On April 16, Professor Yang Qing of the Department of Engineering Management and Technical Economics at the School of Economics and Management (SEM), University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB), was named the recipient of the 2026 IPMA Global Distinguished Professor Award at the awards gala of the 14th IPMA Research Conference in Bogotá, Colombia .
The award was announced by Professor Vladimir Obradovic, Vice President of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). Yang is a faculty member in SEM's Department of Engineering Management and Technical Economics.
Founded in 1965, IPMA is the world's oldest and largest project management organization, comprising 71 member associations worldwide. The China Project Management Professional Committee (PMPC) is one of its members. First held in 2013, the annual IPMA Research Conference has since been hosted in Germany, China, South Africa, Brazil, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and other countries.
The IPMA Global Distinguished Professor Award is a major honor within the IPMA Global Project Management Academic Excellence Recognition, which honors scholars for outstanding academic contributions, international influence, and leadership in the field of project management.
The award announcement is available at https://awards.ipma.world/news/from-idea-to-award-global-research-awards-2026-winners-announced/.
