Welcome Note by the Director of FORTH-ICS

		Welcome to the Web site of the Institute of Computer Science (ICS) of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH). The Institute of Computer Science has had a relatively long history and recognised tradition, since its establishment in 1983, in conducting basic and applied research, developing applications and products, providing services, and playing a leading role in Greece and internationally, in the fields of Information and Communication Technologies. Activities of ICS cover important research and development areas, encompassing new perspectives, emerging fields of research and technological challenges worldwide. In its continuing efforts to exploit its research activities and results, the Institute contributes significantly to the diffusion of modern Information and Communications Technologies in the public and private sectors. Thus, ICS acts as a catalyst for the development of the Information and Communication Technologies sector in Greece, and the creation of favourable conditions for the emergence of an Information Society acceptable by all citizens.
			Professor Constantine Stephanidis Director
		Distinguished Undergraduate Scholarships "Stelios Orphanoudakis" to the Top Five Students Admitted Following the Entrance Examination and to the Top Three Students in Each Class
Leaflet of ICS, 2007 52 pages, in pdf format (2,98MB)	ZoomIN 2008 (in greek) 24 pages, in pdf format (2,1 MB)	The Institute of Computer Science (ICS) of the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) established, as of 2007, the award of distinguished undergraduate scholarships in memory of Stelios Orphanoudakis. The scholarships, amounting to 600 Euro per month, are awarded to the top five students admitted to the Computer Science Department of the University of Crete according to the Greek National University Entrance Examination System. As of 2009, such scholarships will also be awarded to the top three students for each academic year. Press release (June 2007) in PDF,  more in Greek... (Dec. 2008)