BMI connects you to…
The Middle East
An affluent region with ample government support for international education
The forecast for international education is always sunny when viewed from BMI’s UAE office in Dubai International Academic City.
The education industry in the UAE continues to grow in both size and quality, making it one of the leading educational hubs in the world. Recognising the strength of the UAE as a destination, BMI is launched a new event in 2019 focusing on inbound student mobility to the Middle East with our new Study in the UAE Agent Workshop.
Meanwhile, outbound mobility from the region remains healthy, with discerning students and parents plus affluent expatriate groups continually in search of high quality education abroad.
International student recruiters have long enjoyed the support and generosity of governments throughout the Gulf region for the abundant scholarship programmes they’ve designed and developed, fuelling demand in our industry and enriching classrooms worldwide.
With so much happening in the Middle East, we’ve devoted an entire week dedicated to international education in the UAE, and we hope you’ll join us in a place where the recruitment scene is always hot.
UAE International Education Week
One of the best times to recruit in the UAE is surely during UAE International Education Week, held every October.
With three complementary events connecting you with students and stakeholders, held in both Dubai and Abu Dhabi, you’re sure to have a cost-effective and productive experience.
UAE International Education Week programme includes:
Connect with high school counsellors from across the Gulf
UAE International Education Week kicks off with our Gulf International Schools Forum & Workshop, giving you a chance to establish and reinforce your relationships with principals and school counsellors from the best secondary schools from across the UAE and the Gulf including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain.
Exhibit at the UAE's largest global education fairs
UAE International Education Week continues with our busy UAE Global Education Fair (also held in March) introducing you to students searching for their perfect course abroad and from within the UAE.
You can strengthen these connections further by joining our chauffeured visits to carefully selected international schools across Dubai and the Abu Dhabi, where you can present to students and their parents, as well as network with key school staff.
Online Recruitment Events covering The Middle East
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 new, online space called BMI Connect Live, where you can connect and talk directly with students who are actively in the process of researching and planning their future international studies.
BMI Gulf Scholarship Summit provides access to the world's biggest scholarship programmes
And the grand finale, the BMI Gulf Scholarship Summit, rounds off UAE International Education Week with a high-level networking event that connects you to the heads of the largest scholarship programmes in the Gulf.
To widen your network of influencers even further, add its sister event (BMI’s Global Scholarship Summit held in London) to your calendar and you’ll be able to meet and network with even more scholarship providers from over 70 governments and training companies around the world.
Study in UAE Agent Workshop
Taking place once a year, the Study in UAE Agent Workshop is an event designed to help UAE-based institutions increase their international student numbers in order to meet their rising enrolment targets.
Pre-screened student recruitment agents from around the world will gather in Dubai to network and form new partnerships with schools, colleges and universities from the Emirates.
Integrated recruitment opportunities in 2020/21
Early bird rates end on Dec 18, 2020
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 2-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 - Fairs in 6x High Schools
Date
Mar 02 - May 03
Early Bird Price
USD 1,300
USD 1,500
Event Location
Dubai
Date
Mar 05 - Mar 06
Early Bird Price
USD 3,800
USD 4,200
Event Location
Sharjah - Fairs in 3x High Schools
Date
Mar 07
Early Bird Price
USD 750
USD 850
Event Location
Abu Dhabi
Date
Mar 08
Early Bird Price
USD 2,430
USD 2,700
Event Location
Abu Dhabi - Fairs in 3x High Schools
Date
Mar 09
Early Bird Price
USD 750
USD 850
Dubai
Education Agents
Over 50 international education agents are travelling to Dubai to meet and form new partnerships with educational institutions from across the UAE at the Study in the UAE Agent Workshop.
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Date
Early Bird Price
Event Location
Dubai
1 person and 1 meeting schedule
Date
Feb 28 - May 01
Price
USD 3,750
Abu Dhabi
Scholarship Organisations
This high-level networking event connects you with the heads of over 50 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 Summit 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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Date
Early Bird Price
Event Location
Abu Dhabi
One delegate/One meeting schedule
Date
Mar 10 - Mar 11
Price
USD 5,000
Early bird rates end on Aug 14, 2020
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 2-city trip, which includes our main fairs plus escorted visits to top private and international schools.
Learn more »Event Location
Date
Early Bird Price
Event Location
Dubai
Date
Oct 09 - Oct 10
Early Bird Price
USD 3,800
USD 4,200
Event Location
Abu Dhabi
Date
Oct 12
Early Bird Price
USD 2,430
USD 2,700
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 up to 50 principals and counsellors from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Hold 13 meetings and network with school leaders who advise teenagers and their parents on the next steps in their academic career.
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Date
Early Bird Price
Event Location
Dubai
Meeting Table (for 1 rep)
Date
Oct 06
Price
USD 1,500
Event Location
Dubai
Meeting Table (for 2 reps/2 schedules)
Date
Oct 06
Price
USD 2,200
Asia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central & South America, Mexico, Middle East
International Students
Our unique approach to recruitment events brings those conversations into a new, online space where you can connect and talk directly with students who are actively in the process of researching and planning their future international studies.
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Date
Price
Event Location
South East Asia
Date
Sep 19
Price
USD 2,200
Event Location
Brazil
Date
Sep 26
Price
USD 2,200
Event Location
Mexico, Caribbean, Central & South America
Date
Oct 03
Price
USD 2,200
Event Location
The Middle East
Date
Oct 23
Price
USD 2,200
Learn how BMI helps you recruit in various regions
Through a variety of high quality events held in 35+ cities around the world, BMI offers you a chance to reach students online and face to face at fairs, as well as cement relationships with stakeholders across the student journey via our premium networking events and workshops.