A statue of the goddess Justitia holds a pair of scales.

Quality Infrastructure and Good Governance

The term “good governance” is often understood as conducting the public affairs of a country responsibly. Good governance is a key element of Germany’s development cooperation policy. Its goal is to make sure that a government uses its political power responsibly and handles public resources with care. Good governance implies that the state assumes a…

Open Day in Berlin

On August 20 and 21, the German Government opened its doors in Berlin to welcome interested visitors. Several thousand people took up the invitation to learn more about the work of the Federal Ministries and numerous partner organizations. PTB’s international collaboration work was showcased at a stand set up in the garden of the Federal…

Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, visited PTB’s stand.

Open Day in Bonn

On 18 June 2022, more than 5000 visitors took up the invitation of the German Federal President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the City of Bonn and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) by coming to an open day in Bonn. The special setting of the park that surrounds the Chancellor’s Bungalow, Villa Hammerschmidt, Palais…

Reception for the Minister of Economy Ismael Touré from Guinea with Federal Minister Walter Scheel in 1964.

The BMZ is 60 years old

2021 is a special year for Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). This is because the Federal Republic of Germany has now been engaged in development policy for over six decades. On 14 November 1961, Walter Scheel was appointed as the first Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation. This day is considered to…

Solar system on a roof

The power of the sun: Solar thermal project completed

Our project on Strengthening quality infrastructure for solar thermal energy in the Maghreb ended this October with a virtual closing event following nine years of successful cooperation. “I have mixed feelings about today,” reflected Carl Felix Wolff, who heads PTB’s Middle East and North Africa Section, as he looked back at the joint milestones, successes…

A view into one of the weighing vessels of PTB’s water flow calibration facility that is in the process of being filled with water for a flowrate measurement.

Water as a valuable resource: efficient water management in Jordan

Water is life! This valuable resource is the central topic of the module titled Quality infrastructure for efficient water management in Jordan that has now been launched. The module’s main objective is to improve the population’s living conditions and climatic resilience by ensuring safe access to drinking water and well-organized water and sewage management. For…

Andrea Ulbrich is PTB’s “QI ambassador” at the BMZ

Andrea Ulbrich began her secondment to the trade department of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) on 1 November 2020. This project coordinator with many years of experience in the Asia Section is following in the footsteps of Daniel Böhme. We would like to take the opportunity here to thank him for…