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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Learn more »Monterrey - High School Visits
Feb 22
Monterrey
Feb 23
Mexico City
Feb 25 - Feb 26
Mexico City - High Schools Visits
Feb 27
Guadalajara - High School Visits
Mar 01
Guadalajara
Mar 02
Bogotá
Mar 04 - Mar 05
Bogotá - High School Visits
Mar 06
Cali
Mar 07
Medellín
Mar 09
Lima
Mar 11 - Mar 12
Held across 7 major cities twice a year, Salão do Estudante has been Brazil’s best-known international student recruitment fair since 1994.
Learn more »São Paulo & Campinas - High School Visits
Mar 09 - Mar 10
São Paulo
Mar 11 - Mar 12
Rio de Janeiro Copacabana
Mar 14
Rio de Janeiro Barra
Mar 15
Brasília
Mar 17
Brasília - High School Visits (morning)
Mar 17
Salvador
Mar 19
Salvador - High School Visits (morning)
Mar 20
Curitiba
Mar 21
Curitiba - High School Visits
Mar 22
Belo Horizonte
Mar 23
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.
Learn more »Dubai & Sharah - High School Visits
Mar 07 - Mar 09
Dubai In-person Fair
Mar 11 - Mar 12
Abu Dhabi In-person Fair
Mar 13
Abu Dhabi - High School Visits
Mar 14
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.
Learn more »Ho Chi Minh City - High School Visits
Mar 16
Ho Chi Minh City
Mar 17 - Mar 18
Hanoi
Mar 22
Hanoi - High School Visits
Mar 23
Jakarta
Mar 25 - Mar 26
Jakarta - High School Visits
Mar 27 - Mar 28
Bangkok - High School Visits
Mar 30 - Mar 31
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.
Learn more »Brazil, LATAM & Mexico
TalkGlobalStudy VIRTUAL FAIR
Apr 12
Early bird rates end on Jul 21, 2023
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.
Learn more »Monterrey - High Schools Visits
Sep 20
Monterrey
Sep 21
USD 2,800
Mexico City
Sep 23 - Sep 24
USD 4,400
Mexico City - High Schools Visits
Sep 25
Guadalajara
Sep 26
USD 2,800
Bogotá
Sep 30 - Oct 01
USD 4,400
Bogota - High Schools Visits
Oct 02 - Oct 03
Medellin - High School Visits
Oct 04
Medellín
Oct 05
USD 2,800
Santiago
Oct 07 - Oct 08
USD 4,400
Santiago - High Schools Visits
Oct 10 - Oct 11
Bogotá
Sep 27 - Sep 28
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.
Learn more »Bogotá
One meeting schedule, one rep
Oct 02 - Oct 03
Bogotá
One meeting schedule shared by two reps
Oct 02 - Oct 03
Bogotá
Two meeting schedules shared by two reps
Oct 02 - Oct 03
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.
Brasilia
Oct 02
USD 2,800
Brasilia - High School Visits
Oct 02
Rio Copacabana
Oct 03
USD 3,350
Rio - High School Visits
Oct 04
Rio Barra
Oct 05
USD 2,800
São Paulo
Oct 07 - Oct 08
USD 4,400
São Paulo - High School Visits
Oct 09
Salvador
Oct 10
USD 2,800
Belo Horizonte
Oct 12
USD 2,800
Curitiba
Oct 14
USD 2,800
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.
Learn more »Abu Dhabi - High School Visits
Oct 06
Abu Dhabi In-person Fair
Oct 07
USD 2,800
Sharjah & Dubai - High School Visits
Oct 11 - Oct 13
Dubai In-person Fair
Oct 14 - Oct 15
USD 4,400
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.
Learn more »Dubai - Meeting Table (for 1 rep)
Oct 08 - Oct 09
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.
Learn more »Abu Dhabi One person One meeting schedule
Oct 04 - Oct 05
Abu Dhabi
Two people One Meeting Schedule
Oct 04 - Oct 05
Abu Dhabi
Two people Two Meeting Schedules
Oct 04 - Oct 05
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.
Learn more »Hanoi - High School Visits
Oct 19
Hanoi
Oct 21 - Oct 22
USD 4,400
Ho Chi Minh City
Oct 23
USD 2,800
Ho Chi Minh City - High School Visits
Oct 26
Bangkok - High School Visits
Oct 30 - Oct 31
Jakarta
Nov 04 - Nov 05
USD 4,400
Jakarta - High School Visits
Nov 06 - Nov 07
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.
Learn more »Europe
TalkGlobalStudy
Oct 18
USD 2,200
Africa
TalkGlobalStudy
Oct 25
USD 2,200
India
TalkGlobalStudy
Nov 09
USD 2,200
Middle East
TalkGlobalStudy
Nov 15
USD 2,200
Asia
TalkGlobalStudy
Nov 29
USD 2,200
Brazil & LATAM
TalkGlobalStudy
Dec 05
USD 2,200
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.
