M.P. Semenenko Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Ore Formation of NAS of Ukraine

International project GSEU (Geological Survey for Europe) international project, 2022-2026.

Participation in this project is considered as a favorable platform for establishing and developing cooperation with European partners in the field of Earth Sciences, and in the future - for full integration.

The project will run for five years starting September 1, 2022, and is largely funded by the European Commission through the Horizon Europe programme, with additional funding from the Geological Surveys of Europe, to a total of €24M.

The GSEU consortium consists of 48 partner organizations from 36 European countries. Ukraine is represented by the Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Ore Formation named after M.P. Semenenko of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (ISMR of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine), Institute of Geological Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (IGN of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine), NGO "Union of Geologists of Ukraine" and DNVP "Geoinform of Ukraine".

On September 29-30, 2022, a kick-off meeting was held in Brussels (Belgium) as part of the project. The head of the Department of Geology and Geochemistry of Ore Deposits, Doctor of Geological Sciences, Vitalii Vasylovych Sukach, participated in its work on behalf of the National Academy of Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

Fig. 1. Representatives of Ukraine at the GSEU project kickoff meeting: on the right - Dr. Vitaliy Sukach (IGMOF), on the left - Dr. Boris Malyuk (GIU)



Fig. 2. Participants of the GSEU project meeting. September 30, 2022, Brussels, Belgium (Residence Palace, RuedelaLoi 155)



Fig. 3. Project coordinator Francesco Pizzocolo informs about the schedule of the meeting



The GSEU’s key objective is to develop and make permanently available a pan-European geological data infrastructure and related information services for the sustainable and safe use of our subsurface and its resources.The GSEU will 1) develop harmonised pan-European data and information services, 2) build on the already existing European Geological Data Infrastructure (EGDI), and 3) strengthen the national and regional Geological Surveys network.

The project is envisioned as an entry point to a permanent collaborative network of European Geological Survey organisations, the national and regional custodians of subsurface data and information. It will provide European institutions, enterprises, academics and citizens with up-to-date information about the Earth, aggregated at the EU level.

The GSEU will focus on nine thematic work packages:

1) Coordination and Management;

2) Critical Raw Materials, the International Centre of Excellence and United Nations Framework Classification;

3) Geothermal energy & underground storage inventory;

4) Appraisal, protection & sustainable use of Europe’s groundwater resources;

5) Coastal vulnerability assessment & optimised offshore windfarm siting;

6) Geological framework for the European geological data & information system;

7) European Geological Data Infrastructure - EGDI;

8) Communication, Dissemination & Exploitation;

9) Geological Surveys network and sustainable services for Europe.


Fig. 4. Heads of working groups (packages)



During the meeting, issues related to the implementation of the project were discussed, including the progress of research packages WP2 and WP4, in which IGMOF is directly involved.

Fig. 5. Reports of the WP2 and WP4 work package leaders - Guillaume Bertrand (left) and Peter van der Keur (right)





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