) | |
| TR | Atalay Baris |
| Hamamcioglu Volkan (subst.) |
| Country | Name |
|---|---|
| AT | Schweinzer Friedrich |
| DE | Ferara Nina |
| Gerding-Reimers Claas | |
| Pavan Andrea | |
| Richard Thinagaran Gift Preston | |
| IT | Rambelli Paolo |
| TR | Yalvaç Oya |