Assoc. Prof. Kunle Ola

Dr Ola is an Associate Professor, and the Deputy Head of School (Learning and Teaching) at the Thomas More Law School. He researches in the areas of Intellectual Property, Copyright Collective Administration, Open Access to knowledge, Company Law and Migration law. His works challenge institutional imbalance, develops, informs, and guides law reform, public policy and international norm setting.  

Kunle is the Director of Programs/Course Coordinator for the Graduate Diploma in Australian Migration Law and Practice, member of the TMLS management team, member of the University Assessment committee, member of the University Promotion Committe and member of the Brisbane Campus Consultative Committee.

His research projects include collaborations with agencies such as, World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Ford Foundation, United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD), Australian Research Council (ARC) and Canada's International Development Research Council (IDRC). He publishes with reputable international publishers and journals and is a motivating and captivating speaker who has presented at international conferences in different parts of the world.

Kunle holds a Law degree (LL. B) from the University of Benin, LL.M from the University of South Africa, a PhD, Graduate Certificate in Higher Education and a Graduate Diploma in Australian Migration Law and Practice from the Australian Catholic University. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and has over twenty-three years of private, public, and international experience.

PUBLICATIONS

Books

1. Ayoyemi Arowolo-Lawal and Kunle Ola, Nigerian Intellectual Property Law: Reform and Development (Routledge, 2022).
2. Ola Kunle, Open Access to Knowledge in Nigeria: A framework for Developing Countries, Routledge, 2019.
3. Ola Kunle, Copyright Collective Administration in Nigeria: Lessons for Africa, Springer, 2013.

Book Chapters

1. Kennedy Osakwe, Kunle Ola & Pete Omotosho, &lsquoAutomated Essay Scoring (AES) System in COVID 19 Pandemic: A Contactless Academia Approach in Veronica Mindrescu (ed) Research Highlights in Language, Literature and Education (B P International 2023) 1-20.
2. Kunle Ola & Faith Majekolagbe, &lsquoCollective Management of Copyright in Nigeria: Lessons from Other Jurisdictions in Adebambo Adewopo and Helen Chuma-Okoro (eds) Nigerian Creative Economy: Law, Policy and Prospects for Development. Book chapter accepted. To be published in Q4 2023 or Q1 2024.
3. Kunle Ola, After the WTO COVID-19 waiver, what next Africa in Olasupo Owoeye Intellectual Property and Development in Africa (Routledge, 2023) Book chapter accepted. To be published in Q4 2023 or Q1 2024.
4. Kunle Ola, The Quagmire of Open Access to Knowledge: Availability, Accessibility and Impact in Ayoyemi Arowolo-Lawal and Kunle Ola (eds) Nigeria Intellectual Property Law: Reform and Development (Routledge, 2022)
5. Ayoyemi Arowolo-Lawal and Kunle Ola, Nigerian IP Experience: Past and Present in Ayoyemi Arowolo-Lawal and Kunle Ola (eds) Nigeria Intellectual Property Law: Reform and Development (Routledge, 2022)
6. Ola Kunle, Embracing Open Policies to Enable Access to Information: The Edo State Open Data Portal in Brian Fitzgerald and John Gilchrist (eds), Copyright, Property and the Social Contract (Springer, 2018).
7. Ola Kunle, Evolution and Future Trends of Copyright in Nigeria in Brian Fitzgerald and John Gilchrist (eds), Copyright Perspective: Past, Present and Prospect (Springer, 2015) 97-124.

Articles

1. May Cheong, Kunle Ola, Ian Liam, Graeme La Macchia, Exploring Financial Disengagement of Indigenous Australians: Culture Matters (2023) 19 (1) Indigenous Law Journal 45-70.
2. Faith Aboyeji & Kunle Ola, Copyright Law, Access to Translations, and Indigenous Peoples: Towards Inclusive Education and Development in Australia and Beyond (2023) 19 (1) Indigenous Law Journal 72-96.
3. Kunle Ola, The Role of Traditional Knowledge in the COVID-19 Battle, (2022) 25 (2) The Journal of World Intellectual Property, 279-291 https://doi.org/10.1111/jwip.12220
4. Kunle Ola, COVID-19 Strategic Global North-South Divide: Access to Knowledge Quadrants: Imperatives for Granting the WTO Waiver (2021) 43 (12) European Intellectual Property Review 776-784.
5. Kunle Ola, Open Access: A disruptive Initiative: A stop gap, substitute and challenge. (2021) 43(1) European Intellectual Property Review, 42-52.
6. Kennedy Osakwe, Kunle Ola & Pete Omotosho, Contactless Academia-The Case for Automated Essay Scoring (AES) System in COVID 19 Pandemic (2021) Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology, DOI: 10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i431292
7. Kennedy A. Osakwe, Kunle Ola, Pete Omotosho, "Use of Technology and Occupational Health Exposures Encountered by Academics in Institutions of Higher Learning - An Exploratory Study", International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), https://www.ijsr.net/search_index_results_paperid.php?id=SR21604191537, (2021) 10 (6) 432, 436.
8. Kennedy A. Osakwe, Kunle Ola, Pete Omotosho, Rethinking Automated Essay Scoring Solutions for Frontline Academic, International Journal of Science and Research (2021) 10 (7) 469-472.
9. Kunle Ola, Is Nigeria Corporate Affairs Commission Serious about Online Registration (2019) 40 (2) The Company Lawyer, Sweet & Maxwell
10. Kunle Ola, Theories of Open Access (2018) 6(1) Journal of Open Access to Law 1-42.
11. Kunle Ola, Scholarly Publication in Nigeria: Implications of Open Access, (2015) 6(2) The WIPO Journal, Sweet & Maxwell 117-132.
12. Kunle Ola, Fundamentals of Open Access (2014) 36(2) European Intellectual Property Review, 112-123.
13. Kunle Ola, Copyright Collective Administration in Nigeria: Regulatory Challenges (2014) 2 NIALS Journal of Intellectual Property 84-122.
14. Brian Fitzgerald et al, Limitless Information-The Challenge for Copyright&rsquo (2014) 7(1) Journal of Cultural Science 111-129.
15. Kunle Ola, Evolution and Future Trends of Copyright in Nigeria, (2014) 2(1) Journal of Open Access to Law 1-36.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

1.   UNCTAD research Integrating Developing Countries SME into Global   Value Chains. It can be found at UNCTAD/DIAE/ED/2009/5.

2.   NCC/FORD FOUNDATION research titled Study of Piracy in Nigeria 2006

3.   Open Air Project: titled Feasibility of an ECOWAS Trademarks Regime taking Cognisance of Shifting Paradigms and Adapted to the Needs of Countries in West Africa: The Case for Certification Marks for Textiles and other Agricultural-based Products  (Prepared the instruments to be administered to government agencies). 2011

4. Expert committee member on the drafting of a policy framework for Nigeria on Training of Trainers: Enhancing the trade competitiveness of Small to Medium enterprises (SMEs) through Technology Commercialization and Innovation Promotion at the Australian Leadership Award Fellowship (ALAF) Program, organized by the Queensland University of Technology, May 9th  June 17th 2011 Brisbane, Canberra and Sydney, Australia.

5.   Team Member, Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation, Australia. 2011