Competition of children’s creativity “Standardization and I” announced in Belarus

The State Committee for Standardization announced the republican competition of children’s creativity “Standardization and I”, the press service of the State Standard reported.

The initiative is aimed at education in the field of standardization, attracting interest in issues that can be solved with its help, increasing the prestige of standardization, as well as introducing the younger generation to cognitive and research activities.

The theme of the contest is “The world of standards through the eyes of children: from life safety to technological leadership”. Students of educational institutions of three age categories are invited to participate: 6-9, 10-12, 13-16 years.

The competition is held in the following categories: information project (works aimed at education, information, drawing attention to standardization), research project (works to solve topical problems through standardization). Projects can be made in the form of a drawing, poster (including advertising), layout, video, article, computer project (presentation). Each project is accompanied by an information sheet of the contest participant.

Only individual projects are allowed to participate. The contestant can participate with only one project and in one nomination.

One of the innovations is the transition to a two-stage system. The first stage of the competition is held from October to November in each region by the regional CSMS, BelGISS. Projects are accepted until November 1, 2026. At the first stage, projects applying for participation in the second stage are identified.

The second stage of the competition is from December 2026 to February 2027. The Commission evaluates the submitted projects, determines the winners in each nomination and age category.

The winners of the competition are awarded diplomas and valuable prizes. Also, by decision of the republican competition commission, winners in additional nominations can be determined.

The conditions of the competition, the requirements for projects and participants, the procedure for consideration and other issues of organization and conduct are set out in the instructions on the procedure for holding the republican competition of children's creativity "Standardization and I", approved by the resolution of the State Standard No. 97 dated October 7, 2022 (as amended by the resolution No. 111 of September 4, 2025).