ISC Research Newsletter: June 2008
Newsletter: June 2008
In This Issue:
- GESS update by Sue Rothwell
- Online Interactive Demo
- Country Focus: Sweden
- Featured News Articles
- Advantages to being a subscriber
- Contact ISC Research
- Visit the ISC Research web site
Current Market Size
| Current Market Size | |
|---|---|
| Total number of English-medium international schools (not including future schools) | 4,836 |
| Total number of students | 1,848,401 |
| Changes since 01 January 2007 | |
| New school records | 349 |
| Updated (many schools are updated several times a year) | 3,874 |
| Checked (no changes) | 2,632 |
| Heads updated (names and/or email addresses) | 788 |
| Heads checked | 2,263 |
| Emails changed | 827 |
GESS Update
by Sue Rothwell Group Event Director, Fairs and Exhibitions
The massive response from the recent Gulf Educational Supplies and Solutions Show (GESS), the region's premier educational, supplies and solutions event and the Global Education Forum, has prompted Fairs & Exhibitions, the company behind the initiatives, to hold the event at the Airport Expo Centre from 10-12 March 2009.
The twin events, supported by the UAE Education Ministry, are now annual fixtures on the Dubai B2B events calendar after a tremendous inaugural airing and positive feedback from the exhibitor, visitors and sponsors.
GESS 2008 and Global Education Forum received more than 4,000 education professionals from 35 countries throughout the Middle East and North Africa including ministerial delegations from Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman. Additionally, most of the 250 exhibitors from 15 countries, including large national pavilions from the UK and Germany have confirmed dramatically increasing their space requirements.
"With GESS' positive response from regional educational professionals, including the private and public sector, we looked for a bigger venue with better facilities that will suit the needs of the educational forum as well as sufficient room for the predicted growth within the exhibition. The Airport Expo Centre is the perfect location as it ensures that both exhibitors and visitors will have easier access, with plentiful parking," said Sue Rothwell, Group Event Director, F&E.
"The fact that over 80% of last year's floor space is already reserved, and we are already receiving bookings from new exhibitors is a true reflection of the event's dedication to the enhancement of the region's education sector. This is also reflected in the Global Education Forum where we anticipate participation from leading experts from both the region and the international arena."
GESS 2009 is proud to announce the continued official support of the UAE Ministry of Education, the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) and UK Trade and Investment Support, World Didac and the DDV - The German Educational Supplies Association assisted by AUMA - the Association of the German Trade Fair Industry.
GESS fully believe that the knowledge and expertise that ISC Research can bring to the event planning and promotion will extend their reach to the key decision makers in this particular market, enabling them to communicate the conference and workshop topics, key note speakers, and their exhibitors as they come on board.
Online Interactive Demo
ISC Research have just finished development on several new demonstration modules.
The first is a full interactive demo which can also be used as an induction to the online system. The demo, written in Flash, allows users to step through the various stages of the online system at a pace to suite themselves. Each section is covered in some detail and users may return to the system to pick up where they left off if a session is interrupted. The whole demo is menu driven with a text commentary running down the left hand edge of the page. The main part of the screen is devoted to the online system itself with clear images which let you see exactly how the system works and the many features that it has.
The second is an overview of the mailing process.
The third is an overview of the marketing data available and the last is a look at the powerful search engine built into the system.
All you need is Flash player to run them, and they and can be found on the Online Demonstration page of the website.
To view them please go to www.iscresearch.com.
Country Focus: Sweden
| International Schools in Sweden | |
|---|---|
| 76 | Total number of schools |
| 23,985 | Total number of students |
| 2,356 | Total number of staff |
| 32 | Number of schools offering education for 3-5 year olds |
| 29 | Number of schools offering education for 5-11 year olds |
| 30 | Number of schools offering education for 11-13 year olds |
| 50 | Number of schools offering education for 13-16 year olds |
| 34 | Number of schools offering education for 16-18 year olds |
| 20 | Number of schools offering all or part UK curriculum |
| 0 | Number of schools offering all or part US curriculum |
| 60 | Number of schools offering all or part international curriculum |
Latest International School News
Indian educational institutions look to establish shools in Malaysia
Green school set to open in Bali
Canada promoting international education
Switzerland: new international school
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