IKY was awarded by the Greek Management Association (HMA) with the European EFQM Excellence Award “Recognized for Excellence in Europe” and the Greek Certification of Business Excellence Model «Aien Aristevein» on the 25th of November 2014 at the Cultural Centre “Hellenic Cosmos”.
IKY is the first Organization of the public sector which is awarded with such a certification. Every year the most important institutions that reward excellence are presented all together by the Greek Management Association (HMA) emphasizing the need to develop and reward entrepreneurship in the years of multidimensional challenges. It is worth noting that in the event, in addition to numerous employees of IKY, were more than 500 executives and senior business executives, entrepreneurs and representatives of the political leadership.
The EFQM Excellence Award is organised once a year and it is designed to recognise Europe’s best performing organisations, whether private, public or non-profit. It recognises industry leaders with an indisputable track record of success in turning strategy into action and continuously improving their organisation’s performance.