The Edu4Standards.eu project, funded by Horizon Europe, has set up the first European student network around standardization, called the European Students’ Standardization Association (ESSA).
The RESSE Project – Reinforcing the European Standardization System through Education has launched a call for experts for the development of a Pan-European Certificate on Standardization.
The joint CEN-CENELEC Workshop on was kicked off on 16th December 2025. The Workshop’s registered participants have agreed on the first draft of the CWA.
The three European Standardization Organizations – CEN, CENELEC and ETSI – have created a consortium to respond to a call under the Single Market Programme aimed at Reinforcing the European Standardization System through Education (RESSE) and addressing the need for skilled experts in standardization.
The Academic Standards Day, held in Belgrade on 1 April 2026 and organized by the Institute for Standardization of Serbia, in cooperation with the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, gathered more than 120 participants, recording an exceptionally high level of attendance. The event generated significant interest among students to become acquainted with standards and their role in modern society.
Edu4Standards.eu is launching a European Students Standardization Association. The goal is to support students interested in standardization on their learning curve by establishing a playground for the next generation of standardization experts to explore and experience standardization.
The three European Standardization Organizations – CEN, CENELEC and ETSI – have created a consortium to respond to a call under the Single Market Programme Standardization aimed at Reinforcing the European Standardization System through Education and addressing the need for skilled experts in standardization.
As a partner of the Horizon Europe funded project Edu4Standards.eu, CEN and CENELEC are establishing the first ever student association dedicated to standardization.
A new CEN Workshop is being planned which will complement the activities of the EU project 'Edu4Standards'. This project brings together a consortium of higher education institutions, standardization bodies and SMEs with the goal of innovating how standardization is taught in Europe.
The High-Level Forum on European Standardization (HLF) pledged to enhance education and skills in standardization at its second meeting in November 2023. As part of this pledge, HLF participants agreed on a joint initiative to highlight national standardization representatives who are active at the international level.