BIPM - COOMET UTC Summer School (CBKT-TF-COOMET)

Venue and date

• UzNIM, Uzbek National Institute of Metrology, Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
• September 28-30, 2026

Overview

This summer school will cover key topics through tutorial lectures with an emphasis on Q&A in UTC, UTC(k), GNSS time transfer, atomic clocks, data analysis, and hands-on training sessions with analysis tools. Participants will gain practical experience in clock data analysis, generation of time scales, and time transfer techniques relevant to UTC(k) operations.

The objective of this summer school is to support institutes in COOMET region and others regions to improve their national standard time and their contributions to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) through participation in BIPM Circular T and by increasing knowledge in time and frequency metrology.

The summer school is planned on 3 days. The content of the training is tailored for skill development and knowledge sharing. It is scheduled in a way to help newcomers (engineers/scientists/technical staff) of time laboratories to get the complete knowledge to maintain their national time scale starting from analysing the clock data, realizing the time scale, and GNSS time transfer techniques, and participating to the international UTC.

The programme is planned that the participant shall get the complete knowledge about the subject and the hands-on training on the related aspects of UTC(k) generation using GNSS receivers and links. The summer school will use a combination of tutorials, hands-on work with analysis tools to help students develop expertise in understanding the basics as well as in-depth technical knowledge in UTC and UTC(k). Translation English to Russian, Russian to English will be provided.

Programme highlights

Provisional programme

Tutorials and presentation sessions:

• UTC computation and traceability
• UTC(k) realization and national distribution
• NTP dissemination services and automated monitoring
• Clock comparisons using GNSS
• Basics of time and frequency analysis
• Future outlook, optical clocks and redefinition of the second
• COOMET RMO best practices and innovative solutions.

Hands-on learning:

• Guided learning using BIPM e-learning tools: “Clock data analysis and visualization and clock data jumps”
• Guided learning using BIPM e-learning tools: “Processing of CGGTTS data”

Target audience

The school is intended for engineers, scientists, and technical staff at time laboratories who are new to, or actively participating in, UTC operations and who are responsible for maintaining national time scales. It’s intended also for staff from scientific laboratories and industries needing expertise in timing and synchronization.

Registration

Registration Information:

• Registration for this event is open to professionals working in timekeeping and related fields, with no registration fee.
• The school is limited to 20 participants. Priority will be given to applicants from COOMET regional metrology organization.
• Travel Support: Travel assistance may be available for students with demonstrated financial need and relevance to their current role in timekeeping at their institution.

Application Process:

1. Supervisor Approval: Before registering, applicants must ensure that they have received approval from their supervisor or the relevant authority at their organization.
2. Online application form shall be duly completed.
3. After submission, applications will be reviewed for registration to the school and for financial support based on eligibility criteria, with priority given to those from COOMET regional metrology organization.

Questions of comments can be directed to UzNIM: v.nishonov(a)nim.uz.

Sponsors

The school is jointly organized by the BIPM, UzNIM, and COOMET TC4.

The IEEE UFFC society is kindly sponsoring the student participation.