Kozani: the programme of the 34th Koila Exhibition

The 34th Koila Exhibition, titled “Focal Point of Creativity”, announced Thursday 24 September 2026’s programme, according to efkozani.gr. The day features parallel events aimed at both students and local professionals, with general admission to the exhibition remaining free for the public throughout the day. The same source describes the exhibition as a space where educational and business activities coexist, aiming to reach different audience groups within the same event.

As efkozani.gr reports, Thursday’s programme includes sessions devoted to green entrepreneurship, designed specifically for students, aiming to introduce them to ideas and practices around sustainable development and environmental innovation. At the same time, workshops on business internationalisation are scheduled for Kozani’s professionals, that is, ways local business units can expand their activity beyond the domestic market. The two thematic strands run as separate, simultaneous sessions, so the public can choose according to their interest, without either activity excluding participation in the other during the day.

The choice of these two themes, green entrepreneurship and business outward orientation, carries particular weight for a region like Western Macedonia, which is in a transitional phase following the local economy’s gradual weaning off lignite. For Kozani’s students and young people, these sessions serve as a first contact with alternative professional and business paths, at a time when the local labour market is seeking new directions beyond the traditional energy sector. For professionals already active, the internationalisation workshops offer practical tools for markets outside Greece, which can work as a complement to the local production base. The source does not specify the number of exhibitors, visitors or the names of speakers for that particular day, nor does it mention the duration in hours for each session, details that remain outside the material available for now.

Thursday’s programme is part of the wider set of events of the 34th Koila Exhibition, which, as efkozani.gr notes, functions this year as a “living meeting place” for Kozani’s local community. The exhibition’s closing date is not stated, nor is the full programme for the coming days, details expected to be announced gradually by the organisers in the coming days. For Kozani’s local Economy, the continuation of such thematic events, with dedicated attention to both students and professionals, is a sign of the reconstruction effort under way in the region, within the wider news coverage of Greece.