The three pillars of intellectual property are structural capital, human capital and relational capital. Structural Capital Structural capital has been defined as an organization's supporting infrastructure, processes, and databases that enable human capital to function. It is usually divided into organizational, process and innovation capital. In any educational institution, organizational capital, which is the philosophy of the organization, guides the functions of all staff in the institution. For example, the philosophy of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) is to remove all factors that hinder Nigerian citizens' access to education. Accessibility to education informs the creation of special study centers for the Nigerian Army, Navy, Air Force and Prisons. Besides that, it also determines the overall plan and actions of the university. Process capital includes the techniques, procedures and programs that implement and improve the delivery of goods and services. For every educational institution, their service is the provision of educational programs. In NOUN, process capital would include all the process through which course materials, continuous assessment and exams are delivered to students and the outcome is provided to students. Innovative Capital would include all course materials written by staff and other experts external to the institution, which are covered by copyright laws. Also because NOUN has an investment company that produces bottled water, the water brand registered with regulators would also be classified here. In summary, structural capital enables the smooth functioning of the vision and mis... half the work... in particular, those who are yet to have their doctorate should be sponsored by the University. Being an open university, NOUN depends more on IT platform. Consequently, to develop the knowledge base of your IT staff, you need to periodically subject them to training courses. Other staff members should also be developed by sponsoring conferences related to their job specifications. Another way that knowledge could be made more intensive in NOUN is to enable staff exchange program between NOUN and other open universities in the world that are standard and reliable. References Adler, P.S. & Kwon, S.W. (2002). “Social capital: prospects for a new concept”. The Academy of Management Review, 27.Dekker, P., & Uslaner, E.M. (2001). "Introduction". Social capital and participation in daily life. By EM Uslaner. London: Routledge.