First Student Festival kicks off alongside GETEX Autumn tomorrow

November 23, 2016 - The region’s first International Student Festival (ISF) to be held on the sidelines of the Autumn edition of GETEX (Gulf Education and Training Exhibition), will open tomorrow (Thursday, November 24, 2016) and run until November 26, 2016 at the Meydan Gallery and Convention Centre in Dubai. The event will be co-located with GETEX Autumn, the leading student recruitment platform in the Middle East, which will provide a platform for universities and institutes to recruit students for their spring intake.

ISF is specifically designed as an event for students to explore education out of the classroom where learning is promoted through engaging activities including sport, fashion and culinary skills and graphic arts among others.

Anselm Godinho, Managing Director, International Conferences and Exhibitions (IC&E), the organizer of ISF & GETEX, said: “We hope to bring together the UAE’s multicultural student community, which is one of the most diverse societies in the world, under one platform where they can share common interests while learning and having fun as well. The inaugural Student Festival presents a unique opportunity for them to engage in their passions and interests in the field of art, design, fashion, food, digital technology and sports, among many others.”

The show will also feature the bubble soccer game ‘Knockerball’ for the first time in the Middle East. Other highlights include free photography workshops, cake decoration, cookery, digital creative solutions and innovative yoga sessions.

GETEX Autumn will feature various learning options for all age groups including undergraduate and postgraduate courses; seminars for students and parents; and vocational and non-academic education. Some of the universities and institutes participating in the event include United Arab Emirates University; Middlesex University Dubai, Middlesex University London; EasyUni Egypt; Gulf Medical University, UAE; Hindustan Aviation Academy, India; Lakshya CA Campus, India; Manipal University, Dubai; Orient Planet Academy, UAE; Qadri International Education Consultancy, UAE; Queens University Belfast, UK; Saint Petersburg State Economic University, Russia; SP Jain School of Global Management, UAE; Swiss Education Group, UAE/Switzerland; The University of Buckingham, UK; and University of Balamand, Lebanon.