ISS held training for students of the Polytechnic - School for new technologies
In recent years, the Institute for Standardization of Serbia has focused on the education of young people, primarily students and high school students, with the aim of introducing them to the importance of standards, the way they are adopted and the impact they have on the development of a society.
The Institute welcomed a group of third and fourth-year students from the Polytechnic's recycling program in early November. These students are enrolled in courses that provide them with opportunities to meet industry standards in the field of recycling. To further enhance their knowledge, teachers Jelena Aćimović Stojanović and Radojka Jeredić once again organized a visit to the Institute, a national standardization body.
Three lectures were held. Ljubica Petrović, head of the Division for International Cooperation, Information and Technical Assistance, spoke about the basics of national, international and European standardization. Marina Donić, Senior organizer for standardization of the Division for Chemical Technologies, Agriculture, Forestry, Safety, Environment and General Standards, introduced the students to the reuse of recycling waste (recycling and labels on packaging), while Dr Milena Ćosić, Senior organizer for the standardization work of the Division for Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, Construction and Transport, introduced to metal recycling of electrical and electronic waste.
At the end of the meeting, a "Knowledge Quiz" and a tour of the ISS standard library were arranged. Although two hours of socializing is not enough for high school students to become familiar with a large number of standards in the field of recycling and environmental protection, it is enough for them to gain awareness of how important and necessary standards are for progress, especially when dealing with one of the most important topics that applies to every individual on the planet.
ISS is proud of another successful educational gathering at the Institute, and we look forward to hosting many more in the future. We hope that one of these young people will become an expert associate at ISS in a few years or a member of one of ISS NTCs or the technical committee of international/European standardization. We are confident that they will use their knowledge and skills to help develop and adopt national, international, and European standards.
