New Delhi: IGNOU, in an attempt to produce skilled professionals equipped with skills in Intellectual Property Rights is to join hands with Queensland University of Technology of Australia. The famous university active in open -learning is launching an online master's programme in Intellectual Property Rights.

The new initiative is aimed at grooming a new breed of Intellectual Property lawyers and supporting professionals for this emerging discipline.

The official agreement will be signed today between the IGNOU Pro-Vice-Chancellor Omprakash Mishra and Queensland University of Technology Deputy Vice-Chancellor in New-Delhi.