All-Kazakhstan International Education Fair

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The 8th All-Kazakhstan International Education Fair will be held in February 2011 in Almaty, Astana and Atyrau.

Many institutions from countries around the world participated in the AKIEF-2010 and more than 2,500 visitors attended the fairs in the first two cities of Kazakhstan alone.

There has been a growing interest in Kazakhstan for postgraduate, business, and economic programmes. Almaty traditionally is a good market for economics and business management programmes, whilst Astana attracts a different audience of students who have an interest in Law and Political programmes. Rapid economic and social development of Kazakhstan has resulted in an acute need for personnel with advanced western education. This is an important contributing factor to the popularisation of overseas education, particularly in the English-speaking countries.

An average annual GDP growth of over 9% over the last five or six years significantly raised creditworthiness and financial capacity of the population allowing parents to educate their children in commercial universities and colleges. As prices for higher education in Kazakhstan rapidly approach Western levels many parents begin to look overseas at educational destinations for their children.

This Educational Fair will provide an excellent opportunity for all participants to tap into Kazakhstan's student market and gain access to a large number of potential applicants. Kazakhstan awaits you in 2011!

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Dates:

5 Feb 2011

Address:

Intercontinental Hotel Almaty
181 Zheltoksan Street
Almaty
Kazakhstan

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Special Instructions:

Opening hours for visitors
Day1: 05/02/11 12:00 - 19:00
Access times for exhibitors
Setup: 05/02/11 11:00 - 12:00
Dismantling: 05/02/11 19:00 - 20:00

Dates:

7 Feb 2011

Address:

Exhibition Centre Korme
Left Bank "Levi Bereg"
3 Dostyk Street (Next to trade centre Keruen)
Astana
Kazakhstan

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Special Instructions:

Opening hours for visitors
Day1: 07/02/11 13:00 - 19:00
Access times for exhibitors
Setup: 07/02/11 12:00 - 13:00
Dismantling: 07/02/11 19:00 - 20:00

Dates:

9 Feb 2011

Address:

Renaissance Hotel
15 B, Satpaeva Street
Mosque District
Atyrau
060011
Kazakhstan

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Special Instructions:

Opening hours for visitors
Day1: 09/02/11 13:00 - 19:00
Access times for exhibitors
Setup: 09/02/11 12:00 - 13:00
Dismantling: 09/02/11 19:00 - 20:00

This section identifies the levels and subject areas that are reflected at this fair and for which visitors will have an interest in. This section will help to clarify the types of participants who should attend.

Levels
  • Postgraduate (Masters, MBA, LLM, Dip, PhD)
  • Undergraduate (Bachelors)
  • Foundation (Preparatory)
  • Further education & vocational
  • Secondary education
  • Language learning
  • Professional training
Subjects
  • Accountancy, finance & insurance
  • Architecture, construction, building & surveying
  • Business, MBA & management
  • Computer science & IT
  • Economics
  • Education & teaching
  • Engineering
  • Health & medicine
  • Humanities
  • Languages
  • Law & LLM
  • Mathematics
  • Retailing & marketing
  • Science
  • Social science
  • Tourism, leisure & hospitality
  • Visual & creative arts

This section identifies the number and types of visitors who are expected to attend the upcoming edition of this fair and how the fair has been promoted to reach these targets.

Visitors expected to attend*

2,500+ across Almaty, Astana & Atyrau

Of these visitors*:
  • 7% will look for high-school studies
  • 10% will look for further & vocational studies
  • 10% will look for foundation & prep studies
  • 10% will look for undergraduate studies
  • 25% will look for postgraduate studies
  • 35% will look for foreign-language training
  • 3% will look for MBA programmes
Visiting agents

Participants will have the opportunity to meet the principle education agency at the fair.

Visitors are targeted by the following means:
  • PR Campaigns
  • Internet
  • Local / National Press
  • Television / Radio
  • Billboards / Posters / Flyers
  • Cooperation with Educational Institutions

 

 

*Data provided is based on figures collected from the last edition of the fair.
**Other categorisations may include officials, agents, teachers and lecturers etc.

This section identifies the number of past participants and a list of those who exhibited at the last edition of this fair. Listings, which are highlighted, link to an in-depth institution profile.

Exhibitor numbers

52 across Almaty, Astana & Atyrau

Of these exhibitors:
  • 100% were international
  • 0% were local
Colleges:
  • Abbey Colleges
  • Academic Colleges Group
  • Cezar Ritz Colleges
  • Chichester College
  • City College Manchester
  • Columbia College
  • Columbia International College
  • EF Brittin College
  • Golders Green College
  • International College, Sherborne
  • Kaplan Aspect
  • Kaplan Aspect University Courses
  • Kaplan International
  • Oxford and Cherwell Valley College
  • Saint Michael's College
  • The Bournemouth and Poole College
  • United International College
Universities:
  • American University in Dubai
  • American University of Sharjah
  • Beijing Language and Culture University
  • Bournemouth University
  • Cyprus International University
  • Eastern Mediterranean University
  • European University of Lefke
  • Girne American University
  • Hertfordshire International College of Business & Technology - HIBT
  • Insearch Essex
  • Lancaster University
  • London South Bank University
  • Michigan State University
  • Middle East Techinical University
  • Near East University
  • Oxford Brookes Univeristy
  • The Robert Gordon University
  • The University of Warwick
  • Tilburg University
  • University College London
  • University of Aberdeen
  • University of Auckland
  • University of Birmingham
  • University of Essex
  • University of Glasgow
  • University of Otago
  • University of St. Andrews
  • University of Twente
  • Wageningen University
Language schools:
  • Anglo-Continental Educational Group
  • Anglo-European School of English
  • Cambridge Education Group
  • International House WELS
  • International Language Academy of Canada - ILAC
  • Kaplan Aspect Language Courses
  • Languages International Auckland & Christchurch
  • SKOLA Group of Schools
Boarding schools:
  • Bosworth Independent College
  • Kings Schools
  • Milfield School
Education agencies:
  • Center of Cultural Interchange - CCI
  • EF Education First
  • Study Group
Hotel management schools:
  • Maastricht Hotel Management School
  • The American Graduate Shool of Tourism

A number of additional options are available to you to gain exposure at this fair through advertising and sponsorship. This is a great way to enhance your presence

In-print & On-line

Full details regarding advertising options at this event are coming soon. If you want a head start, please contact us.

Sponsorships

If you are interested in large-scale sponsorship opportunities at this event, please contact us directly.

 

This section identifies useful information relevent to the fair and its location. It will help you to prepare your itinery for travelling and also provide you with need to know country facts.

Hotels

Astana International Hotel****
113 Baitursynov Street, 050022, Almaty
www.astana-hotel.kz

Hyatt Palace Hotel*****
29/6 Akademik Satpaev Ave, 0500040, Almaty
www.almaty.hyatt.com

Grand Park Esil Hotel****
8 Beibitshilik, 010000, Astana
www.grandparkesil.kz

Okan Intercontinental Hotel*****
47 Abai Avenue Po Box 64, 010000, Astana
www.kazakhstan.orexca.com

Hotel Atyrau****
6, Satpaev Street, Atyrau
www.hotelatyrau.kz

Renaissance Atyrau Hotel*****
15 B, Satpaeva Street, Mosque District, Atyrau
www.marriott.com

Restaurants

Dastarkhan Restaurant - Local cuisine - €€-€€€
75 Shevchenko Street, Almaty
Tel: +7 (327) 2721 317

Taxi operators

City Taxi - Almaty
Tel: +7 (327) 792 727

Visa requirements

We advise that all passport holders should contact your local consulate or embassy for advice.

Nearest international airport

Almaty International Airport
Expect to pay around €15-€20 to the city centre

Astana International Airport
Expect to pay around €10-€15 to the city centre

Atyrau International Airport
Expect to pay around €10-€15 to the city centre

National language

Kazakh

National currency

Tenge

Average climate at the time of the fair

Average temperatures: -3ºC / -7ºC
Frosty mornings are typical so dress warm.

Local landmark

Zenkov Cathedral – is one of the few Tzarist-era buildings, in Almaty, that survived the earthquakes of 1911.

*** 3 star hotel, **** 4 star hotel, ***** 5 star hotel, €€€ medium price range, €€€€ high price range

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