UNIVERSITY OF CRETE
www.uoc.gr
The University of Crete was founded in 1973 and admitted its first students in 1977. It has developed very rapidly over a relatively short period and has currently over 7000of students and more than 500 staff members. The University has 2 campus sites in attractive tourist areas with rich cultural and historic heritage. In Rethymnon there are the schools of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education and in Heraklion the Schools of Natural Sciences and Health Sciences.. Its headquarters are in Heraklion and its five institutes are devoted to advanced basic and applied research to technology, training and the development of new products and services. The University collaborates closely with the Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH) and it has also strong interactive links with the Institute of Marine Biology of Crete.
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE – Department of Environmental Engineering
http://www.enveng.tuc.gr/home.html?Itemid=1
The Technical University of Crete was founded in Chania in 1977 and admitted its first students in 1984. Since its foundation, the Technical University of Crete is at the forefront in the development of modern engineering skills and specializations, as well as in the research for advanced technologies and their connection with the industrial and productive units of the country. The Technical University of Crete is consisted of five engineering departments among which the Department of Environmental Engineering. The Department of Environmental Engineering started its activities in the fall of 1997, when it accepted the first 30 students. The mission of the Environmental Engineering Department is to provide advanced, high-quality education and research means concerning environmental engineering issues, as well as to prepare qualified engineering scientists capable of contributing in the measurement, monitoring, assessment, and treatment of problems caused by human intervention in the environment.
TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE, ΤΕΙ
http://www.teicrete.gr/tei/
TEI is one of the most important educational institutes in the island. It was founded in 1983 and comprises the Schools of Applied Technology (also in Chania and Rethimno), Health & Welfare Services, Management & Economics (also in Agio Nikolao and Ierapetra) and Agricultural Technology assisted by the Departments of General Sciences, Foreign Languages and Physical Education. It provides undergraduate studies to students from all over Greece with a permanent teaching staff of 200 and approximately 10.000 students and implements research in various subjects related to natural environment. Within the four Schools, TEI has 41 research laboratories in total, more than 12 of which are directly related to renewable energy and environmental management. Among the most important are the Photovoltaic Park, the environmental chemistry lab, the lab for renewable energy technologies, the water quality management lab, the waste and wastewater management lab and the wind park.
FORTH
http://www.forth.gr/index.php?l=e
The Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH), established in 1983, is one of the largest research centers in Greece with well - organized facilities and highly qualified personnel. It functions under the supervision of the General Secretariat for Research and Technology of the Hellenic Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs and consists of seven Research Institutes located throughout Greece: Heraklion, Rethymnon, Patras and Ioannina. The Foundation's headquarters are located in Heraklion, Crete.
The research and technological directions of the Foundation cover major areas of scientific, social, and economic interest, such as: Computer Sciences, Molecular Biology, Lasers, Telecommunications, Medical Engineering, Microelectronics, Robotics, Biotechnology, Materials, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Applied and Computational Mathematics, Biomedical Technologies, Bioinformatics as well as Historical and Cultural Studies.
MAICH
http://www.maich.gr/
MAICh, is a constituent institute of the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies CIHEAM, dedicated to postgraduate and specialised education, applied research and the development of Mediterranean agriculture. The Mediterranean Agronomic Institutes of Bari (Italy), Montpellier (France) and Saragossa (Spain) are constituent Institutes of the same organisation. MAICH provides a big variety of postgraduate programs related to environmental management, agro-environmental issues and land use functions.
INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND GENETICS, IMBG
http://www.hcmr.gr/
The Institute of Marine Biology and Genetics is part of the Hellenic Centre of Marine Institute, HCMR and concentrates its research on local marine topics relating principally to the Mediterranean Sea. Emphasis is put upon advances in aquaculture, fisheries research, and maritime environmental research. The HCMR consists of 4 research institutes, Oceanography, Marine Biological Resources, Aquaculture, Marine Biology and Genetics that is established in Crete, and the research institute of Inland waters. The first Greek Marine Research Institute, the Marine Hydrobiological Station, was created in 1914, located in Paleo Faliron and since then more institutes followed in Peraious, Rhodes and Chalkida. In 1985, as a result of new research legislation (law 1514), the National Centre for Marine Research (NCMR) was established while in 1987, further progress was made with the establishment of the Institute of Marine Biology of Crete (IMBC) in Heraklion, Crete. On June 3, 2003, after 16 years of independent work, the IMBC was integrated in the NCMR and the new organisation, a public sector body operating under public sector regulations, is called the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR). The Cretaquarium in Heraklion Crete opened in December 2005, consisting of one of the biggest Aquariums in Europe, offering a spectacular view to the underwater world of the Mediterranean Sea.
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