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Education UK Exhibition Nepal
27 to 28 February 2009

After successful completion of the Education UK Exhibition held in February 2008 in Nepal, Career Search, on behalf of the British Council, is organising an Education UK Exhibition in Kathmandu, Nepal, for the third time. The proposed dates are 27 to 28 February 2009 and will follow on from the Education UK Exhibition in Sri Lanka, which concludes on 24 February 2009 in Kandy.

The target audience is:

  • university / college students
  • young professionals
  • parents.

The target markets include:

  • Undergraduate:
    • business administration
    • business management
    • accounting  and finance
    • ACCA
    • nursing
    • LLB
    • computer and information systems
    • economics
    • biomedical sciences
    • journalism
    • tourism and hospitality management
    • health and social care
    • electrical and electronic engineering
  • Postgraduate:
    • finance and accounting
    • public health
    • biomedical sciences
    • marketing
    • international relations
    • international finance
    • MBA
    • wireless communication system engineering
    • mobile communication
    • international applied communication
    • digital communication networks
    • sustainable development
    • computer networks
    • strategic business and IT
    • TESOL
    • international marketing management
    • environment technology
    • medical imaging
    • medical molecular genetics
    • clinical pharmacology
    • international health and management
    • distance learning

The number of stalls available is limited, so you are requested to book your space as early as possible.

The participation fee is GBP 750 and includes:

  • airport pickup and drop off
  • accommodation for three nights in a five star hotel (one single superior or one double superior)
  • venue hire with 24-hour security
  • seminar hall equipped with LCD projector and screen for presentations (kindly book a time slot)
  • meeting room for private counseling (must check availability with the organiser)
  • free Internet access (available at the communication centre at the venue)
  • pick up and drop off from hotel to venue and vice-versa during the fair
  • Octonorm stall of standard size 9 square metres (3 metres face by 3 metres depth) with carpeted floor, two tube lights, one table and two chairs, one power plug point
  • stall attendant (kindly confirm if required)
  • two bottles of mineral water for each stall, lunch coupon, evening tea / coffee
  • English and Nepali national daily newspapers
  • welcome and exhibition briefing by British Council
  • cocktail closing dinner for all participants
  • distribution of mementos in the same dinner programme
  • promotion and publicity:
    • print advertisements in the leading English and Nepali newspapers, magazines and periodicals
    • press releases and press conferences before the fair
    • invitations to the target audience
    • on-air advertisements on FM radio stations
    • television commercials
    • mass e-mail
    • TV scroll
    • direct telephone campaign
    • hoarding board display.

The participation fee does not include freight costs. DTDC, SKY NET, UPS, DHL, FedEX, First Flight are available in Kathmandu. You can choose any one of these to send your freight.

A maximum of two persons are requested to remain at the stand during the exhibition.

Colleges are required to have at least DIUS registration and BAC accreditation.


Programme

Date
Time
Activity
Thursday
26 February 2009
1630
Welcome and exhibition briefing
Friday
27 February 2009
1100–1800
Exhibition
Saturday
28 February 2009
1100–1800
Exhibition
evening
Cocktail closing dinner


Venue
DECC, United World Trade Centre
Kathmandu


Applications
The deadline for applications is 10 January 2009.

The process for applying to participate in this event is as follows:

  1. Contact Career Search Pvt Ltd or British Council Nepal to check the availability of stands at the exhibition.
  2. After confirming the availability of a stand, either complete the on-line space reservation form or download the Download PDF Document electronic space reservation form (29KB), complete it and send it to Career Search Pvt Ltd by e-mail, fax or post.
  3. Fifty per cent of the total participation cost is to be sent with the form. Payment can be made by wire transfer or banker's draft. Please prepare the banker's draft in favour of Career Search Pvt Ltd, payable at Kathmandu. Wire transfer is preferred.
  4. Once payment has been received, event participation will be considered valid.
  5. The name, nationality and flight details of the person attending the event must be provided to Career Search Pvt Ltd after the stand has been confirmed, for booking accommodation.


For more information, contact:

Career Search Pvt Ltd
Keshab Khatri, Director

Thapathali
Kathmandu
PO Box 8975
EPC 1339
Nepal

Telephone +977 1 4260232, 4269782
Fax +977 1 4250289
E-mail csearch@wlink.com.np

or:

British Council Nepal
Ngawang Tamang, Education Promotion Officer

Lainchaur
PO Box 640
Kathmandu
Nepal

Telephone +977 1 4410798 extension 122 / 107
Fax +977 1 4410545
E-mail: ngawang.tamang@britishcouncil.org.np

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