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Professional Services Scientific, Architectural And Engineering Technical Activities Scientific Research And Development 72 - Scientific research and development
600 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
19 May 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Samsung Electronics Polska plans to boost the number of computer engineers in its R&D Centre in Warsaw by as much as 600 people. Samsung Software Development Centre has been operating in Warsaw since 2000. Today, it employs 106 workers, including 97 computer programmers. It is envisaged that the figure will increase by some additional 200 people further in 2005 and 500-700 over the long run.
Sources
19 May 2005: The Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency
24 May 2005: Rzeczpospolita
Citation
Eurofound (2005), Samsung Electronics Polska, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 61605, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61605.
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