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AKTOR4TheFuture Paves New Path for Young Scientists
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AKTOR4TheFuture Paves New Path for Young Scientists

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The AKTOR4TheFuture program offers up to 30 scholarships for young scientists pursuing postgraduate studies in engineering, technology, AI, energy, environment, business, finance, and management.
  • The program provides full tuition coverage up to 50,000 euros for studies abroad and up to 20,000 euros for studies in Greece, along with guaranteed employment at AKTOR Group for five years.
  • The initiative aims to retain talent in Greece and combat brain drain by investing in the next generation of professionals and future leaders.

The AKTOR4TheFuture program is launching its second cycle, offering a significant opportunity for young scientists to advance their careers. The program aims to support postgraduate studies in fields like engineering, technology, artificial intelligence, energy, environment, business, finance, and management.

This year, up to 30 scholarships will be awarded. Twenty scholarships cover studies abroad with full tuition up to 50,000 euros, while ten scholarships support studies in Greece with financial aid up to 20,000 euros. A key differentiator of AKTOR4TheFuture is its commitment to professional integration. Scholars receive a guaranteed five-year employment contract with AKTOR Group, ensuring they can apply their acquired knowledge and skills within the company.

It is a brilliant example and a model for how the private sector can contribute substantially to this great national mission: to strengthen the youth, to keep them in the country, and truly find a solid, bright future here.

— Sophia ZacharakiMinister of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports, commenting on the AKTOR4thefuture program.

Minister of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports, Sophia Zacharaki, praised the program as an exemplary model of private sector contribution to national goals. She highlighted its role in empowering youth, encouraging them to stay in Greece, and building a bright future. The Ministry fully supports this initiative.

Alexandros Exarchou, President and CEO of AKTOR Group, emphasized the company's systematic investment in its people and the next generation of executives. He expressed pride in nurturing future leaders and retaining talent within Greece. The program enables young professionals to immediately apply their expertise in a dynamic environment within one of Greece's largest groups, actively combating brain drain and reinforcing AKTOR's commitment to the nation's youth.

In AKTOR Group, we systematically invest in our people and the new generation of executives in the sectors of the economy in which we operate. And we are proud not only that we invest in the new generation and the executives of tomorrow, but also that we keep talent in Greece.

— Alexandros ExarchouPresident and CEO of AKTOR Group, speaking at the launch of the second cycle of the AKTOR4thefuture program.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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