Educare Exhibition 2010 opens at Kuwait Mishref Fair Grounds
Kuwait: Twenty four colleges and universities from different parts of the world will display their prospectus and list of diploma/degree programs to lure Kuwaiti and expatriate students. ‘Educare Exhibition’ which will last until March 11, will be inaugurated today at the Kuwait International Fair Ground, Hall 8 in Mishref.
The exhibition is held annually to help students decide on what universities/colleges can better help pursue their higher studies. Basma Al-Dehaiem, Marketing and Public Relations said that the exhibition hall is ready to accept visitors, especially high-school students.
We are ready. We are expecting at least six to eight thousand visitors for the entire duration of the exhibition. This is a venue to link prospective students to their dreams universities and colleges," announced Basma at a press conference held at the venue yesterday.
But the number of exhibitors this year were smaller when compared to over 50 exhibitors last year. According to Sara Al-Thukair, there are some issues surrounding their presence. "Some Bahraini and Egyptian schools are yet to clear their names at the Ministry of Higher Education in Kuwait. So, most of the exhibitors last year was not able to join," Sara said.
Without elaborating, Sara was referring to a recent Higher Education Ministry decision which disaccredited some Kuwaiti graduates from the above mentioned countries are suspected of distributing substandard degrees if not fake diplomas.
However, some names which were cleared by the Ministry of Higher Education are also participating. In fact according to Sarah, there are universities from Bahrain and Egypt who participate. Other participating countries include Azerbaijan, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.
The press conference was attended by Educare Exhibition Manager Sara Al-Thukair and Public Assistant Manager Dhari Sulaiman Al-Aiban. Several participating university officials from the American University of Kuwait(AUK), Australian College of Kuwait, Purdue University, American University/Colleges of the Middle East, Infocenter ,The British Council attended the event.
The AUK representative said that they have a team of officers at the venue to answer all enquiries and AUK admission process. On its part, the British Council representative noted that their participation has always been about the capacity building and self-development.
Currently according to British Council official, they have around 2,000 Kuwaiti students currently studying in the UK where experience provides them with great opportunities to develop relations with UK as well as students from many other countries.
Ben Garcia, Staff Writer
