Ioannina city Mayor Thomas Begas and deputy mayor for Education Pantelis Kolokas on Friday received the US ambassador in Athens Geoffrey Pyatt at the Ioannina city hall, ANA reports.
The US diplomat said that his country is interested in Greece’s growth, supports local authorities’ efforts in this direction, as well as initiatives for the development of technology, tourism, education and other sectors. He also displayed interest in the region’s great prospects for developing sports, religious and cultural tourism.
While in Ioannina, Pyatt unveiled that the US Mission to Greece and the Greek non-governmental organisation Mataroa are planning to introduce the innovative coding programme ‘CodeGirls’ – which aims to reduce the gender ‘technology gap’ by teaching coding to Greek girls aged 10 and 16 – for the first time to Ioannina.
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