Mediterranean Underwater Research Center is established under GAU Cyprus- Girne Campus Chancellor’s Office.

Founding Rector and Chancellor of Board of Administrators Serhat Akpınar has interviewed GAU TV about GAU Mediterranean Underwater Research Center’s significant contributions through commencing seabed and hume range research programs in Mediterranean and local costs and also for the Mediterranean underwater biological varities science literature.

“Let Us Save Our Seas And Future”Akpınar stressed that GAU Mediterranean Underwater Research Center has established a vision of “Let Us Save Our Seas And Future”. Akpınar also underlined that GAU Cyprus-Girne campus situates the research office  and laboratoires of the center while the implementation center is situated in GAU Social Facilities and Tourism and Hotel Implementation Center Camelot Beach Club.

 “Underwater Researches will be an International Center of Attention”Akpınar stated that, the center which will undertake researches for seabed and home range in Mediterranean and local costs and also for the Mediterranean underwater biological varities, sea pollution, underwater archeology and sunken rocks, Monachus Monachus (Mediterranean seals) and Caretta Caretta’s and green turtles’ significant reproductions areas in Northern Cyprus will be active from 15th of June 2013 and onwards. Akpınar further mentioned that GAU Mediterranean Underwater Research Center will indeed be an international center of attention for Northern Cyprus underwater scientific underwater researches.

 “Karpaz will be an other Research Center through GAU Karpaz Llife Campus”Akpınar stressed that researches for seabed and home range in Mediterranean will initiate in Girne. The other branch of the center will be under GAU Karpaz Life Campus and the aim will be to allow Karpaz to be the center of attention for Underwater Researches.

GAU Mediterranean Underwater Research Center will hold cooperation amongst local non-governmental organizations and relevant official organizations, abroad universities, international non-governmental organizations and environment organizations under the theme of protecting our seas and future thus pulling attention to nature oriented, environmental and sea pollutions and reinforcing social awareness through various social responsibility projects, conferances, seminars, workshops and trainings.