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EVENT REPORT 2017 Growth and diversity mark the ICEF Dubai Workshop Join us next year • Jumeirah Emirates Towers • Dubai, UAE www.icef.com The ICEF Dubai Workshop, held on February 6-8 at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers, hosted 421 participants representing 301 organisations worldwide, a six percent increase from last year. Over the course of the two-and-a-half-day event, educators, student recruitment agents and education industry service providers from 44 countries conducted 4 014 face-to-face business meetings to form new partnerships, nurture existing ones, and to learn from each other. Year after year ICEF workshops attract new industry professionals, and this year was no exception, with 16% of all event participants attending their first-ever ICEF workshop. This year saw a growth in educator representation, with a total of 183 educators from 23 countries, including many from the UK, USA, Canada, Malaysia, and Turkey. “I have done this event six times in the past, and it always helps me to find new contacts, establish existing ones and to find out what market trends there are at the moment. This is a region which is important to us, and this is always an event we participate in,” said David Arrowsmith, inlingua Cheltenham, UK. This year, 202 education agents came from 26 countries including Saudi Arabia, UAE, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan. Of all participating agents, an impressive 43% attended their first ICEF Dubai Workshop. “This was a very good experience. It was my first time attending an ICEF workshop, and it was amazing. Everything was well-organised. I am thankful to ICEF for giving me such a beautiful platform to meet new people from different parts of the world. I have learned so many things from this workshop and made new contacts with universities and colleges, which is beneficial for our business and students. I would like to attend other ICEF workshops in the future,” said Kuljeet Singh, BCES - British Counselling & Educational Services, India. A business meeting at the 2017 ICEF Dubai Workshop Page 1 of 2 Workshop meeting hall
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EVENT REPORT 2017
Growth and diversity mark the ICEF Dubai Workshop
Join us next year • Jumeirah Emirates Towers • Dubai, UAEwww.icef.com
The ICEF Dubai Workshop, held on February 6-8 at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers, hosted 421 participants representing 301 organisations worldwide, a six percent increase from last year. Over the course of the two-and-a-half-day event, educators, student recruitment agents and education industry service providers from 44 countries conducted 4 014 face-to-face business meetings to form new partnerships, nurture existing ones, and to learn from each other. Year after year ICEF workshops attract new industry professionals, and this year was no exception, with 16% of all event participants attending their first-ever ICEF workshop.
This year saw a growth in educator representation, with a total of 183 educators from 23 countries, including many from the UK, USA, Canada, Malaysia, and Turkey. “I have done this event six times in the past, and it always helps me to find new contacts, establish existing ones and to find out what market trends there are at the moment. This is a region which is important to us, and this is always an event we participate in,” said David Arrowsmith, inlingua Cheltenham, UK.
This year, 202 education agents came from 26 countries including Saudi Arabia, UAE, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan. Of all participating agents, an impressive 43% attended their first ICEF Dubai Workshop. “This was a very good experience. It was my first time attending an ICEF workshop, and it was amazing. Everything was well-organised. I am thankful to ICEF for giving me such a beautiful platform to meet new people from different parts of the world. I have learned so many things from this workshop and made new contacts with universities and colleges, which is beneficial for our business and students. I would like to attend other ICEF workshops in the future,” said Kuljeet Singh, BCES - British Counselling & Educational Services, India.
A business meeting at the 2017 ICEF Dubai Workshop
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Workshop meeting hall
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In addition, the workshop hosted 18 industry service providers from 8 countries including the UK and Malaysia.
“ICEF is very well organised. The meetings went very smoothly, and it was an excellent opportunity to meet quality professionals. ICEF events make the world truly more accessible, and education technology has diffused barriers and distances!” said Shanthi Ramachandran, IQ Education Consultants, UAE.
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2017 ICEF Dubai Workshop
Participants networking at the 2017 ICEF Dubai Workshop
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The 2017 ICEF Dubai Workshop commenced with an exciting seminar programme that brought additional value to the participants by educating them on recent industry developments and trends. Some of the topics included “The Impact of Social Media on Education in the Middle East”, “The Pace of Adoption of International Student Recruitment Agencies by US Universities”, “Study Opportunities in the UK”, “Study in Germany - Your Way into German Universities”, and “Student Recruitment in the MENA Region”.
The next ICEF Dubai Workshop will take place in February 2018 at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Dubai, UAE. Visit http://www.icef.com/en/workshops/the-icef-dubai-workshop/ for more information.
