Trade missions, events and webinars
EVENT HIGHLIGHT
UK Skills Partnership SkillsFest 2024 - Call for speakers
Monday 17 June to Friday 21 June 2024
In partnership the Department for Business and Trade International Education
- Participants will experience some of the world’s most innovative and high quality skills and training delivery demonstrated through case studies and live examples during SkillsFest24
- This call is currently open to all TVET skills and training providers, further education and national colleges, Institute of Technology, Awarding Organisations, Sector Skills Bodies and National Skills Academies, Skills Tech suppliers, Chartered and professional bodies to step forward as speakers/presenters.
Express interest and find out more informationopens ukskillspartnership.org.uk in a new tab.
The deadline for acceptance of EoI is noon on 30 April 2024.
GLOBAL/UK REGION - EVENTS
IPSEF Global 2024
Date: 27 June 2024
Time: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Location: Friends House, London NW1
Details: The focus of this annual event for schools will be the international schools’ market, with discussions on the various options for setting up a school abroad.
Contact: Mark Roelofsen
StudyWorld Online and StudyWorld Manchester
Date: 18 to 19 September 2024 (online), Manchester 27to 29 January 2025
Time: TBC
Location: Online and Manchester
Details: StudyWorld events showcase the UK offer in ELT, and delegates will have the opportunity to meet with UK-based providers and study abroad agents from 30+ markets.
Contact: info@studyworldfair.com
Register your interest onlineopens www.studyworldfair.com in a new tab or in-personopens www.studyworldfair.com in a new tab
MIDDLE EAST AND PAKISTAN (MEAP) REGION - EVENTS
GREAT Futures, Saudi Arabia
Date:14 to 15 May 2024
Time: Various
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Details: The GREAT FUTURES launch event will provide opportunities for British businesses to explore collaboration and partnership with Saudi counterparts on these ‘once in a generation’ projects.
EUROPE AND AFRICA REGIONS - EVENTS
Going Global, 2024
Date: Late 2024, TBC
Time: TBC
Location: Africa Region
Details: The event will act as a focal point for activity for HMG and sector representatives. It will demonstrate the strength of the UK higher education offer to a predominantly African audience and help consolidate our relationships with African education Ministries.
Register your interest via email
OUR TRADE MISSIONS
Higher Education and TNE Mission to Nigeria
Date: November 2024
Time: TBC
Location: Lagos/Abuja, Nigeria TBC
Details: This mission will take a group of selected UK universities to Nigeria to develop partnerships and deliver TNE in Nigeria.
Register your interest via email
CHINA, HONG KONG, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ASIA REGION - EVENTS
StudyWorld China Roadshow
Date: 14 to 22 November 2024
Time: TBC
Location: Chengdu, Beijing and Shanghai, China
Details: StudyWorld will offer one-to-one business meetings, networking lunches and market briefings with local education agents.
Register your interestopens www.studyworldfair.com in a new tab
OUR TRADE MISSIONS
DBT-led Education Mission to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, 2024
Date: TBC
Time: TBC
Location: Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
Details: This will be for all education sub-sectors and will explore opportunities by engaging with industry, academia and governments of both countries.
Register your interest via email
ASEAN REGION – EVENTS
Indo-Pacific UK Roadshow
Date: 17 June to 1 July 2024.
Time: TBC
Location: Cardiff (18) Birmingham (19) and Leeds (26)
Details: The Roadshow will showcase the potential for Indo-Pacific as an export market for UK business. It will highlight the support on offer from government and the private sector when starting out on an export journey.
Register your interest via email
DBT UK Pavilion at BETT Asia EdTech Expo and Regional Summit
Date: 2 to 3 October 2024
Time: TBC
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Details: This show offers UK exhibitors the opportunity to engage with regional buyers and influencers, as well as DBT Education regional staff.
Register your interest via email
FOBISIA Annual Leadership Conference
Date: 16 to 17 November 2024
Time: TBC
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Details: This two-day conference attracts hundreds of delegates and provides an opportunity for Heads and senior leaders from FOBISIA’s (Federation of British International Schools in Asia) member schools to share best practice. It will offer opportunities to interact with a range of educational suppliers and organisations from around the globe. Local DBT Education colleagues will be attending.
Register your interest via email
SEAMEO RIHED (Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development), Inter regional Research Symposium
Date: 20 to 22 November 2024
Time: TBC
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Details: The theme of this event will be: Transforming Higher Education – Towards Sustainable Development. It will feature sessions on digital transformation, flexible learning pathways, gender equity, diversity and inclusion tracking.
Register your interest via email
LATAC REGION - OUR TRADE MISSIONS
Higher Education TNE Mission to Brazil
Date: July 2024
Time: TBC
Location: Brazil
Details: The British Council, supported by DBT and Universities UK International, is leading a delegation to Brazil. The program aims to foster bilateral partnerships, advance discussions and provide UK Higher Education Institutions with knowledge of Brazilian policies for internationalisation.
Register your interest via email
EVENTS/MISSIONS - TBC
Azerbaijan / UK Private Schools Event
Date: Oct 2024 TBC
Location: Azerbaijan
Details: DBT will host representatives of private schools to explore the Azeri market. It will introduce them to potential partners in the country.
Register your interest via email
Cross-Education Mission to Japan
Date: Autumn 2024
Location: Japan
Details: As Country of Honour, the UK will have a national pavilion and will run a programme of events to showcase UK Education excellence, as well as other opportunities for British business to get involved.
Register your interest via email
PARTICIPATE IN UK-CHINA
TVET Co-operation Research
UK colleges and universities have an opportunity to participate in new research commissioned by the British Council, exploring TVET cooperation between the UK and China.
Conducted by Beijing Foreign Studies University, this research aims to provide new insights for the UK education sector to navigate the evolving TVET internationalisation landscape and identify partnership opportunities for UK institutions.
View the questionnaire and find out moreopens opportunities-insight.britishcouncil.org in a new tab
INTERNATIONAL TRADE WEEK
2023 RECORDED EVENTS
Access recorded education event content from ITW 2023 by registeringopens www.events.business.gov.uk in a new tab.
Video Recordings and content can also be accessed (for unregistered users) by visiting our ITW page.
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