Medical tourism is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. On June 12th, 2018, Lublin was the most important city for experts of this sector thanks to the 'Health and Medical Tourism Summit - Eastern Europe 2018', which attracted 250 participants from over 20 countries.
Participation in international educational fairs, discussions and NAFSA conference workshops, as well as meetings with American and international partners, Polish scientists, and representatives of Polish associations, were in the agenda of the Lublin delegation during its visit to Philadelphia, USA.
Onwelo provides modern IT solutions that impact the business growth of companies in a range of sectors from all around the world.
On May 10, 2018, the Lublin City Hall hosted a meeting organised by the Strategy and Investor AssistanceRelations Department, devoted to the new system of tax incentives for investments in Poland, corresponding to the existing form of special economic zones.
Lublin Medicine – Medical & Wellness Cluster is a cooperation platform among higher education institutions, research centres, healthcare entities, entrepreneurs, institutions for collaboration and local authorities.
The Lublin Economic Uplands is a concept of a comprehensive description and vision of the economic development of the city. The economic environment of Lublin today is created by both traditional industries, such as machinery, aviation, automotive, and food processing, as well as by modern industries and services based on digital technologies, human capital and modern infrastructure, including the IT industry that creates the Lublin IT Upland - the most developed economic ecosystem in Lublin.
Internationalization of higher education is a global trend developing in academic and local communities in Poland. Migration of international students is a complex process involving students, academia, cities, civil society and the business community. One of the most challenging issues caused by this process is the question how to integrate international students.
One of the most prospective clients for Polish universities are international students, especially in the situation of huge competition on the national educational market and the increasingly visible demographic decline in the country.
Bartosz Łopiński - CEO at Billennium, company from IT sector, in the interview on reasons why Lublin became a global Service Delivery Centre and also why unique cooperation in the framework of Lublin IT Upland ecosystem creates excellent conditions for the development of IT companies in the city.
On 27-28 March, we participated in the "Sourcing in Emerging Europe" conference in London, where together with the Marshal's Office we promoted the business potential of Lublin and the Lublin Voivodeshipe.
In Lublin, there are several hundred companies from various branches of industry, which in total employ nearly 18 thousand people. Many of them are still looking for employees. The City of Lublin starts with a campaign 'I work in Lublin' addressed to the residents of the city and the region. It aims to introduce the Lublin industry sector and show employment opportunities in companies from Lublin, whose rapid development in recent years has resulted from the introduction of innovative products, the construction of modern plants and international expansion.
The Polish Investment Zone Act is proceeded in the Parliament and is likely to be passed within the next few weeks. It is currently at the preparatory stage in the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development.
On 12-14 March we took part in the conference of the Institute of Directors in London, where together with the Lublin Voivodship's Marshal Office representatives we promoted the business potential of Lublin and the Lublin Region.
How to build the city of the future? The answer to this question was sought by international experts in the fields of foresight for cities, co-generation, co-management, and technological and social tools within the framework of the Cities 2050 Conference. The event attracted over 300 participants - representatives of local governments, research and development institutions, local activists and social activists, representatives of cultural institutions, Lublin residents, and students of Lublin universities.
From the perspective of the residents, the complex image of Lublin's economy sometimes needs to be explained. From now on, this need will be met by a new website dedicated to the business in Lublin.
Billennium is a Polish company that provides IT services for clients from all over the world, and its operations on a global scale are managed from a modern Service Delivery Centre in Lublin.
The fifth edition of the CHECK IT conference has come to an end. This year the turnout and interest once more exceeded our expectations. The event drew a croud of over 1000 people, not only from the Lubelskie Voivodship, but also from other regions.
The City of Lublin as Lublin Medicine Cluster coordinator is a partner in EU European Regional Development Fund, BSR programme co-financed project, ProVaHealth, which aims to remove barriers for the slow market uptake of innovations and facilitate market access for small and medium sized companies working within health.
Gala Outsourcing Stars is a unique event for the outsourcing and modern business services sector organised by the Pro Progressio foundation. This year, Lublin was once again among the top three cities in terms of conditions for the development of the BSS sector.
The main prize in the category "Emerging City of the Year - Poland" was awarded to Lublin. The annual awards - CEE Shared Services Awards for their contribution to the development of the business services sector - have been given the cities by BSS environment in Central and Eastern Europe representatives.
