Blog | KBC Global Services opens up KBC Collab

KBC Collab Space is an innovative space providing multiple opportunities for individual and group work in a hybrid environment. 

KBC Varna has opened a state-of-the-art high-tech room in our maritime capital at the Technical University-Varna (TU-Varna), where students have the opportunity to use innovative equipment for communication and skills development. 

KBC Collab Space is an innovative interactive room, which aims to facilitate the learning process at TU-Varna, to encourage and develop students' interest in technology and to facilitate the exchange of ideas, knowledge and expertise. The hall is designed for events and initiatives of TU-Varna, as well as for workshops, video conferences with speakers from home and abroad, and the presentation of theses. 

The state-of-the-art hall was inaugurated on May 26th at an official ceremony at the University by Todor Petkov, General Manager of the Shared Services and Digital Technologies Centre at KBC Group and the Rector of TU-Varna, Prof. Dr. Eng. Ventsislav Valchev. 

"The digital technologies and tools in KBC Collab Space provide numerous opportunities to develop ideas, work on common projects, and acquire new knowledge. In addition to investing in equipping a modern and technological space for students, our goal is also to create a positive working environment so that young people and talented students can grow and learn in Varna, thus our city continues to develop and become better," said Todor Petkov. 

In 2021, KBC Group opened a Digital Development Center in Varna, which has positioned itself as one of the leading employers in the area with almost 700 employees. Its main activity is the implementation of various IT projects to support the digital transformation of KBC Group's banking and insurance companies. This is the second center that the Group has opened in the sea capital - in 2019, the Shared Services Center was inaugurated.