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2020 Annual Meeting of the Evaluation Units of German Development Cooperation Organizations at PTB

Events, FriendsSvenja Weyrauch20. February 2020

On 6 and 7 February, PTB and the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) jointly welcomed representatives of the evaluation units of German development cooperation organizations in Braunschweig at the traditional annual meeting. Over 60 guests from governmental and non-governmental institutions participated in order to discuss the newest developments in evaluation work. Upon…

Fresh air from Africa

Events, Friends, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan AfricaLaura Häußler29. November 2019

In mid-September, Department 9.3 became a meeting place for all of the experts who regularly work for PTB in Africa and the Middle East and the employees of the “North Africa and Middle East” and “Sub-Saharan Africa” working groups. Within the scope of the “Regional days – Africa and the Middle East”, there was an…

Sustainable development of photovoltaics in Tunisia: Quality is key

Events, Middle East and North AfricaElisabeth Insam | Petra Hagemann25. July 2019

How is the photovoltaic sector structured in Germany? Which quality-assuring mechanisms exist to guarantee the quality and sustainability of PV facilities? And what does Tunisia still need before it can set up a functional quality infrastructure in the PV sector? All of these questions were at the focus of a one-week study trip which took…

“No quality, no trade” – PTB’s side event strikes a chord

Events, International, PublicationsJanin Fischer | Svenja Weyrauch24. July 2019

No quality, no trade – a very drastic description! Still, it reflects reality in global trade. And with this topic, we struck a chord at the Aid for Trade Global Review: Six other side events alone addressed the relevance that quality infrastructure aspects have on trade and economic development – with very different areas of…

Promoting trade even better: PTB at the “WTO Aid for Trade Global Review”

Events, InternationalJanin Fischer25. June 2019

One of the key goals of PTB’s International Cooperation Department is to strengthen trade in the partner countries and in the partner regions. It is especially important to us that free, fair and safe trade is supported. A prerequisite for a country to participate in world trade and to ensure consumer protection is that it…

Be sure to test your cement before committing to it (practically) forever! | Training course for the staff of cement testing laboratories in Berlin

Events, Sub-Saharan AfricaStephen Virchow14. June 2019

Precisely 1,350 grams of sand, 450 grams of cement and 225 grams of water are carefully weighed, mixed according to a strict procedure and poured into a test container. The sequence for adding the “ingredients” is just as important as exactly following with the specified times. After drying, the strength of the cement can be…

How we make metrology stronger in southern Africa: Four quantities on tour

Events, Sub-Saharan AfricaStephen Virchow16. April 2019

A set of weights from 1 g to 500 g is only one of several metrological artefacts representing one of four quantities that will go on tour over the next few months. The round trip these artefacts will take through southern Africa to visit different countries and laboratories will be of a somewhat different kind.…

How dirty is the Ganges? This is how one of PTB’s projects wants to improve water quality monitoring

Asia, EventsPatrick Dolle14. April 2019

Together, we endeavour to underpin the monitoring of the Ganges’s water quality: We are happy to announce that the cooperation between PTB and National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) to strengthen the water monitoring of the Ganges River officially started in November 2018. After initial assessments of the situation at that time, a kick-off workshop…

Regional Metrology Network CEMACMET on an Advising Mission

Events, Sub-Saharan AfricaStephen Virchow5. February 2019

Aristide Nguedeu’s careful examination of calibration certificates and a discussion with those in charge of the visited labs to understand their needs: that is a typical scene from the regional metrology network CEMACMET’s experts tour through the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) in the spring of 2018. The tour served the purpose of…

Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean bears beautiful fruit

Anniversary, Events, Latin America and the CaribbeanRebecca Husemann26. November 2018

Forty participants, six days and a wonderful surprise: On 29 July through 3 August, the 6th Regional Meeting with experts from Latin America and the Caribbean took place at PTB. Topics related to sustainability and cooperation were on the agenda as Working Group 9.33 started off the first expert dialogue since 2016. In a friendly…

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