The Geological Survey Department of the Republic of Cyprus
The Geological Survey Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment is the state’s technical advisor on geological matters. The duties and responsibilities of the Department cover a wide spectrum of activities. The three main thematic units, namely Water Resources – Mineral Resources – Urban Environment, constitute the backbone of the Department’s work, where most of its human and economic resources are made available.
The primary fields of the Department’s work include the detection of aquifers and the satisfaction of the modern society’s needs in terms of quality and quantity, the guarantee of suitable, good quality mineral resources for raw material in the construction and building industry, as well as the development of a safe urban environment in combination with the knowledge of geohazards and the evaluation of its vulnerability.
In parallel, it promotes geological research through scientific programs in collaboration with local and foreign academic and research institutions. High in the Department’s priorities are also its obligations derived from the European Union relating to issues of its competency.
On an international scale, the Department promotes the collaboration in research with similar agencies, universities, research centres and organisations, mainly of the European Union and the USA. The Department, through research programs, seeks the development of knowledge and the introduction of modern technologies.
Based on its activities, the Geological Survey Department is structured administratively in the following sections: General Geology, Cartography and Geographic Information Systems; Economic Geology; Hydrogeology; Engineering Geology; Geophysics and Seismology; and Drilling.
These sections are supported, in relation to their work, by drilling rigs, a chemical laboratory, an industrial minerals laboratory, a geotechnical laboratory, a water pumping crew, drafting services, a library and a central Geographic Information System. The work of the Department is also assisted by the registry, the secretariat and the accounts office.
The Department employs 98 persons in total, including 19 professional scientists (19 geoscientists), 21 well-qualified technical assistants of various specialisations, 51 employees as supportive personnel and 7 secretarial – accounting employees.
University of New South Wales (Australia)-UNSW
UNSW has a 60 years history of extraordinary achievement and is renowned for the quality of its graduates and its commitment to new and creative approaches to education and research. Its motto – Scientia Manu et Mente ("Knowledge by Hand and Mind") – encapsulates the University's central philosophy of balancing the practical and the scholarly.
UNSW is a founding member of the prestigious Group of Eight research intensive universities in Australia and a member of the Universitas 21 international consortium.
Established in 1949, UNSW has expanded rapidly and now has close to 40,000 students, including more than 7000 international students from over 130 different countries. The University offers more than 300 undergraduate and 600 postgraduate programs, and has developed an extensive network of alumni chapters throughout Asia.
ADCS International Ltd
ADCS are international financial, business, investment and legal consultants. The services of ADCS or its associates have been utilised by governments, industrial enterprises, financial institutions and entrepreneurs. The company has functioned as the representatives of UNSW In Cyprus for the Tender of compilation of the geochemical atlas of the island.