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 | Stadler Michael |
| Spillmann Adrian (subst.) | |
| BE | Duyver Jurgen Martha Herman |
| De Groote Youri (subst.) | |
| BG | Georgieva Mariya |
| Tahtadjiev Konstantin (subst.) | |
| CH | Kapic Tarik (Secretary) |
| Ruder Susanna Louise (subst.) | |
| CY | Theodoulou Christos A. |
| Curley Donnacha John (subst.) | |
| CZ | Hartvichova Katerina |
| Matysová Jitka (subst.) | |
| DE | Möller Björn Matthias |
| Pavan Andrea (subst.) | |
| DK | Andreasen Lotte Vinggaard |
| ES | Pato Cour Isabel |
| Sánchez Ruth (subst.) | |
| FI | Meinander Ulf Kristian |
| Vattulainen Erkkilä Anniina (subst.) | |
| FR | Collin Jérôme |
| Senninger Thierry (subst.) | |
| GB | Gwilt Julia Louise (Chair) |
| Mackett Margaret (subst.) | |
| GR | Lioumbis Alexandros |
| Kosti Vasiliki (subst.) | |
| HR | Marsic Natasa |
| HU | Tepfenhárt Dóra Andrea |
| Ravadits Imre Miklós (subst.) | |
| IE | Skrba Sinéad |
| Bo Lin (subst.) | |
| IS | Gudmundsdóttir Anna Valborg |
| IT | Morabito Sara |
| Burgin Maria Chiara (subst.) | |
| LI | Hofmann Markus Günter |
| LT | Gerasimovic Liudmila |
| Armalyte Elena (subst.) | |
| LU | Mellet Valérie Martine |
| LV | Ferara Nina |
| MC | Thach Tum |
| ME | Lutovac Vuk |
| MK | Pepeljugoski Valentin |
| MT | Rambelli Paolo |
| NL | van Wezenbeek Lambertus A.C.M. |
| op den Brouw-Sprakel Vera Stefanie Irene (subst.) | |
| NO | Reitan Katja |
| Read Howard Graham (subst.) | |
| 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 | Herbjørnsen Rut |
| Färm Magnus (subst.) | |
| 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 | Banzhaf Felicita |
| Gerding-Reimers Claas | |
| Naefe Ausra | |
| Richard Thinagaran Gift Preston | |
| GB | Pintz Zsofia |
| TR | Yalvaç Oya |