October 15th : Suggested arrival to Istanbul; check into hotel
Venue and Hotel:
Hilton Hotel
October 16th and 17th.
11:00 - 12:45 set up – Convention Centre Hilton Hotel 12:45 fair briefing 13:00 - 19:00 fair open to public 19:15 - 20:00 Dismantle booths ( on the 17th of Oct) 20:30 - 22:00 Welcome Reception
October 18th
Meet in hotel lobby for airport transfer for group flight to Ankara. Arrive in Ankara group transfer to Hotel. Flight numbers and times TBA
Free evening
Venue and Hotel :
Hilton Hotel
October 19th
11:00 - 12:45 set up – Ankara Hilton Hotel 12:45 fair briefing 13:00 - 19:00 fair open to public 19:15 - 20:00 Dismantle booths
Free evening
October 20th
Meet in Ankara Hilton lobby for transfer to airport for evening group flight. Arrive Izmir ; group transfer to Hilton Hotel. Flight numbers and times TBA
Free evening
October 21th
Hotel : Hilton Hotel
Venue : Hilton Hotel
09:00 - 10:45 set up – Hilton Hotel 10:45 fair briefing 11:00 - 17:00 fair open to public
The Turkish Market:
According to the most recent census, 26% of the Turkish population is under age 15, and more than 60% is under 35 years of age. This large, young population in a country of 70 million people cannot be accommodated by its own post-secondary system; therefore, more than ever, students and their families are looking for alternatives.
Receiving an education is of great importance to Turkish citizens. Every year, over 25,000 Turkish students study overseas in language, college, university and vocational programmes, and they need solid information in order to choose where and when to study, as well as what is required to make their experience abroad as effective and enjoyable as possible.
As a key source of information, students and their families attend the event. Since over 70% of the population now lives in large urban centres, the event takes place in the three largest cities: Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, each with its own, unique profile.
Fall Study Abroad Fair 2009
This is our new event, an exclusively international education fair. Venues in all three cities are popular and easily-accessible.
We are well-known for bringing in younger students – prospective undergraduates – as well as the important 18-24 age group. We do this through our special relationship with the Turkish National Ministry of Education, whose invitation to schools around the region enables us to bring in students in the last two years of their studies in the top high schools, and our comprehensive advertising campaign at university campuses and student hotspots ensures we reach the graduate prospective group as well.
We envision you who are keen on breaking into or fostering your presence in the Turkish market. It is our intention to build a relationship with you and provide you with the best possible platform from which your colleagues can reach the Turkish youth interested in studying abroad.
The Synergy Exhibitors may be represented by whomever they choose; that is, school representatives are free to invite local agents of their choice to assist at their booths. This gives you the opportunity to get to know your agents better, train their staff on your programs and ensure immediate follow-up by a local professional on the leads you get during the exhibitions. Or, if you don’t work with agents, invite alumni or ask us to hire a translator to assist at your booth.
Visitor Profile
The Tour enables its thousands of motivated visitors to explore the many educational opportunities around the world. Visitors of all ages and with a broad range of interests come to meet with the hundreds of exhibitors, to help make informed decisions about their education options.
Expected Visitors’ Age Groups
14 - 18 Years 35 %
18 - 22 Years 35 %
22+ Years 30 %
Expected Visitors’ Purpose
Language Programs 55 %
Master, Postgraduate Degrees 30 %
Undergraduate Programs 40 %
Certificate Programs 25 %
Summer Programs 20 %
*Our expected visitors’ purpose percentage exceeds hundred as students might be interested in more than one area.
Feedback from Exhibitors:
ISN
On behalf of American Education Expos, I would like to thank you for hosting us at what I believed was quite a fantastic Event. The visiting universities would also like to express their gratitude. We appreciate you taking time from you busy schedule to really help us out with requests and making our trip to Istanbul quite enjoyable. Your professionalism and dedication was outstanding and much appreciated. By visiting your great country and meeting with its’ people, we established the “cultural connection” we and the universities sought to make.
Melissa Serrano
Blekinge Institute of Education
We were very pleased with the fair since it was a very well organized and well prepared fair. There were many potential students interested in studying abroad. We are very proud to say that the number of applicants from Turkey increased after our participation in this fair. The Education fair provided new opportunities to BTH to reach the applicants from Turkey. We look forward to join you the next year as well and promote our programmes on the Turkish market. Thank you so much for all help during our stay in Istanbul and many thanks for the lovely dinner with the genuine Turkish atmosphere. It was appreciated :-)
Alma Puskar
Bellevue Community College
It was one of the most well-attended, most professional fairs I have ever attended. I was very impressed with all their organization and preparation in anticipation of the event as well as the quality and number of students who came seeking information. They made my first trip to Turkey very worthwhile.
Rebecca Anderson
Nacel Canada
This was only our first time participating, but we were very happy with the opportunity to meet so many high school students in person and quite impressed with their level of English. Although Mother Nature decided to play havoc with the weather and affected the quantity of visitors, we were especially pleased with the quality of the students. Working with the staff was greatly appreciated and as result, we have already recruited several Turkish students for our Canadian high schools!
Emmy Okazawa-Bortolin
California School of English and Foreign Languages
I must say that we thoroughly enjoyed the Education Fair. We were impressed with the professionalism of the staff and appreciated being given such a great stand location.
The contacts that we made were better than expected. Considering the inclement weather, we were delighted with the huge turnout. We were also pleased to meet school officials and parents, and were delighted to talk face-to-face with local students.
The welcome meal and entertainment was superb. But what we took home was the memory of the warmth and genuine hospitality of the Turkish people. We are seriously considering returning in 2009.
Chris Cullen
Diablo Valley College
This was my first trip to Turkey and the Fair met my expectations. The organization of the fair was very good. Organizers were excellent in their pre-fair communication and extremely helpful and gracious in making arrangements.
Sally Conover
Anything you need? We are at your service!
WEBA staff are always at the ready to answer any questions you have, both about the Turkish market and the opportunities to recruit from it at our events. All exhibitors are given an exhibitor handbook well in advance, so you are informed about how the events unfold.
As well, we make hotel arrangements and in the case of our multi-city circuit, will book inter-city flights for you.
