Four Namibian Master’s students spent six months at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Braunschweig last year. This is what Ndapanda Musole had to say. We were curious to hear about Ndapanda Musole’s first impressions of Germany and how she adjusted to living in a new country. She first noticed the infrastructure and the buildings, but…
Four Namibian Master’s students spent six months at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Braunschweig last year. They were all interviewed during their stay in Germany, and this is what Rosamunde (Rose) Shilongo had to say. Starting point Rosamunde (Rose) Shilongo never thought she’d work on assessing hydrogen purity, but this electrical engineer from Namibia surprised…
Four Namibian Master’s students spent six months at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Braunschweig last year. This is what Paulus Tangeni Tjakula had to say. We were curious to hear about Paulus Tangeni Tjakula’s impressions of Germany and his experiences while living and researching in Braunschweig. He felt that adjusting to life in Germany was…
Four Namibian Master’s students spent six months at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Braunschweig last year. They were all interviewed during their stay in Germany, and this is what Ndamononghenda (Mona) Uunona had to say. First things first We were relieved to hear that nothing exploded while Ndamononghenda Uunona (known as Mona) was doing her…
Four green hydrogen scholarships awarded Namibia has one of the world’s highest potentials of wind and solar power generation. In 2020 the country created a vision of producing green hydrogen and developing a green economy. Namibia is inspiring the international hydrogen community. Projects are being developed with its unprecedented dynamic hydrogen production as well as…
PTB looks back on three years of aid to Ukraine and accompanies the country into its European future. Help in times of war can look very different. The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) has found its own way and set up a task force immediately after Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Its goal: to provide colleagues in Ukraine…
Our long-standing partner in Brazil, the National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (Inmetro), turned 50 in 2023. PTB has paid tribute to all those who contributed to the development of the cooperation between Brazil and Germany, and it has acknowledged their work with a video message. This video also traces the history of cooperation…
Within the framework of a BMZ-funded project to promote quality assurance in the photovoltaic-sector, the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) and the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality (STAMEQ) collaborated to organize a Calidena workshop, which took place at the Intercontinental Hotel in Hanoi on 9-10 April. This two-day event served as a platform for various stakeholders…
The Tunisian Accreditation Council (TUNAC) has recently started to digitalize its administration system as well as its accreditation processes and has set up a central database for this purpose. TUNAC is carrying out these activities to be able to react to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17011 towards accreditation bodies and the accreditation process as well as…
The science magazine ¡De acuerdo! – La ciencia a tu medida (¡De acuerdo! – Science made to your measure) has published its 10th issue. We would like to congratulate the magazine’s authors and technical collaborators as well as members of the editorial and executive boards on this special occasion. We are also looking forward to…