Middle East's leading education fair, GETEX Dubai 2006 opens tomorrow

Anselm Godinho, Managing Director, International Conferences and Exhibitions (IC&E), organisers of GETEX said:

"We are pleased with the enthusiastic response GETEX Dubai 2006 has elicited from academicians, training providers and didactic material and learning technology providers from all over the world. As the Middle East's most comprehensive education event today, GETEX seeks to fulfill its objective of providing the region with a window to global innovations, trends and academic options. At the same time, GETEX has evolved into a specialised forum for a healthy debate on all issues related to education, human resource development and life-long learning that will steer and contribute greatly to the development of education across the Middle East."

This year, GETEX has brought to the Middle East, diverse specialist tools and technologies at a dedicated segment on Education Equipment and Supply. These technologies are being increasingly deployed by managements and education providers across the Middle East, as a means of enhancing student participation in learning, improving teacher performance and upgrading the quality of regional education in the competitive world of global education.

The 18th edition of GETEX has assembled more than 500 exhibitors from 41 countries, who over these three days, will showcase their academic programmes, scholarships, education consultancy services, human resource development strategies and corporate training programmes, technological products and solutions for students and parents, teaching fraternity, professionals and trainers, education managements, corporate organisations, technology manufacturers and suppliers from the UAE, other GCC states, the Indian Subcontinent, Iran and other neighbouring countries.

GETEX also features 90 presentations, in both Arabic and English, at a host of free seminars and workshops that are being held on the sidelines of the main exhibition, highlighting various aspects of Special Needs education, Learning Technology, Academic and Life Choices and other academic themes.

Two annual day-long conferences titled - The Middle East Forum for Academic Research and Reflection; and The Global Training and Human Resource Development Forum—are also taking place concurrently with the main event.

GETEX Dubai 2006 will be open to visitors on Wednesday, April 12 from 10 AM to 1 PM and 5 PM to 9 PM, and on Thursday, April 13 and Friday, April 14, from 2 PM to 10 PM. Admission to the exhibition is free.