A colloquium is a type of expository lecture. Typically, a colloquium talk is a single lecture offered to a broader audience than the audience of a seminar. Audience members are not expected to have detailed specialist knowledge of the subject matter. Colloquia are often part of a series, but generally the individual lectures are not related to one another. A lecture on linear algebra at the Helsinki University of Technology A lecture is an oral presentation intended to teach people about a particular subject, for example by a university or college teacher. ... A seminar is, generally, a form of academic instruction, either at a university or offered by a commercial or professional organization. ...
The colloquium is an intellectual conversation among four peoplethe student, the students adviser, and two other members of the facultyabout a selection of books representing several academic disciplines and historical periods.
The colloquium provides an opportunity for students to reflect on their Gallatin concentrations and to synthesize various experiencesstudying books, taking courses, doing independent study and internshipsinto an integrated discussion about several books and themes.
In preparing for the colloquium, each student creates a book list of twenty to twenty-five works and writes a brief paperthe rationalewhich describes the themes the student plans to discuss in the colloquium.
A two-week colloquium for teachers of intellectual property from developing countries and countries with economies in transition, is being jointly organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva from 26 June to 7 July 2006.
The main objective of the colloquium is to update university teachers of intellectual property in developing countries and countries with economies in transition on the activities and instruments of the WIPO and the WTO and to provide a forum for exchange of information and ideas between them and the two secretariats on these matters.
This event is part of the programmes of the two organizations aimed at enhancing the capacity of universities in developing countries and in countries with economies in transition to develop national expertise for teaching and policy advice to governments on matters dealt with by the WIPO and WTO.
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