EMIT Project

The Europe and Metrology in Turkey (EMIT) pre-accession assistance instrument entered its implementation phase on the 1st January, 2010. This phase comprises of five interim periods, the first and second of which occurred in 2010 and the third and fourth occurring in 2011. The main focus was to be on improving chemical and ionising radiation metrology in Turkey through the means of long term and short term training of Turkish scientists. To facilitate this, an administrative arrangement was set up between the contracting authority, the EU Delegation (EUD) in Ankara and the consultant, JRC-IRMM. The enhancement of institutional and measurement capacity (in chemical and ionising radiation metrology) for the main beneficiaries, TÜBİTAK UME and TAEK is an important pillar of the project. Furthermore, the short term training events were to be used to reach as many stakeholders (national laboratories, university laboratories, industrial laboratories) as possible, with TÜBİTAK UME and TAEK facilitating this process. The final aim is to ensure that Turkish laboratories are able to produce traceable and comparable measurement results, leading to improvements in quality of life, and facilitating the adoption of the acquis communautaire related to the free movement of goods. During the course of 2010 and 2011, IRMM hosted 17 long term trainees (total 18) from the beneficiary institutes for a 12 month traineeship, all of whom are intended to transfer the newly gained knowledge to their home institutes and to their networks. The TÜBİTAK UME and TAEK scientists have been trained in metrological aspects of reference material production, primary methods of measurement and ionising radiation metrology. The short term training needs were jointly elaborated by JRC-IRMM, TÜBİTAK UME and TAEK. Thereafter scientists from the four (IRMM) expert groups (i. reference materials, ii. primary methods of measurement, iii. ionising radiation and iv. quality, metrology education and training) arranged and/or provided short term training of Turkish scientists . Senior scientists (from TÜBİTAK UME and TAEK), other external scientists and returning long term trainees also participate in facilitating and lecturing at training workshops. To date, 27 scientific workshops, 10 seminar lectures, 15 study / technical advice visits, 2 conference sessions and 2 conference participations have taken place with a total of 1734 people trained. A further 9 workshops, 6 seminar lectures, 4 study / technical advice visits, 2 conference sessions and 8 conference participations are planned for the remaining ten months. To ensure that regular communication between IRMM, the stakeholders and the EUD occurs, six monthly advisory and steering committee meetings are held in various locations in Turkey. The EMIT IPA project will enter its fifth interim period on the 01.01.2012 with a concluding conference planned for Sep. 2012. An up to date list of all upcoming training events which are open to all possible stakeholders is available via the EMIT project website http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/activities/Turkey/Pages/events.aspx. Detailed project reports are also available via this website and some information (in Turkish) is available via the TÜBİTAK UME website http://www.ume.tubitak.gov.tr/menu_diger.php?f=9291.

MCCOURT Josephine; 

2012-12-20

Conformity Assessment Association of Turkey (UDDER)

JRC67943