Belgrade

Belgrade is not only the capital but also the largest city of Serbia. The urban area of Belgrade has a population of 1.23 million, while over 1.69 million people live within its administrative limits. Belgrade has been re-emerging as a tourist destination in the past years and is often named "the party capital of Southeastern Europe". It is known for having a lot to offer to its visitors seeking for either fun or sightseeing. Belgrade has it all: tons of entertainment venues, a vast number of historical sites, delicious cuisine, and great people. Owing to a variety of styles in architecture as well as the recent popularity of a tech hub in Southeastern Europe makes it a must-see destination. For example, Belgrade Fortress, Knez Mihailova Street, Republic Square, Skadarlija street, The Temple of Saint Sava.

The cost of office rent in Belgrade varies between:

• $7.80-12/m² – without furniture
• $10-18/m² – furnished

Belgrade IT sector amounts to over 7K specialists and the number is continuously growing. Serbia, in general, and Belgrade, in particular, attract global tech players like Microsoft, Intel, Dell, Huawei, etc. owing to its vast talent pool with lower, compared to European/US wages. The industry also shows immense assistance to local start-ups from a non-profit Startit. The organization not only provides financial support but also consultancy and advisory.

To obtain appropriate technical education, Belgrade is a match for both local and international students, since many educational institutions offer classes in English as well. As the country promotes IT industry, there is a huge number of both public and private schools, colleges, institutes, and universities. Among the most popular universities providing higher education for IT specialists are:

• the University of Belgrade
• Megartend University

Besides public there are also numerous private schools and courses for both learning from scratch as well as upgrading one’s skill set in order to grow and develop in the IT industry, as elsewhere in Ukraine.

As to the average salaries, the specialists in Belgrade are offered the following based on their experience:

• Junior Software Developer – $750
• Middle Software Developer – $1500
• Senior Software Developer – $2200+
• Technical Lead – $3200

Commuting by air. There is Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport which is home base of Air Serbia, which flies to nearly 40 destinations worldwide. Other major airlines that fly to Belgrade include Aeroflot, Qatar Airways, Turkish, Lufthansa, Austrian, Alitalia, and Swiss Airlines. Turkish Airlines offers flights to Istanbul twice a day. Also, WizzAir has direct flights from London, Eindhoven, Memmingen, Gothenburg, Malmö, Charleroi, Rome, Stockholm, Dusseldorf, and Dortmund to Belgrade.

Commuting by railway. Main Railway Station, Belgrade Center Station, Belgrade Dunav Railway Station. Belgrade's central bus station is right next to the central train station, in Karađorđeva street.

Commuting by water. Belgrade lies where the rivers the Sava and the Danube meet. Passenger ships enable you to reach every place along the Danube in a very convenient and meditative manner with many fascinating attractions along it, but it is a quite slow and rather expensive way of traveling.