National Antarctic Scientific Center of Ukraine

National Antarctic Scientific Center of Ukraine
Національний антарктичний науковий центр
AbbreviationNANC
Formation1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Legal statusGovernment agency
PurposeScientific research and surveys in the Antarctic
HeadquartersKyiv
Region served
Ukraine
Director
Yevhen Dykyi
Parent organization
Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
Websitewww.uac.gov.ua Edit this at Wikidata
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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] Since 2021, it has operated the polar supply and research ship Noosfera.

The National Antarctic Scientific Center of Ukraine (NASC) was designated as the lead institution of the Ukrainian IPY Initiative Group for the International Polar Year 2007-2008.[3][4]

  1. ^ НАНЦ - Home. www.uac.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  2. ^ "Ukrainian Antarctic Station". Ukrainian Antarctic Station. 2007-11-21. Archived from the original on 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  3. ^ National and Regional IPY Committees
  4. ^ National IPY Committee Contacts