KYIV. Nov 16 (Interfax-Ukraine) – K.Fund of businessman Vasyl Khmelnytsky in partnership with the French programming school “School 42” has opened the UNIT Factory programming school, which is one of the key elements of an innovation technological park, while investment could range from $100 million to $400 million in ten years.
“UNIT Factory will train about 300 students. We plan to increase their number to 3,000 within three years,” Khmelnytsky said, when opening the school.
According to him, training will be free if graduates work in Ukraine for three years.
As reported, K.Fund and ΒlackBox Capital plan to create the Technology Companies’ Development Center (TCDC) in Kyiv, which will be engaged in support of small and medium hi-tech projects.
The Technology Companies’ Development Center will be located in the territory of former Kyiv Motorcycle Plant, which in 2012 was acquired by Capital Index Group LLC controlled by Khmelnytsky.
Currently, construction work is being carried out on the site. It will be finished in December 2016.
