The 2009 ISO Award for Higher
Education in Standardization

 

The Rotterdam School of Management of the renowned Erasmus University, the Netherlands, is the winner of the 2009 ISO Award for Higher Education in Standardization. The award was presented at the 32nd ISO General Assembly in Cape Town, South Africa.

The ISO Award aims to raise awareness of the importance of standardization worldwide by supporting institutions of higher education that have developed and implemented successful programmes related to standardization as a tool to access world markets, transfer technology and promote good business practice and sustainable development.

In this section, the winner and the five finalists of the ISO Award describe the origins, aims, content, achievements and perspectives of the programmes. They also highlight how they are leading the way in standardization education, shaping the next generation of professionals to be better equipped to face the global marketplace.

• The Netherlands: Rotterdam School of Management  (Winner)

• Belarus: Belarussian National Technical University

• Egypt: Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT)

• France: Ecole Internationale des Sciences du Traitement de l'Information

• Republic of Korea: Chung-Ang University

• Ukraine: National University of Life and Environmental Science of Ukraine.