UPDATE [20/01/11]: An event report (1MB) is now available for this exhibition.

Key details

* VAT is now payable on the added-value UK customer management element of all Education UK Exhibitions. Please see the VAT section at the bottom of this page for further details.

The participation fee includes:

• Venue hire at hotels
• 1.8m x 0.8m information table, four chairs, facia board, one fluorescent tube light, one power socket 13amp/220V, two hooks for hanging institutions’ posters
• PR campaign: on newspapers, magazines, websites, e-bulletin, at schools and universities
• Advertising campaign on newspapers, magazines and websites
• Promotional items (invitations, banners, flyers, posters, and gifts for visitors) and publications (pre-university guide and post graduate guide)
• Hire of stand assistants
• Refreshments
• Other administration and stationery fee

Stand sharing will be made available at a premium of twenty per cent on the stand costs.

Please note that the participation fee does not include international or domestic travel, accommodation, subsistence or freight, except where stated.

TNE Zone
The exhibition will feature a pilot transnational education (TNE) zone for local providers of UK programmes taught in Vietnam. Only courses that are fully-accredited in the UK will be promoted in this zone. As this is a pilot the zone will consist of only two stands, divided between four exhibitors. Invitations will be sent to locally-registered providers in due course. If your institution is offering programmes in Vietnam and would like them to be featured in this event, please encourage your partner institution to look out for the invitation. For more information about our TNE services, please contact Giang Nguyen, Transnational Education Manager via giang.nguyen@britishcouncil.org.vn.

Target markets
Undergraduate and pre-university subject chapters
Specifically the following key subject areas:

• English language as a component of an undergraduate or pre-university programme
• GCSE, A levels and equivalents
• Access and foundation
• HND & Foundation Degrees
• Applied and pure sciences
• Built and natural environment
• Computing, maths and IT
• Engineering and technology
• Health and medicine
• Humanities
• Law
• Management, business and finance
• Social sciences and communications
• Sport, leisure, hospitality and tourism
• Visual and creative arts

Postgraduate and MBA subject chapters
Specifically the following key subject areas:

• English language as a component of a postgraduate or MBA programme
• Applied and pure sciences
• Built and natural environment
• Computing, maths and IT
• Engineering and technology
• Health and medicine
• Humanities
• Law
• Management, business and finance
• MBA
• Social sciences and communications
• Sport, leisure, hospitality and tourism
• Visual and creative arts
• Distance learning

Market information

• Vietnam market introduction
• Partnership members can access more detailed education market intelligence, including international student data and country profiles
• Vietnam Partnership members can access education market intelligence on the Vietnam Partnership website
• An event report is available for the October 2009 Vietnam Education UK exhibition.

Programme
Draft programme
Hanoi

	Date Time Activity 22.10.2010 AM and lunch (time TBC) TNE Dissemination Workshop PM (time TBC) Agent meeting / dating Evening (time TBC) UK Alumni Gala 23.10.2010 0930- 1130 Pre-event briefing 1330 - 1400 Opening Ceremony 1400 - 1800 Exhibition 23.10.2010 Mock-up class in Study Skills Seminar: Pathways to UK universities Postgraduate studies in the UK – One-year masters programme, an effective way to save time and money Visa application to the UK How to achieve high IELTS score 24.10.2010 Follow up with prospective students (self-arranged) Travel to HCMC (self-arranged)

Ho Chi Minh City

	Date Time Activity 25.10.2010 AM (time TBC) TNE Dissemination Workshop Evening (time TBC) UK Alumni Gala 26.10.2010 0930- 1130 Meeting agents 1330 - 1400 Opening Ceremony 1400 - 1800 Exhibition 26.10.2010 Mock-up class in Study Skills Seminar: Pathways to UK universities Postgraduate studies in the UK – One-year masters programme, an effective way to save time and money Visa application to the UK How to achieve high IELTS score 27.10.2010 Follow up with prospective students (self-arranged) Travel to Danang (self-arranged)

Danang

	Date Time Activity 28.10.2010 0900 – 1100 Mini Exhibition at Le Quy Don high school [date] PM (time TBC) Exhibition at a public venue [date] 1400 - 1500 UK Alumni talk 1500 - 1700 Student Counselling Seminar: Pathways to UK universities Postgraduate studies in the UK – One-year masters programme, an effective way to save time and money

Venues
Hanoi
Melia hotel

Ho Chi Minh City
Equatorial hotel

Danang
Green Plaza hotel

Visa requirements
Visas are required for UK passport holders. Where visas need to be obtained, it is the responsibility of the applicant institution to follow the correct procedures. For more information please refer to your nearest Vietnamese Embassy in London or the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Other passport holders should check with their travel agent or contact the Consulate or Embassy of the country they plan to visit.

Freight
See below for estimated freight deadlines for this event.  Please contact your chosen freight provider directly for confirmation of their deadlines.

• Sea freight: 20 August 2010
• Air freight: 24 September 2010

The participation fee does not include freight costs and these are the responsibility of the participating institution.

Cancellation
Cancellation fees will be charged for withdrawal from this event, as of the date of receipt of notice of withdrawal:

• 50 per cent of the full event cost for withdrawals received on or after 21 August 2010
• 100 per cent of the full event cost for withdrawals received on or after 11 September 2010

Notice of cancellation must be given by e-mail to educationuk.events@britishcouncil.org. You will receive a confirmation message within one week of your cancellation.

Applications
The deadline for applications is 23 July 2010

If you wish to stand share with other institutions, this must be clearly stated on all participants' application forms in the relevant section.

All applications are subject to the Education UK exhibitions terms and conditions, which include the eligibility and selection criteria and details of when you will be informed whether your application has been accepted or rejected.

VAT
From 1 January 2010 HMRC implemented changes to the way VAT is to be collected and charged, specifically in relation to VAT treatment of cross-border services.  VAT is now payable on the added-value UK customer management element of all Education UK Exhibitions taking place outside of the EU. In order that VAT be apportioned it will now be necessary to separate the UK management element out accordingly.

The exhibition invoice will display two lines:  

1. The first line will detail the overseas costs of the exhibition (venue hire, equipment hire, local promotion, local staff costs etc.) and will not be VAT-able.
2. The second line will detail the UK costs of the exhibition (recruitment, administration, UK promotion etc.) and will be VAT-able.

This cost for UK management has always been in place, the only difference being that prior to these changes it was included as part of the holistic pricing model for each exhibition.  

Please see the HM Revenue and Customs website for further details.