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The nomination recognises the project's contribution to embedding standardisation in European higher education. EDU4Standards has been nominated by DIN ( Deutsches Institut für Normung) and supported by UNI (Ente Italiano di Normazione) for the 2026 CEN and CENELEC Standards+Innovation Awards in the...

EDU4Standards has launched its Standardisation Education Offers Map, a new interactive tool showing where and how standardisation is taught in universities across Europe. Courses exist, programmes exist, good practice exists, but scattered across institutions and organisations, and often invisible...

In the July 2026 edition of Open Access Government, EDU4Standards coordinator Knut Blind examines why standardisation has become a question of technological sovereignty - and why training the next generation of standards experts is central to answering it (pp. 244-245). The article traces how the...

Research organisations in Widening Countries and Outermost regions are encouraged to explore the support available through the widerAdvance Facility before the upcoming cut-off on 15 September 2026. The Facility supports eligible organisations from Widening countries and Outermost Regions with Key...

Ten out of the planned 15 Academic Standards Days organised by EDU4Standards across Europe have recently concluded. These events brought together students, academic experts, and industry professionals with the aim of increasing interest in the world of standards within academia, laying the...

Edu4Standards has taken a major step forward with the development of the draft CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) entitled " Guideline for education and training on standards and standardisation". The document was drafted in accordance with CEN-CENELEC Guide 29 and officially approved on 16 December 2025...

From 24 to 26 June, the University of Graz will host the 30th edition of the annual EURAS conference. For years, EURAS conferences have provided the necessary tools to translate scientific research on standards into practical applications for the industrial world. In an ever-evolving geopolitical...

The Twin Transition is the strategy promoted by the European Union that combines the green transition and digital transformation, considering them as two processes that go hand in hand. On the one hand, environmental sustainability cannot be achieved without the use of advanced technologies; on the...

How do we ensure that emerging technologies and global standards consistently reflect human-centred values and inclusiveness? To address this pressing challenge, the European Academy for Standardisation (EURAS) and the University of Graz are inviting researchers, standardisation practitioners, and...