Engaging rising experts in standardization

The 2024 batch of attendees at the regional campaign for young professionals in China.

The 2024 Asia Pacific Regional Young Professional Campaign, a regional event for young professionals in standardization and conformity assessment, was successfully held in Shenzhen, China from June 25 to 30. The event attracted the participation of young experts from China, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Organized by the Quality and Standards Academy of Shenzhen Technology University, who also organize the IEC YP (China) Programme, the event was guided and supported by the IEC Asia-Pacific Regional Center and the IEC National Committee of China. It was another event for young professionals in the field of standardization and conformity assessment hosted in China following the first Asia Pacific Regional Young Professional Campaign in 2023.

The campaign was an intensive networking and capacity building event designed specifically for young professionals, with the ultimate goal of empowering the younger generation from the Asia-Pacific Region to strengthen their influence and impact in IEC international standardization arena.

The six-day event featured a range of activities that included ice-breaking activities, seminars on latest technical topics, experts lectures, round-table discussions, industrial site visits, team-building activities and more.

The IEC Vice President and IEC Standardization Management Board (SMB) Chair, officials from the IEC Secretariat and Asia Pacific Regional Center were all present at the event to engage with the young experts. The campaign also hosted the General Director of Standards Innovative Management Department of State Administration for Market Regulation of the People's Republic of China and other industry leaders as speakers. Several technical experts from IEC TCs in the area of e-transporters, quantum technologies, brain-computer interfaces, medical equipment and others shared their expertise and experience with the young professionals during the campaign.

The event in pictures: