Thank you to everyone who participated in IPSEF in Dubai 2016. The whole event was a great success and we look forward to returning in 2017. A special thank you to our sponsors, speakers, hosts, delegates and our local and virtual teams.
With the international and private school markets continuing to grow, and as competition increases, it’s increasingly critical that schools and investors planning to open new operations in education develop strategies for success. To assist that need IPSEF provided a unique reference point for all those involved in the financing, planning, design, delivery and management of a new school project.
By bringing together the diverse community involved in a new operation, IPSEF aimed to provide participants with not only valuable Case Studies of schools from across the MENA region but importantly a host of contacts that enabled attendees to plan projects with confidence.
Conference themes included:
- Market trends and projections
- How to select your key partners
- Getting to know and work effectively with investors, architects, project managers and lawyers
- Dubai school market as viewed by the KHDA, and opportunities for investors and schools
- Understanding the role of the regulator, and securing your operation license
- Financial models
- Teacher recruitment and retention
- Case Studies of new school operations
- Assessment, school management
- How to make your school distinct
- Marketing your school and parent perceptions
- Curriculum options
On day 3 we visited the following schools:
Jumeirah English Speaking School – Arabian Ranches
Taaleem Teachers Accommodation Block – Studio City
GEMS Nations Academy
Who attended the event:
Senior figures from schools and school groups (Owners, Heads, Bursars, Governors, Business Development Managers), investors (private equity, banks, corporates, private investment funds), governments (inspectors and regulators), inward investment bodies, relocation agents, curriculum and awarding bodies, consultants, architects, lawyers, property companies and developers, project managers, senior staff recruiters, publishers and suppliers of ICT and teaching resources, academics, CPD and training companies.
What People Liked About IPSEF
79%
of responders said they expect to do some level of business with people they met at IPSEF Middle East
26%
Are already doing business with people they met at ipsef middle east
95%
found Networking lunches useful or very useful
87%
judged Exhibition stands useful or very useful
89%
Found the evening reception useful or very useful
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