BMI connects you to…
International
Students

Putting international students first

Savvy students and parents have more options than ever when researching institutions. Your brand will move on and off a student’s radar during a period of time, lasting anywhere from a few weeks to several years.

Nothing can compare to a face to face conversation with prospective students to reinforce your brand and your unique educational offering, bringing them one step closer to enrolment. That’s why thousands of institutions around the world have relied on our student fairs for over 35 years and continue to embrace the opportunity to connect in-person with aspirational foreign students and their families.

And for your online recruitment needs, our groundbreaking virtual event platform Talk Global Study and BMI Digital’s marketing services allow you to reach qualified students in key markets worldwide 24/7.

Student recruitment fairs for K-12 students up to postgraduates

As an essential element in your recruitment portfolio, BMI’s international student recruitment fairs consistently draw in tens of thousands of students and families year on year in dozens of cities around the world.

With so many choices in international education today, being able to introduce your institution, sell your strengths and explain your requirements during a face to face conversation can make an impression that can last for years to come.

As students are firming up their ideas of where to study and parents have questions that need answering, an engaging discussion has the power to usher them through the decision making process along their journey towards enrolment.

Whether it’s at one of our international student recruitment fairs dedicated to young learners, language courses, undergraduate degree programmes or postgraduate studies, BMI fairs will connect you at that crucial point when a student is selecting their course abroad. And thanks to BMI’s SmartScan App, you’ll be able to collect student data on the spot which feeds directly into your CRM, so you can nurture each lead and track your event ROI.

Getting results from international student recruitment fairs

One of BMI’s biggest fans, Donald Back, Director of the Language and Culture Institute at Virginia Tech University in the USA shares his experiences participating at a variety of BMI’s recruitment events over the years.

From elite scholarship summits to buzzing student fairs in big cities around the world, Don and his colleagues have seen great results for their international student enrolment numbers at his university. He describes BMI’s events as a one of a kind opportunity and explains why his top ranked American university returns to BMI events to recruit students year after year.

High school visits and on-campus fairs

To bolster your recruitment efforts and get your brand in front of academically gifted teenagers, BMI also takes a limited number of accredited institutions to visit private high schools in select cities around the world. These international high schools have been carefully selected for their quality curriculum and their enthusiasm to proactively prepare their students for studying abroad.

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

Take your face-to-face recruitment campaign online with Talk Global Study

Despite the pace of innovation today, some things in international student recruitment don’t change. In fact, some things are now more important than ever, like connecting in real-time to have meaningful conversations. The ability to ask questions and receive live, personal assistance from institutions can turn into a stand-out moment for a student before making the decision of a lifetime.

Our unique approach to recruitment events brings those conversations into a dynamic online space called Talk Global Study, where you can connect and talk directly with students who are actively in the process of researching and planning their future international studies. We run our own events as well as white labelled virtual fairs with popular institutions, associations, and scholarship organisations.

Recruit students online via BMI’s digital marketing services

Keep the momentum going throughout the recruitment journey by connecting with students across both the digital and physical world.

BMI Digital provides you with an intelligent mix of marketing channels that allow you to engage with students online 24/7. From content-based advertising to social media, emails, video and webinars, BMI can help you generate a steady stream of leads to boost brand recognition and traffic to your website from key student markets.

Our team can produce content and run global campaigns that are customised according to your enrolment strategies. You can concentrate on one marketing channel or we can prepare a rich mix of content across multiple platforms to help you engage with students in specific origin markets.

Join BMI's international student recruitment in-country fairs in 2023

Bogota, Cali, Guadalajara, Lima, Medellin, Mexico City, Monterrey
International Students

As one of the hottest growth markets for higher education recruitment, you can't miss our fairs in Colombia, Mexico & Peru! Specifically dedicated to the needs of both Undergraduate and Postgraduate recruitment, this event attracts high-calibre students and working professionals who are eyeing up study abroad opportunities. This tour includes High School Visits in Bogota, Lima, Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara.

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Event Location
Date
Price
Event Location

Monterrey - High School Visits

Date

Feb 22

Price
USD 800
Event Location

Monterrey

Date

Feb 23

Price
USD 2,800
Event Location

Mexico City

Date

Feb 25 - Feb 26

Price
USD 4,400
Event Location

Mexico City - High Schools Visits

Date

Feb 27

Price
USD 800
Event Location

Guadalajara - High School Visits

Date

Mar 01

Price
USD 800
Event Location

Guadalajara

Date

Mar 02

Price
USD 2,800
Event Location

Bogotá

Date

Mar 04 - Mar 05

Price
USD 4,400
Event Location

Bogotá - High School Visits

Date

Mar 06

Price
USD 800
Event Location

Cali

Date

Mar 07

Price
USD 1,995
Event Location

Medellín

Date

Mar 09

Price
USD 2,800
Event Location

Lima

Date

Mar 11 - Mar 12

Price
USD 4,400
Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Brazil, Campinas, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Sao Paulo
International Students

Held across 7 major cities twice a year, Salão do Estudante has been Brazil’s best-known international student recruitment fair since 1994.

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Event Location
Date
Price
Event Location

São Paulo & Campinas - High School Visits

Date

Mar 09 - Mar 10

Price
USD 1,500
Event Location

São Paulo

Date

Mar 11 - Mar 12

Price
USD 4,400
Event Location

Rio de Janeiro Copacabana

Date

Mar 14

Price
USD 3,350
Event Location

Rio de Janeiro Barra

Date

Mar 15

Price
USD 2,800
Event Location

Brasília

Date

Mar 17

Price
USD 2,800
Event Location

Brasília - High School Visits (morning)

Date

Mar 17

Price
USD 550
Event Location

Salvador

Date

Mar 19

Price
USD 2,800
Event Location

Salvador - High School Visits (morning)

Date

Mar 20

Price
USD 550
Event Location

Curitiba

Date

Mar 21

Price
USD 2,800
Event Location

Curitiba - High School Visits

Date

Mar 22

Price
USD 800
Event Location

Belo Horizonte

Date

Mar 23

Price
USD 2,800
Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah
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
Price
Event Location

Dubai & Sharah - High School Visits

Date

Mar 07 - Mar 09

Price
USD 2,300
Event Location

Dubai In-person Fair

Date

Mar 11 - Mar 12

Price
USD 4,400
Event Location

Abu Dhabi In-person Fair

Date

Mar 13

Price
USD 2,800
Event Location

Abu Dhabi - High School Visits

Date

Mar 14

Price
USD 800
Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam
International Students

BMI's biannual student recruitment fairs in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam draw in thousands of academically-oriented students and their parents to bring them in direct contact with institutions from around the world. BMI also takes a limited number of accredited institutions on chauffeured visits to top-rated private high schools in Bangkok, Hanoi, HCMC and Jakarta and to meet top high school counsellors at the Vietnam Internation School Workshop & Forum.

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Event Location
Date
Price
Event Location

Ho Chi Minh City - High School Visits

Date

Mar 16

Price
USD 800
Event Location

Ho Chi Minh City

Date

Mar 17 - Mar 18

Price
USD 4,400
Event Location

Hanoi

Date

Mar 22

Price
USD 2,800
Event Location

Hanoi - High School Visits

Date

Mar 23

Price
USD 800
Event Location

Jakarta

Date

Mar 25 - Mar 26

Price
USD 4,400
Event Location

Jakarta - High School Visits

Date

Mar 27 - Mar 28

Price
USD 1,500
Event Location

Bangkok - High School Visits

Date

Mar 30 - Mar 31

Price
USD 1,500

Exhibit at BMI's Virtual Recruitment Fairs

Asia, Brazil & Latin America, Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa
International Students

Our unique approach to recruitment events brings you a brand new virtual platform to help you meet students face-to-face online via video calls, chats, live broadcasts and seminars.

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Event Location
Date
Price
Event Location

Brazil, LATAM & Mexico
TalkGlobalStudy VIRTUAL FAIR

Date

Apr 12

Price
USD 2,200

Semester 2

Early bird rates end on Jul 21, 2023

Bogota, Cali, Guadalajara, Lima, Medellin, Mexico City, Monterrey
International Students

As one of the hottest growth markets for higher education recruitment, you can't miss our fairs in Colombia, Mexico & Peru! Specifically dedicated to the needs of both Undergraduate and Postgraduate recruitment, this event attracts high-calibre students and working professionals who are eyeing up study abroad opportunities. This tour includes High School Visits in Bogota, Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara.

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Event Location
Date
Early Bird Price
Event Location

Monterrey - High Schools Visits

Date

Sep 20

Price
USD 850
Event Location

Monterrey

Date

Sep 21

Early Bird Price
USD 2,520

USD 2,800

Event Location

Mexico City

Date

Sep 23 - Sep 24

Early Bird Price
USD 3,950

USD 4,400

Event Location

Mexico City - High Schools Visits

Date

Sep 25

Price
USD 850
Event Location

Guadalajara

Date

Sep 26

Early Bird Price
USD 2,520

USD 2,800

Event Location

Bogotá

Date

Sep 30 - Oct 01

Early Bird Price
USD 3,950

USD 4,400

Event Location

Bogota - High Schools Visits

Date

Oct 02 - Oct 03

Price
USD 1,600
Event Location

Medellin - High School Visits

Date

Oct 04

Price
USD 850
Event Location

Medellín

Date

Oct 05

Early Bird Price
USD 2,520

USD 2,800

Event Location

Santiago

Date

Oct 07 - Oct 08

Early Bird Price
USD 3,950

USD 4,400

Event Location

Santiago - High Schools Visits

Date

Oct 10 - Oct 11

Price
USD 1,600
Colombia
High School Counselors

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Event Location
Date
Early Bird Price
Event Location

Bogotá

Date

Sep 27 - Sep 28

Price
USD 2,500
Colombia
International Students

The BMI Americas Scholarship Forum will connect you with outbound government and private scholarship providers, as well as funding agencies, that support students from the Americas to study overseas. Making agreements with these organisations plays a pivotal role in an institution’s recruitment strategy, and developing personal relationships through face to face contact is the key to success in this part of the world.

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Event Location
Date
Price
Event Location

Bogotá
One meeting schedule, one rep

Date

Oct 02 - Oct 03

Price
USD 4,000
Event Location

Bogotá
One meeting schedule shared by two reps

Date

Oct 02 - Oct 03

Price
USD 5,200
Event Location

Bogotá
Two meeting schedules shared by two reps

Date

Oct 02 - Oct 03

Price
USD 6,000
Brazil
International Students

Held across 7 major cities twice a year, Salão do Estudante has been Brazil’s best-known international student recruitment fair since 1994, attracting 90,000+ students, professionals and parents annually.

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Event Location
Date
Early Bird Price
Event Location

Brasilia

Date

Oct 02

Early Bird Price
USD 2,520

USD 2,800

Event Location

Brasilia - High School Visits

Date

Oct 02

Price
USD 550
Event Location

Rio Copacabana

Date

Oct 03

Early Bird Price
USD 2,995

USD 3,350

Event Location

Rio - High School Visits

Date

Oct 04

Price
USD 850
Event Location

Rio Barra

Date

Oct 05

Early Bird Price
USD 2,520

USD 2,800

Event Location

São Paulo

Date

Oct 07 - Oct 08

Early Bird Price
USD 3,950

USD 4,400

Event Location

São Paulo - High School Visits

Date

Oct 09

Price
USD 850
Event Location

Salvador

Date

Oct 10

Early Bird Price
USD 2,520

USD 2,800

Event Location

Belo Horizonte

Date

Oct 12

Early Bird Price
USD 2,520

USD 2,800

Event Location

Curitiba

Date

Oct 14

Early Bird Price
USD 2,520

USD 2,800

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

Abu Dhabi - High School Visits

Date

Oct 06

Price
USD 850
Event Location

Abu Dhabi In-person Fair

Date

Oct 07

Early Bird Price
USD 2,520

USD 2,800

Event Location

Sharjah & Dubai - High School Visits

Date

Oct 11 - Oct 13

Price
USD 2,300
Event Location

Dubai In-person Fair

Date

Oct 14 - Oct 15

Early Bird Price
USD 3,950

USD 4,400

Dubai
High School Counselors

Giving 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 15 meetings and network with school leaders who advise teenagers and their parents on the next steps in their academic career.

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Event Location
Date
Early Bird Price
Event Location

Dubai - Meeting Table (for 1 rep)

Date

Oct 08 - Oct 09

Price
USD 2,500
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 One person One meeting schedule

Date

Oct 04 - Oct 05

Price
USD 5,000
Event Location

Abu Dhabi
Two people One Meeting Schedule

Date

Oct 04 - Oct 05

Price
USD 6,000
Event Location

Abu Dhabi
Two people Two Meeting Schedules

Date

Oct 04 - Oct 05

Price
USD 8,000
Thailand, Vietnam
International Students

BMI's biannual student recruitment fairs in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam draw in thousands of academically-oriented students and their parents to bring them in direct contact with institutions from around the world. BMI also takes a limited number of accredited institutions on chauffeured visits to top-rated private high schools in Bangkok, Hanoi, HCMC and Jakarta and to meet top high school counsellors at the Vietnam Internation School Workshop & Forum.

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Event Location
Date
Early Bird Price
Event Location

Hanoi - High School Visits

Date

Oct 19

Price
USD 850
Event Location

Hanoi

Date

Oct 21 - Oct 22

Early Bird Price
USD 3,950

USD 4,400

Event Location

Ho Chi Minh City

Date

Oct 23

Early Bird Price
USD 2,520

USD 2,800

Event Location

Ho Chi Minh City - High School Visits

Date

Oct 26

Price
USD 850
Event Location

Bangkok - High School Visits

Date

Oct 30 - Oct 31

Price
USD 1,600
Event Location

Jakarta

Date

Nov 04 - Nov 05

Early Bird Price
USD 3,950

USD 4,400

Event Location

Jakarta - High School Visits

Date

Nov 06 - Nov 07

Price
USD 1,600
Asia, Brazil & Latin America, Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa
International Students

Our unique approach to recruitment events brings you a brand new virtual platform to help you meet students face-to-face online via video calls, chats, live broadcasts and seminars.

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Event Location
Date
Early Bird Price
Event Location

Europe
TalkGlobalStudy

Date

Oct 18

Early Bird Price
USD 2,000

USD 2,200

Event Location

Africa
TalkGlobalStudy

Date

Oct 25

Early Bird Price
USD 2,000

USD 2,200

Event Location

India
TalkGlobalStudy

Date

Nov 09

Early Bird Price
USD 2,000

USD 2,200

Event Location

Middle East
TalkGlobalStudy

Date

Nov 15

Early Bird Price
USD 2,000

USD 2,200

Event Location

Asia
TalkGlobalStudy

Date

Nov 29

Early Bird Price
USD 2,000

USD 2,200

Event Location

Brazil & LATAM
TalkGlobalStudy

Date

Dec 05

Early Bird Price
USD 2,000

USD 2,200

Get a customised package

Each year, BMI hosts 85+ events in over 30 cities around the world. You can mix and match event types, dates, and cities, plus ramp up brand exposure for audiences where you need it most. We’re happy to build a bespoke plan just for you.

Learn how BMI connects you to various audiences

BMI connects you to people from across the recruitment spectrum – from the parents and students who are planning their study abroad experience to senior level government representatives, scholarship providers, school principals, counsellors, university staff and agents.