National Antarctic Scientific Center of Ukraine
The National Antarctic Scientific Center (NANC) (Ukrainian: Національний антарктичний науковий центр, abbreviated as НАНЦ) is an organization of the Ukrainian government, part of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.[1] The Center operates Vernadsky Research Base and coordinates Ukrainian research of Antarctic.[2]
| Національний антарктичний науковий центр | |
 | |
| Government agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1993 |
| Preceding Government agency | |
| Headquarters | Kiev |
| Parent Government agency | Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine |
| Website | http://uac.gov.ua/ |
Goals
The body's goals are:[3]
- development and implementation of research programs in Antarctica;
- ensuring further development of Vernadsky Research Base;
- interdisciplinary research in the field of environmental protection.
Leaders
- Petro Gorzhyk (1996–1999)
- Valery Litvinov (1999–2018)
- Evgen Diky[4] since 2018
References
- НАНЦ - Home. www.uac.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- "Wayback Machine". 2007-11-21. Archived from the original on 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- НАНЦ - Scientific_research. www.uac.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- Kitsoft. Міністерство освіти і науки України - Україна має рухатися вглиб Антарктики, а також розвивати наукові дослідження на Північному полюсі – новий керівник НАНЦ Євген Дикий. mon.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2018-02-24.
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