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We held education fairs in 10 countries: India, Thailand, Vietnam, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine. Over 350 educational institutions took part in our events.

Now we are getting ready for an upcoming season. We want to remind that our first fairs in two German cities – Berlin and Hamburg – will be held in spring 2020.

We will be happy to welcome you as one of the participants. Please be informed that we provide early bird discount till the end of December.

On December 11–14th the 11th Annual Conference of American International Recruitment Council was being held in Miami, Florida. The event brought together over 400 international student recruiters and educational providers. The Council provided an opportunity for industry professionals to build an understanding of current market trends and to observe key issues of the market.

Begin Group was represented at the event by Irina Stepanenko. We was happy to meet with our U.S. colleagues and long-time partners, to establish new contacts and to discuss perspectives for further cooperation.

On 24–27 September the 31st Annual European Association for International Education Conference and Exhibition took part in Helsinki. More than academic institutions, student recruitment agencies and service providers from all over the world were represented at the event.

Within the Conference Begin Group offered a business breakfast for exhibitors. We met with our all partners, established new contacts with our colleagues and potential clients and shared our experience of working on educational markets of Russia, India, Vietnam and Central Asia.

Every year we expand not only our client base but also the geography of our events: in autumn 2019 Begin Group starts working in Bangkok and we have already scheduled fairs in Berlin, Hamburg and Warsaw for 2020. We thank all those who participated in our business breakfast and will be happy to discuss your possible participation in our events.

Begin Group was happy to take part in Philippine Education Tourism Conference in Mactan Island, Cebu on 29-30 July. The event was hosted by the Philippine Department of Tourism. Over 200 ESL schools participated in the conference. 

Education in the Philippines is an industry with great potential and promise and Begin Group is actively assisting in its promotion in different countries. The company was awarded by the Philippine Department of Tourism for strengthening nation’s education brand.

Every year a huge number of international students join European higher education institutions. In 2018 it exceeded 1,8 million people. More and more universities and schools do not focus simply on national applicants but also on students from abroad.

Since 1989 world’s leading schools, universities and other higher education institutions representatives meet every year at European Association for International Education Conference in one of Europe’s capitals to discuss international higher education challenges and market situation. It is the biggest event of this type in EU: in 2018 more than 5,7 professionals from 95+ countries attended the event in Geneva.

Begin Group welcomes the opportunity to take part in such a major event and share our experience on working in India, Vietnam, Central Asia and other countries with our colleagues. On 24-27 September we will be waiting for you at our booth H45 at Messukeskus Expo and Convention Center in Helsinki to present the advantages of our fairs and to provide expertise on promoting higher education institutions in regional markets.

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Business breakfast is a great opportunity to discuss market current questions with colleagues during the off-season. Begin Group is always happy to stay in touch with our clients: it helps us to better understand their tasks and find new forms of cooperation.

On July 2 we had a business breakfast in Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel & Business Center – traditional location of our Moscow educational fairs. Two days later, July 4, we met with our clients in hotel «Аmbassador» in Saint Petersburg.

International perspectives of Russian higher education were discussed during the events. We shared our experience in promoting Russian institutes and universities for our education fairs in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, India, Vietnam and Thailand. We also talked about perspectives of Russian higher education institutions in European market, especially in Germany where first Begin Group fairs will take place in spring 2020.

We thank all those who participated in our business breakfasts and will be happy to see them at our events in the future.

Double degree programs are becoming more and more popular among students every year. Universities seeking to enhance cooperation with overseas educational institutions and to attract more international students are also interested in this type of programs.

International Double Diploma Consortium (CIDD) is a group of universities and business schools promoting the double degree concept within the business school community. The organization was created in 2000, today it has 28 members from Europe, Asia, North and South America.

On 17-19 June the annual meeting of CIDD took place at the University of Economics in Bratislava. Polina Naidenko represented Begin Group at the meeting as a guest speaker. Her presentation «Recruiting international students: why, where & how» was focused on international education market perspectives, increased academic mobility and student recruitment key features at the markets where Begin Group hold its fairs.

From 26 to 31 May, NAFSA 2019 Annual Conference & Expo took place in Washington D.C. For a few days, this great event brought together thousands of higher education and student recruitment professionals from all over the world.

For Begin Group taking part in NAFSA has become a good tradition. We not only meet our colleagues and long-time partners but also establish a lot of new contacts. NAFSA 2019 was a great opportunity for us to meet our potential clients face to face and discuss possibilities for further cooperation.

Begin Group is actively preparing for upcoming autumn and spring seasons. We are about to launch our new fairs in Berlin, Hamburg, and Bangkok. We will be happy to discuss your possible participation in our events.

Looking forward to meeting you at NAFSA 2020!

On February 22, 2019 for the first time in Uzbekistan with assistance of the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan took place the International Educational Forum „The platform of cooperation of higher educational institutions of the Republic of Uzbekistan with foreign partners: Uzbekistan as an international scientific and educational hub of Central Asia“ with the participation of more than 50 universities of Europe, North America and Asian countries.

Such activities are especially important for the development of the international cooperation of Uzbekistan in the field of science and education. The universities of the Republic have very good potential. Foreign students and teachers show more and more interest in the dynamically developing country which is now emerging as an international scientific and educational hub based on long-standing academic traditions.

The event was attended by representatives of the national agencies for promotion of education from various countries and leading universities of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Estonia, Latvia, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Turkey, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Great Britain, the USA and Japan. Visitors had an opportunity to discover degree and double degree programs, internship programs and advanced trainings, including programs for workers of higher educational institutions.

Within the Forum, the prospects of the international cooperation of educational organizations in different countries and entry of Uzbek higher educational institutions into the global market were discussed. A number of the universities of the Republic had already established useful contacts. According to the representative of Study in Germany Simon Kretzschmar, many participants showed interest in partnership with Germany in the field of education.

The Educational Forum undoubtedly became a significant step in the process of integration of the Republic of Uzbekistan into the activity of the international scientific and educational community.

Here is the fall 2017 Begin Edu Fairs snapshot.

Begin Undergrad Tour, Russia

• Begin Undergrad Fair Moscow, September 16 – over 2700 visitors, check the photos
• Begin Undergrad Fair St. Petersburg, September 17 – over 2500 visitors, check the photos
• Begin Edu Fair Novosibirsk, September 19 – 367 visitors, check the photos
• Begin Edu Fair Tomsk, September 21 – 411 visitors, check the photos

Begin Central Asia Tour

• Begin Edu Fair Shymkent, September 28 – 881 visitors, check the photos
• Begin Edu Fair Astana, September 30 – 1408 visitors, check the photos
• Begin Edu Fair Almaty, October 1 – 1655 visitors, check the photos
• Begin Edu Fair Bishkek, October 3 – 1009 visitors, check the photos

Begin Grad Tour, Russia

• Begin Grad Fair Moscow, October 7 – 1643 visitors, check the photos
• Begin Grad Fair St. Petersburg, October 8 – 1281 visitors, check the photos

Begin Eurasia Tour

• Begin Edu Fair Baku, October 14 – 1026 visitors, check the photos
• Begin Edu Fair Tbilisi, October 15 – 821 visitors, check the photos
• Begin Edu Fair Kiev, October 17 – 1120 visitors, check the photos