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MI SIGNED MOU WITH SWEDISH STANDARDS INSTITUTE, SIS– JANUARY 27, 2014

The Swedish Standards Institute (SIS), Stockholm with support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is implementing a project on “Trade promotion through standardisation in the South and South East Asia regions (SESA)”. The project is ongoing in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan in the South Asia and Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Indonesia in the South East Asia. The main objective of the project is to strengthen the capacities of the National Standardization Organisations (NSBs) to enable them to actively engage in the ISO standardization process. 

In order to strengthen local ownership and sustainability of the Sida funded SESA project, the SIS have signed a MoU with the Mekong Institute on January 27, 2014 to facilitate capacity building activities in the year of 2014. The activities will be implemented by Trade and Investment Facilitation Department of MI.
The modalities will involve SIS and MI to collaborate through: 
• Conducting joint training, workshops and seminars
• Undertaking joint research activities
• Exchanging of personnel as resource persons in trainings, workshops and seminars
• Sharing of information related to standards and standardization.

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Mrs. Guohua Liu

Director, Sustainable Energy & Environment (SEE) Department

Mrs. Liu Guohua is the Director of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Department at the Mekong Institute. Prior to this role, she worked in the Department of International Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, where she played a key role in shaping and implementing China’s cooperation strategies with UN development agencies. During this time, Mrs. Liu was actively involved in advancing initiatives related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a focus on climate change and green development. Additionally, she contributed to the evaluation of projects funded by various Chinese initiatives, such as the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund, Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund, etc.

In addition to her work in the Department of International Economic Affairs, Mrs. Liu has an extensive diplomatic background. She spent 7 years in the Department of African Affairs, followed by a 4-year tenure at the Chinese Embassy in Lao PDR, where she gained deep expertise in both Southeast Asian and African affairs. These diverse experiences have played a crucial role in shaping her approach to sustainable development and international collaboration, particularly in building regional partnerships and tackling global challenges like climate change.

She holds a Master’s degree in Economics, with a specialization in Finance, from the Central University of Finance and Economics, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, specializing in International Economics and Trade, from the Shanghai University of International Business and Economics.