In recognition of the fundamental role international standards play in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the resulting importance of producing standards-minded graduates, the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T), the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers of Japan (IEICE) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) are organizing the Joint ITU-IEICE-IEEE Workshop on Education about Standardization to be held 2 June 2014 at the Bonch-Bruevich Saint-Petersburg State University of Telecommunications (SPbSUT), Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation, in conjunction with ITU Kaleidoscope 2014 "Living in a converged world - Impossible without standards?", 3-5 June.
The overarching aim of the workshop is to gather representatives of academic and research institutes, ITU Academia Members, standards developing organizations, international organizations, industry associations and governments to foster collaboration in the development of initiatives aimed at increasing the attention devoted to standardization by curricula across all academic disciplines.
The third meeting of the TSB Director’s Ad hoc Group on Education about Standardization will follow this workshop (17:00 – 19:00).
