Greece

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has arrived in Athens, Greece on Friday, according to reports from Greek news network SKAI. Gates, who is known for his philanthropic and educational endeavors, will be visiting the Greek capital and the islands while on...

Reports say that the ancient town of Lavrio in southeast Attica will be home to a Microsoft Data Center as part of the tech giant's one billion euro ($1.17 billion) investment in Greece which was announced in early October. During...

Microsoft President Brad Smith announced a large investment in Greece on Monday, which is expected to reach one billion euros ($1.17 billion) and -- as he noted -- shows the company's confidence in the Greek economy. As part of the...

Microsoft is expected to announce on Monday a massive €1bn ($1.17bn) investment in Greece for the establishment of its new activities in Europe, including cloud services, Greek media report. The announcement will be made during an event at the Acropolis...

Microsoft spokesman Charles Lamanna revealed on Thursday that the multinational technology company plans to create an RPA (Robotic Process Automation) development center in Greece. The announcement came during a teleconference between PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis, representatives from major multinational companies and representatives...

Three Greek students participated in Microsoft's "Office Specialist World Championships" this year, and performed exceptionally well, with one of them coming first in his category. The competition took place in New York between July 28 and July 31, 2019. Kyriakos Chatziefthymiades...

Efi Ziota, a 16-year-old student at 6th Kavala High School and Greek champion in "Microsoft Office Specialist", will represent Greece in the final contest in Florida, the U.S.A. in August. The Pan-Hellenic final of the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship was...

Greek 16-year-old Kyriakos Chatziefthymiadis, took home third place among 567,000 other participants, in the International Microsoft Office Specialist Competition of 2017. Students between the ages of 13-22 from 122 countries competed in the annual global event. "It was the best day...

Four Greek students from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki won first place in a Microsoft competition with a game they designed, which they will present at the 81st Thessaloniki International Fair. The innovative and pioneering virtual reality game against bullying,...

Microsoft announced late on Thursday that the company does not intend to cancel any investments in Greece, amid reports that it is planning to transfer its activities in Romania. "The company continues its scheduled investment activities in Greece, as it...

Fans of Minecraft and ancient Greek culture will be pleased to know that Microsoft has released a new Greek Mythology mash-up pack for Minecraft on Xbox. The pack, which is now available for Minecraft: Xbox One Edition, Minecraft: Xbox...

A team of passionate Greek students from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, led by professor Leontios Hadjileontiadis, is considered to be one of the 12 best student innovation teams in the world. On...

Greek high school student Nefeli Stefopoulou was one of ten winners at the worldwide Microsoft YouthSpark Challenge for Change competition. Her project managed to stand out among thousands of participants from 100 countries. This year's 10 winners represented Greece, Chile, Ecuador,...

The winning team in the Student Entrepreneurship category of Cyprus' first Digital Championship 2013-2014 received an international distinction at the Imagine Cup 2014, held by Microsoft for the 12th consecutive year. This year's competition took place in Seattle, US, with the participation of 34 teams from...

The president of Microsoft Central and Eastern Europe, Don Grantham during his meeting with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, confirmed Microsoft's commitment to continue supporting the Greek economy and society, thus contributing to the recovery effort of Greece. Microsoft chairman...