The Education UK Partnership, as part of it's services for boarding schools, held it's second International agents' fair in June, in Oxford and Harrogate. The events are designed to help UK boarding schools source quality agents, cost effectively and easily.

Taking place in Oxford and Harrogate, the events incorporated a full day's agent fair, a chance to meet with agents one on one, a seminar focusing on how to work effectively with agents and explore the opportunities for schools in Vietnam.  With 28 agents from over 15 different countries outside Europe, these events were an opportunity to:

			build valuable relationships with quality agents from around the world
			meet British Council education marketing managers
			gain in-country contacts and market knowledge
			network and share ideas with other UK boarding schools.

Please see below for full details.

The events are now closed for applications.

If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Mountstephen or Peter Shelley via the Education UK Partnership Helpdesk.

Programme

	City Date Time Event Venue Oxford 7 June 2010 1230–1700 Seminar TBC from 1900 Networking dinner Four Pillars Spires Hotel 8 June 2010 0900–1700 Agents fair TBC Harrogate 10 June 2010 1300–1700 Seminar Harrogate Ladies College from 1900 Networking dinner Old Swan Hotel 11 June 2010 0900–1700 Agents fair Harrogate Ladies College

Seminar
The seminar focuses on student recruitment opportunities for boarding schools overseas. It is an ideal opportunity to meet other UK boarding schools and British Council education marketing managers to discuss issues relevant to international education and recruitment.

			Chris Chang, Director, Brunel International, Brunel University, has over 15 years experience in working with agents and will deliver a schools-focused session with practical advice on working with international agents
			Jackie Dyer, Director, The Education Company is an experienced agent from Vietnam and will give an agents perspective on the market in Vietnam.

The provisional agenda for the seminar is:

	Time Activity 1300–1400 Welcome lunch 1400–1600 Working with agents: best practice and guidance - Chris Chang 1600–1700 Vietnam: the opportunities for boarding schools - Jackie Dyer

Networking dinner
The night before the fairs, there will be a dinner to give you a chance to get to know agents, other schools and British Council staff in an informal setting.

Agents fair
Schools who attend the agents fair will receive the following:

			(prior to the fair) a brochure with information on all the agents attending the fair
			the opportunity to book one-on-one meetings with agents
			a table to display information about your school.

Agents attending
At last year’s fairs, we welcomed 27 agents from the following countries:

Bahrain

Hong Kong

Kazakhstan

Nigeria

Thailand

Brazil

India

Korea

Pakistan

Uganda

China

Japan

Malaysia

Russia

Vietnam

This year, we are expecting a larger number of agents, including those from new and emerging markets, such as Kuwait, Ukraine and Turkey.

Participation fee
Seminar

			GBP 175 per delegate for Partnership member institutions
			GBP 350 per delegate for non-Partnership member institutions

Agents fair and networking dinner

			GBP 750 per school for Partnership member institutions
			GBP 1,500 per school for non-Partnership member institutions

This fee includes two delegate passes for the agents fair and one networking dinner pass; additional delegates may attend the dinner (limited availability) at the following costs:

			GBP 30 per delegate for Partnership member institutions
			GBP 60 per delegate for non-Partnership member institutions

2009 Agent fair and seminar
At last year’s fairs in May 2009, 39 schools participated and 90 per cent rated their meetings with agents as ‘excellent’ or ‘good’. The presentations from the 2009 seminars are available.

The 2011 fairs will take place April 25-29 and details will be coming soon.