A few years ago this would have seemed like a utopia, but it is a reality. Yanina they managed to attract a powerful ecosystem of technology and consulting companieswho are looking for qualified personnel. This goal is also served by the Department of Informatics and a significant number of its scientific divisions. University of Ioanninasuch as the Laboratory of Science and Technology of Polymers, whose graduates are in demand.

The latest “arrival” in the area includes PwC Greece, which launched its new digital hub in a city of about 65,000 the day before Thursday. This is the consulting firm’s second satellite office in Greece after the Technology and Innovation Center in Patras, with PwC beginning to establish additional satellite offices in Greece, including the PwC Sustainability Center in Rhodes.

Ioannina has an ecosystem of innovative companies that are looking for qualified personnel.

The bet on attracting talent has pushed companies to the fringes, where not only are there better living conditions compared to major urban centers like Athens, but the market is more effectively interconnected with academic institutions. “Yannina is turning into an ecosystem of opportunities for large companies launching development plans and looking for employees,” notes on “K” President of the Science and Technology Park (ETEPI) of Epirus Alcibiades Pipetis. ETEPI employs about 30 Greek and foreign companies developing innovative applications and products. There, about a month ago, Deloitte Greece opened its new offices, while Ioannina became the fifth station of the consulting company, which is present, in addition to Athens, in Thessaloniki, Heraklion and Patras. Deloitte plans to create 70 new jobs in Ioannina in the near future, and PwC is also going to increase the number of its employees.

Shortly after the start of the pandemic, with large numbers of people flooding in and out of Greece who preferred to move to regions with better living conditions, Ioannina further solidified her position as a pole of attraction for foreign companies. The oldest foreign (German) company in the region is P&I, which founded P&I Hellas and its innovation center in 2017, employs over 150 people and is currently looking for IT graduates. Also in November 2019, remote access software and services provider teamviewer, has developed a science and technology center that initially employed only 17 people, and their number is estimated to reach 200. The company is currently looking for IT engineers in this direction for the center. Epirus’ list of technology companies includes PD Neurotechnology, which has developed a medical device to provide accurate data on Parkinson’s disease. As well as the German e-commerce company BestSecret, which launched its presence last spring. This company, located outside the technology park, rents a 520 sq.m. in Ioannina and aims to increase the number of its employees to 70 by next year.

Tech companies have also chosen Yanina Terracom, Tekmon and Greek Natekwhich develops software for the financial sector in Greece, as well as in dozens of other countries.