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Summer is almost here – well for those of us in the northern hemisphere. The summer season marks the start of a busy travel season, and admission officers and international recruiters may find themselves busy on the road and around the globe.

We certainly encourage you to get out there and experience the best of summer overseas and see what these education fairs have to offer:

This week has been busy for international recruitment – we take a look at a foreign study from the UK with interesting student stats, share the latest on the development of an international recruitment code, higher ed updates from MENA, and a preview of fall’s leading education fair.

Here are our top picks for this week, and you can tell us yours @UniversityFairs.

We recently returned from the Gulf Education and Training education fair in Dubai. We’ve had the pleasure of working with the exhibition in Dubai for the past two years. Each year we’ve seen great success and this year was no exception as there were several educational institutions attending the event.

No matter the size of your institution, there are numerous benefits to attending an education fair. Education exhibitions are created to assist you in meeting the right pool of prospective students and network with other like-minded organisations and professionals. Education fairs are a highly useful resource for recruiters and career advisors.

Why education fairs? Because they give you a chance to find a concentration of people who are seeking out the type of information you are providing.

Get ready for spring fairs! We are working with a great deal of exciting fairs, and are thrilled that so many of you expressed interest in participating. You can check out our full spring line-up here.

Spring is in the air and with new seasons come new opportunities and insights on international higher education. Our top picks from the week include a look at higher education statistics and growth in China, a one-on-one interview with a vice-chancellor at a university on the rise, students considering regional destinations rather than traditional places, and a quick look at an emerging spring education fair. Take a look, and you can share your favourite story with us @UniversityFairs

We previously mentioned on our blog that our director, Irina, was heading to Kenya to meet with education influencers in Nairobi. Irina has returned from her successful trip and we asked her a few questions to share more with you on her experience abroad.

What was your overall impression of Kenya?

If you’re working in the education sector, you know how important it is to keep up-to-date with news and current events relevant to the industry. We are always working to keep you informed on the top exhibition fairs taking place around the world. Recently we have received updates to the international education fairs calendar and we want to share these new dates and venues with you:

Grab your schedule and check your dates because it’s time to look at a leading education event you should be exhibiting at this year.

Popularity among recruiting at educational exhibitions in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada are traditional choices but Asian fairs are becoming increasingly sought after. Hong Kong is a booming society with a strong economy and global influence.

Our inspirations this week are all over the global map!  We have pulled together some bits of important news from around the web. We hope you find that there is little something for everyone…

Take a look at the headlines making this week's roundup -