Candela is the International Cooperation group’s blog featuring reports on events, news and updates on the progress of our work. Project teams play a key role in all our projects. In this interview series, we will get to know the people behind the projects better. Here you will find background information on our work and…
Candela is the International Cooperation group’s blog featuring reports on events, news and updates on the progress of our work. Project teams play a key role in all our projects. This interview marks the start of a series of interviews in which we will get to know the people behind the projects better. Here you…
Dear readers, PTB is very large and there’s always something new to discover – sometimes you’ll even meet a long-lost family member. That’s exactly what happened when we ran into the brilliant and friendly Clara Candela at our Press Office. We were quick to invite Clara to make an appearance in our blog, which bears…
By April 2017, Dr. Jeon from the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) will have been a guest at PTB for a period of five months. KRISS is a national metrology institute (NMI). Dr. Jeon studied physics and business administration. He has now been working at KRISS for over 30 years. He is…
Ministerial Conference: 2017 is the Year of Quality Infrastructure in Africa During the 9th Conference of African Union Ministers of Trade, the year 2017 was declared to be the African Year of Quality Infrastructure. This sober-sounding resolution signifies a high level of recognition: quality infrastructure (QI) – which is otherwise almost invisible – is now…
Since November 2015, Barbara Siegmund has been head of the Sub-Saharan Africa Working Group within the Technical Cooperation Department of PTB. Barbara welcomes me to this interview with a candid look and a friendly smile. Her office on this snowy winter’s day is as tidy as it is every day. We put on our coats…