Azerbaijan International Education & Career Exhibition 2010

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The International Education and Career Exhibition is the single most important event of its kind in Azerbaijan and the whole Caucasus region, which is held annually in Baku city. The Azerbaijan International Fair is offically supported by the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan, Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijan Export & Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO). The Minister for Education will take a VIP tour around the exhibition, greeting the participants, getting acquainted with the programmes and products presented by exhibitors.

In previous years the international fair has been well received by exhibitors, 60% of whom were at the exhibition because they believed Azerbaijan has many prospects with the possibility to recruit students. 20% of exhibitors attended the fair as it was a new recruitment territory. 81.5% of exhibitors were satisfied with the number of students at their stands and 90.1% said they would probably attend next year.

Main Objectives
  • To present a full spectrum of educational opportunities, including study programmes from abroad, for students and postgraduates.
  • To promote the exchange of experience and ideas between the Azerbaijani and international institutions, by creating a platform for discussion on the most pressing topics.
  • To present the achievements of the educational sector in Azerbaijan and to mark the new aims and tasks for development in this sector.
  • To provide the opportunity for employers to present career opportunities.
  • To promote and increase the standard of domestic education at higher and secondary school levels, by increasing the demand for qualified personnel.

The student fair focusses on a number of sections, including education starting from pre- & secondary school levels through to undergraduate & postgraduate levels, language courses & summer schools, recruitment with agencies & consultancies, publications & technical books, furniture & equipment and multimedia systems.

The Azerbaijan International Fair is supported by the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan, Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijan Export & Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO).

Further information

More information about this leading student recruitment exhibition can be found by selecting the tabs below.

To reserve your place at this international education fair, please select the ‘Prices’ tab and choose the buttons that meet your requirements. Place your purchase in your shopping cart by selecting the ‘Click To Proceed’ button, select ‘checkout’, and fill in your registration details.

Dates:

7 Oct 2010 - 9 Oct 2010

Venue address:

Baku Expo Exhibition and Convention Center
H.Aliyev avenue
Surakhan district
Baku
Azerbaijan

Map

Schedule:

Opening hours for visitors

Date

Time

Day 1:
Day 2:
Day 3:

07/10/10
08/10/10
09/10/10

12:00 - 18:00
10:00 - 18:00
10:00 - 16:00

Access times for exhibitors

Date

Time

Set up:
Set up:
Dismantling:

06/10/10
07/10/10
09/10/10

09:00 - 19:00
09:00 - 12:00
16:00 - 20:00

Additional activities

Date

Time

Opening ceremony:
Press conference:
Evening reception:

07/10/10
07/10/10
07/10/10

12:00 - 13:30
To be announced
19:00

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
  • Language learning
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

Use the information provided below to learn more about visitors expected to attend and importantly the proportion of those visitors that are relevant to your offering. Additional information about how the event is promoted and visiting agents can be found in the grey box.

Visitors are targeted by:

  • Billboards / Posters / Flyers
  • Cooperation with Educational Institutions
  • Internet
  • Invitations
  • Local / National Press
  • PR Campaigns
  • Television / Radio

Promotion Highlights

20,000-25,000 invitations are sent to all educational institutions in the Republic of Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey, Iran, Georgia and others in Central Asia.

Visiting Agents

Agents are expected to visit the fair, although no formal activities have been planned for participants to meet them.

Visitors expected to attend:

  • 9300 in Baku

These visitors are expected to look for:

Baku
*All figures are estimates provided by the fair organiser. Individual exhibitors may experience different results as the data is based on the event as a whole.

Use the information provided below to learn more about exhibitors both past and current. The statistics are based on the last edition of the fair and aims to give you a demographic of the exhibitors based on their type and focus. To display a list past and current exhibitors select the blue button below. You can then sort the list based on the criteria most important to you. Additional information about who the fair is aimed at can be found in the grey box.

Who should attend:
  • Business schools
  • Colleges
  • Companies (Careers)
  • Education agencies
  • Equipment suppliers
  • Funding & scholarship providers
  • Gap year organisations
  • Government bodies
  • Hotel management schools
  • Language schools
  • Professional bodies
  • Publishers
  • Student service providers
  • Summer schools
  • Universities

Past exhibitor statistics:

Baku

Now you have decided to join the fair you might want to know some basic information to get you started with your travel plans. Information on hotels is listed below and you can find further country specific details in the grey box.

Applying For Visas

Most non-Azerbaijan passport holders will need to apply for a visa to enter the Azerbaijan. Please note you should arrange your business visa with plenty of time in advance. Tourist visas are also available and can take less time. Passport holders should contact their local consulate or embassy for advice. Visa support is strictly limited to our exhibiting clients. Visa support is NOT provided to visitors.

National Language

Azerbaijani (Russian is widely spoken)

National Currency

Manat (AZN)

Hotels
Baku

The Grand Europe Hotel****
1023 30 Tbilisi Avenue, Baku, 370078, Azerbaijan
www.besteurasian.com

Park Hyatt Baku*****
1033 Izmir Street, Baku, AZ1065, Azerbaijan
www.hyatt.com


*The hotels listed above are only suggestions and we advise you to carryout additional research to ensure you select the hotels that match your requirements. We cannot take responsibility for the accommodation and service provided by 3rd parties.

Working with the University Fairs / Studycentral team is easy, pleasant and fun. They do what we all should: offer sufficient and relevant information, they do it quickly and are very efficient.

Ivana Belamaric
IE Business School

It was a successful organisation and we are pleased with the number of students that visited our stand. We will be looking forward to the next exhibition. Thank you for organizing such a gathering as well.

Mrs. Kutlay M. Erdil, Student Recruitment Office
Eastern Mediterranean University