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We have a strong commitment to the development of our colleagues and providing them with learning opportunities or supporting their chosen career paths. That is why we constantly get involved in the local IT community by sponsoring events where our colleagues can broaden their horizons.

The Chrome Valkyrie team, sponsored by Fortech, won the second prize at BattleLab Robotica with their strong robot who thrashed 24 opponents in a sumo battle. BattleLab Robotica is a competition organized by BEST, a place where the brightest future engineers can bring their robots to life and into combat.

A delegation from Fortech enjoyed four days amongst eager students passionate about software development and interested to start a career in IT. ElectroTech and the Faculty of Automation and Computer Science from UTCN hosted our “Fortech corner”, visited by more than 100 students.

We are glad to announce a new product development direction – Seed For Tech. This initiative aims at providing seed funding and go-to-market support for early-stage companies and start-up founders. The model considers long-term perspectives for turning great ideas into successful software products.

Calin Vaduva, our CEO, believes that investing in the young generation of IT professionals will help Romania remain a top software outsourcing destination in the years to come. Read his insights about the evolution of the software outsourcing phenomenon in Romania here.

Fortech hosted at its cozy headquarters an event dedicated to students willing to take their first steps into entrepreneurship. Over the course of three days, young enthusiasts from different backgrounds had the chance to get a glimpse into what starting a technology company is all about.

On April 9th, just before Easter, Fortech opened its doors to a group of 35 enthusiastic future programmers as part of the Careers Days event, organized by a local university. At our headquarters, the students had the opportunity to learn about software outsourcing and product development challenges.

In a dynamic and competitive IT environment, the HR department plays an important role as a liaison between software engineers and business strategies. This article comprises the basic capabilities any HR professional needs to deliver value for the company by finding and nurturing the right people.

One of our colleagues got featured in the Today Software Magazine with an article on Test Drive Development (TDD) using Agile. He explained how we must swiftly adjust to the constantly increasing level of complexity of the software development process in an Agile environment. Read his insights here.

Fortech hosted in its cozy headquarters the launch of another number of the Today Software Magazine (TSM). The 31st issue brought together under our roof local IT, Marketing and HR specialists interested in the IT field’s hot topics. Fortech introduced the vreau-ceva.ro platform, a services marketplace.

Traditionally, December is a month for celebration at Fortech. The carolers from the Transylvania Autism Society and the Romanian Foundation for Children, the abundance of joy at the Kid’s party, the Charity Fair and the jazz beats from the Christmas party enveloped us in the Christmas spirit all month.

Peter Lawrey, the well-known Java expert and owner of the popular “Vanilla Java” blog, held an advanced workshop for our Java developers. It was a great experience and an opportunity for our colleagues to stay up to date with the latest development in their area of expertise, thus improving their professional skills.