Meet affluent local and expat students making their final study plans.

UAE's most important global education fair

Recruit students via national scholarship programmes and from affluent expatriate groups that make up a vital recruitment demographic in the region.

This biannual fair enables you to meet thousands of students making their final study plans in three major cities in one week.

And once a year, we also celebrate UAE International Education Week where we pack three different types of events into one smoothly organised series of recruitment opportunities.

Watch our accompanying video to hear our CEO explain what happens at BMI’s student recruitment fairs and why students and parents value them.

Partnership with GEMS Education's 49 private high schools in the UAE

BMI has a close working relationship with GEMS Education, which has a network of 49 UAE-based independent schools. This network of high-end schools is invited to attend our fair to meet international education providers such as universities, colleges, language schools and vocational training centres.

If you are a GEMS For Life University Partner, please contact us to understand the special benefits and pricing available to you when exhibiting at the UAE Global Education Fair.

Fairs in top private high schools

To bolster your recruitment efforts, BMI takes a limited number of accredited institutions to visit leading private Emirati and international schools in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.

These exclusive schools have been carefully selected for their quality curriculum and their enthusiasm to proactively prepare their students for studying abroad. Given their reputation in the UAE, a very high proportion of these students will travel overseas for their undergraduate studies.

At each school, you will participate in an on-campus fair that will directly connect you with senior students, parents and high school counsellors.

Recruitment In-person Events in the UAE

Early bird rates end on Dec 15, 2023

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Dubai
High School Counselors

This regional event gives you the unique ability to connect with influential leaders at the secondary school level across the Gulf, you'll mix and mingle with counsellors from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Hold 26 meetings and network with school leaders who advise teenagers and their parents on the next steps in their academic careers.

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Event Location
Date
Early Bird Price
Event Location

Dubai - Meeting Table (for 1 rep)

Date

Feb 28 - Feb 29

Price
USD 4,400
Abu Dhabi, Dubai, UAE
International Students

Meet thousands of affluent local and expat students as well as those funded via national scholarship programmes during your three-city trip, which includes our main fairs plus escorted visits to top private and international schools.

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Date
Early Bird Price
Event Location

Dubai - High School Visits

Date

Feb 26 - Feb 27

Price
USD 1,600
Event Location

Dubai In-person Fair

Date

Mar 02 - Mar 03

Price
USD 4,400
Event Location

Abu Dhabi In-person Fair

Date

Mar 04

Early Bird Price
USD 2,520

USD 2,800

Event Location

Abu Dhabi - High School Visits

Date

Mar 05

Price
USD 850

Connect with students and parents in the second semester

Early bird rates end on Jul 26, 2024

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Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, UAE
International Students

Meet thousands of affluent local and expat students as well as those funded via national scholarship programmes during your three-city trip, which includes our main fairs plus escorted visits to top private and international schools.

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Event Location
Date
Early Bird Price
Event Location

Dubai - High School Visits

Date

Oct 2024

Price
USD 1,600
Event Location

Dubai In-person Fair

Date

Oct 2024

Price
USD 4,400
Event Location

Sharjah - High School Visits

Date

Oct 2024

Price
USD 850
Event Location

Abu Dhabi In-person Fair

Date

Oct 2024

Early Bird Price
USD 2,520

USD 2,800

Event Location

Abu Dhabi - High School Visits

Date

Oct 2024

Price
USD 850

Expand your Gulf based scholarship connections in semester 2 - 2024

Early bird rates end on Jul 26, 2024

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Abu Dhabi, UAE
Scholarship Organisations

This high-level networking event connects you with the heads of scholarship programmes from 7 countries across the Gulf so you can find new educational partners and sign agreements to receive funded students that best match your institution. The forum is government-supported and serves as the grand finale to our series of student recruitment events that make up UAE International Education Week.

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Event Location
Date
Early Bird Price
Event Location

Abu Dhabi
Two people Two Meeting Schedules

Date

Oct 2024

Price
USD 8,000
Event Location

Abu Dhabi One person One meeting schedule

Date

Oct 2024

Price
USD 5,000
Event Location

Abu Dhabi
Two people One Meeting Schedule

Date

Oct 2024

Price
USD 6,000

Meet Gulf's best high school counsellors in person

Early bird rates end on Jul 26, 2024

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Dubai
High School Counselors

This regional event gives you the unique ability to connect with influential leaders at the secondary school level across the Gulf, you'll mix and mingle with counsellors from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Hold 26 meetings and network with school leaders who advise teenagers and their parents on the next steps in their academic careers.

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Event Location
Date
Early Bird Price
Event Location

Dubai - Meeting Table (for 1 rep)

Date

Oct 2024

Price
USD 4,400