Athens Information Technology

Athens Information Technology (AIT), an internationally-renowned nonprofit education and research center in the fields of information technology, telecommunications, and innovation management, was founded in 2002 by the INTRACOM group of companies. In creating AIT, INTRACOM’s purpose was to build on the track record of excellence set by Greek scientists and engineers both in Greece and abroad, and to enable Greece to play a significant future role in these fields. In its 12 years of existence, AIT has become a beacon of research and education excellence in the field of ICT in Greece and beyond, achieving an impressive number of important milestones that clearly form an outstanding record for any institution of its size and youth. This is manifested by: Private academia ranking: A recent survey listed AIT as the 1st non-public academic institution in Greece. This achievement is clearly attributed to the research prowess of AIT, as embodied in the research impact directly incited to AIT’s educational programs by its professors and researchers. Research grant attraction: In less than a decade of active involvement in external research fund raising, AIT ranks 7th in Greece in the EU ICT funding arena. International recognition and distinctions in the Academic and Research arenas:...