Why Establish a Development Center in Ukraine

• Access to vast pool of highly qualified IT resources with relatively low level of salaries.
  
  Approximately 1300 young professionals graduate from Lviv IT educational establishments annually. The most popular educational institutions include Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (“Information systems and programming” major) and Lviv Politechnical National University (“Computer sciences and information technologies” specialization). It is worth mentioning that previously Ukraine provided a considerable number of high-level programming professionals to the former Soviet military and space industries, therefore resulting in considerable scientific potential of the contemporary Ukrainian research and development sector.
  
  
• Cultural proximity, common mentality and good knowledge of foreign languages.
  
  Western Ukraine, the former part of Austrian-Hungarian Empire, has been historically involved in European political and economic processes. Furthermore, intensive business contacts with European partners throughout the history facilitated in incorporating European business practice. Thus, Western Ukrainian companies combine European business tradition with cultural proximity in order to create ultimate communication environment and coherent business mechanisms. A substantial number of Ukrainian IT workers are familiar with the commonly spoken European languages: English, German and French.
  
  
• Extensive IT infrastructure and favourable business climate.
  
  Lviv is considered an established outsourcing hub (second only to Kyiv) with first-class infrastructure (high-speed Internet access, well-equipped office premises, training centers). The region traditionally hosts numerous international events: trade shows, economic forums and thematic seminars. A number of international development programs are also being implemented within the region (DFID, PAUCI, TASIC, PRO_NMS).
  
  
• Convenient geographical location and transport connection.
  
  Lviv is situated only 50 km away from the EU border. This allows to takes advantage of favourable geographic location (international transport corridors, direct flights from major European cities and relatively short time to travel). The time difference with the majority of Western European countries is only one hour (GMT +2). Additionally, Ukraine offers visa-free regime for the EU citizens.
  
  

Why Partner with IIT Nearshore Sourcing for Establishing Captive Software Development Center in Ukraine