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Gulf Expo Post-Show Report
Spring 2007
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Dear Past Exhibitors:
We would first like to thank you for your previous business with International Student Network. For over ten years it has been our privilege and pleasure to provide the American Education Expos around the world to help you and your institution find qualified international students and meet your recruitment goals.
We appreciate all the effort and energy you put into the 2007 Spring Gulf Expo. This is our most popular area of business. As a result, you kept to the high expectations set for our presenters, and represented your institution well. All the students, parents, and school staff from Manama, UAE, Kuwait and India were all pleased with your interest in the area and the enthusiasm you showed for the prospective students. We also thank you for the feedback we received during the trip. If you have any further suggestions or questions about the trip, do not hesitate to contact an associate at ISN. We have enclosed this report to highlight the accomplishments you made during our Spring 2007 Expos in Gulf countries. Please share this with your co-workers and superiors. We hope this will convey your successes and convince your institution to join us for a future Expo series.
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Bahrain Expo |
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February 25th-26th, 2007
600 Students Attended
The Gulf expo started with the opening ceremony. The Expo in Bahrain was a success on our itinerary to start with. Both students and parents met with exhibitors to seriously discuss the possibility of attending one of the presenting schools. This event counted more than 500 attendees.
On February 26th, 2007, university and college representatives met with 100 studenst combined fomr both high school students from local international high schools. Students and their guidance counselors were delighted to meet with the University representatives and to discuss their objectives in obtaining their higher education degrees in the US.
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Kuwait Expo |
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February 27th, 2007
Over 450 Students Attended
Kuwait is a very strong market with high demand for American Universities. Students were eager to see us and very interested in the programs offered by some institutions. Others talked to recruiters about summer study programs at their universities.
There were more than 450 students and parents attended the expo. 80% of attending students were interested in undergraduate programs. Others showed interest in graduate programs, along with language programs, or summer courses.
This was yet another successful exhibition. Students and their parents proved they were serious about attending American universities and knew the value of an American degree. Each student was very sure of their desired majors.
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UAE-Abu Dhabi expo |
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February 28th, 2007
300 Students Attended
In Abu Dhabi, the American Education Expo was very successful with 300 students attended the expo. It proved once again that America is still the home of the best college education in the world. American institutions are able to offer this valuable investment at affordable prices.
Parents took time from their busy schedule to be present at the expo. We spent three hours talking with top-quality students and their parents interested in attending American universities. The exchanges and questions posed to our university representatives showed their knowledge of American schools. Many of our exhibitors made strong leads with potential students and some received preliminary applications.
Students and their parents also attended the education briefing presented by education advisers. They had the opportunity to ask questions about application and admission requests by American insitutions. This useful informative session was well received.
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UAE-Dubai Expo |
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March 1st-2nd, 2007
400 Students Attended
More than 400 students visited the American Education Expo over a two-day period in Dubai this weekend. About 70 students and parents took time out of their busy schedules to attend the presentations on education seminar presented by education adviser in Dubai.
The expo was well-attended, with the top students from across Dubai visiting with the recruiters. The parents were very knowledgeable about American universities, and asked some great questions. Our recruiters were pleased by the quality turn-out, and hope to return to this market soon.
All the exhibitors were very happy with this school visit, as students from surrounding schools also attended. There were many undergraduate and graduate students interested in studying in the U.S.
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Mumbai Expo |
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March 3rd, 2007
20 guidance counselors & over 520 students & parents attended
Prior to the expo, 20 guidance counselors from the top high schools in Mumbai met with the American University reps at the three hours networking event. Education adviser from India's top study abroad agency gave the education briefing to the University representatives. Both university reps and high school counselors enjoyed the event. It was a great opportunity for the university reps to build connection with the high school counselors.
The American Education Expo Mumbai welcomed more than 513 students and parents to meet with the universities. Among the visiting students, more than 75% requested information for undergraduate programs, such as engineering, business administration. 25% of the students were interested by graduate degrees and other programs.
The 4-hour expo was a very important exchange as schools continue to seek ways to hit the vast human resources of India. Over 520 students joined the expo and had the opportunity to directly meet with the universities. The American representatives were very pleased with the turnout, and were happy to meet with the Indian students, answering their questions. The college reps appreciated the enthusiasm of the attendees because this is an important market.
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As you know, we limit the numbers of universities we take to Gulf countries to allow for high-quality expos and to foster continuing professional relationships between American universities and international high school administrators. Please let us know in advance if you can join us next year for another visit. For further information please call ISN at 215-246-3432. Thank you again for making Gulf Expo Spring 2007 one of our best tours ever!
Sincerely,
ISN Staff
Phone: 215-246-3432
Fax: 215-477-7378
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