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“The Saudi Arabia government’s policy is focused on infrastructure and social pro-grams. The 2012 budget allocates $45 billion to the education sector, including 742 new schools and 40 new colleges”.

The International Exhibition and Forum for Education 2013 (IEFE 2013) is the 3rd in our series of events focused on providing substantial opportunities for international businesses in the education sector. The event’s aim is to create partnerships and con-nect decision makers from the international community, education suppliers, Saudi Arabian and GCC government and education bodies. IEFE will also forge links with senior representatives from Universities, Colleges, Training Institutions, secondary education institutions, public and private schools in the region but particularly from Saudi Arabia.

It is the official annual event of the Saudi Ministry of Education. It is also the biggest and most well attended educational exhibition and conference in the Gulf Region with over 40,000 visitors turning up at the 2012 event.

Introduction

His Highness Prince Faisal bin Abdullah Al-Saud the Minister of Education Cutting the Rope

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As with the previous editions, IEFE 2013 will attract senior level decision makers, key industry education providers and stakeholders from around the world for a great, inspiring networking and learning experience. Globally recognised education, gov-ernment and business leaders will deliver inspiring keynote presentations while there will be one to one meeting opportunities to foster cooperation, potential collabo-ration and possible commercial agreements in a formal setting. This is an excellent platform for generating alliances.

IEFE 2013 is characterized by the provision of a unique opportunity for education in-dustry participants, both in the private and public sector to portray key achievements in this burgeoning industry to discuss strategic plans which enable the provision of an ideal learning environment for producing quality students well equipped for the modern day work force. Education evaluation techniques, latest tools and methods for ensuring teachers perform to their maximum potential will also be a key theme at IEFE 2013.

Why IEFE 2013?

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Attendees at IEFE 2013 will primarily be senior decision makers from

• Saudi Arabian and GCC Governments Ministries• Universities, Colleges and Public and Private Schools• Senior Representatives from International Educational Institutions• Investors• Educational Agents• Technology Providers• Research & Developments Agencies• Corporations Affiliated to Education Sector• Training Organisations• Key Service Providers

Who Will You Meet At IEFE 2013?

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NOOR in Arabic means light, which for our purpose symbolizes the benefits of good education for the development of a nation. To further our aim to help exhibitors to get full information about MoE projects, investments opportunities in the Saudi Arabia education market and them to understand the environment in the country, there will be a pre event opportunity to meet senior executives from the MoE and delegates from SAGIA (Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority) in a formal set-ting. Full details of this activity will be announced in due course. Contact us to regis-ter your interest in this activity.

Key Benefits:

• Exclusive access to key plans and development strategy of the MoE in Saudi Arabia

• Obtain the keys to unlocking what potential partnerships in the region means for your organization

• Become a member of the exclusive IEFE members club with access to first hand information on investment opportunities to the Saudi education market

• Optimize your strategy to take full advantage of this burgeoning industry to posi-tivly input your bottom line

NOOR (IEFE 2013 PARTNERZONE)

His Highness Prince Faisal bin Abdullah Al-Saud the Minister of Education and Dr. Naif Al-Romi Deputy Minister of Education at IEFE Forum

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A 5 day expo includes:

1- The Ministry of Education stand which contains:

• The Strategic Projects section• The Outstanding Teachers Case Studies section

2- Exhibitions by local and international companies, institutions, govern mental and private organizations, that fall within the following categories:

• IT solutions aimed at educational market• Hardware Providers• Building Equipment for Education Solutions• Providers of Training Solutions• Education Quality Assurance Systems• Curriculum Providers• Pre- School Equipment Suppliers• Special Needs Education Equipment Suppliers• Solutions for the Specially Talented• Educational Broadcast Media• Sports Equipment & Infrastructure to Aid Educational Performance

The EXPO

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Education Broadcast Media:

The focus of this category is how to make the most of broadcast media for teaching and staff development. IEFE 2013 will explore the educational potential of broadcast media for especially children. If children watch the right programming, which enter-tains them and offers educational benefits – be that dance, song or any other inter-active element – television, radio and other broadcast media can play an important role in education. In the case of children, the fact is they enjoy watching television and are rarely more engaged than when watching their favourite shows. Broadcast media can be used to teach formally and informally. Modern education just doesn’t happen in the classroom - it needs to happen constantly throughout a child’s day. There are plenty of TV shows that can educate children informally. As long as pro-duction houses develop the right programming and broadcasters air it, there is no reason why TV can’t be a valuable instrument in the education of children across the world. For example the BBC is the UK has great children educational programmes while Discovery Education offers schools with free basic cable services and hundreds of hours of educational content each month. This content is very much appreciated by students, teachers and parents. These are examples of education broadcaster we will invite to take part in IEFE 2013.

Sports Equipment & Infrastructure to Aid Educational Performance:

This category will highlight the direct and indirect relationships between sports par-ticipation and school-based educational performance and also the role of sports in lifelong learning. Physical activity improves children’s fitness and lowers their risk of obesity. Research also shows that children who take breaks from their class work to be physically active during the

I.T. Solutions for Education:

IT brings sophistication to primary and higher education teaching and learning. This category will showcase cost-effective solutions for instructional support, student in-formation management, and physical security to protect the faculty and student populations.With innovative IT solutions, educators can protect valuable student records, pro-vide collaboration tools for the sharing of research and operational data, and bring innovative technologies to the classroom. IEFE 2013 aims to bring education in the region into the 21st century to reduce complexities, increase collaboration, and de-liver optimal student support.

Building Equipment for Training Solutions:

The Saudi Arabian government has allocated allocates $45 Billion for education sector, including building 742 new schools and 40 new colleges. The focus of this category is to attract leading global construction companies in the education field to IEFE 2013. Emphasis will be on the finance, procurement, design, construction and furnishing of schools and educational buildings according to the most modern standards.school day are often better able to concentrate on their school work and may do better on standardised tests. There are a lot of studies that show that more time for PE and other physical activity help improve academic performance. In this category we will have exhibitors who are manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of sports equipment for schools and universities. Sports categories to be covered at IEFE 2013 include but are not restricted to football, swimming, netball, volleyball, tennis, bad-minton, gym equipment, seating, running, design and consultancy services, chang-ing equipment, outdoor play equipment and surfaces, indoor play equipment and surfaces and maintenance services.

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Providers of Education Training Solutions:

IEFE 2013 will showcase innovation in education providing pioneering, a challenging and effective training solutions in teaching. This category will attract international education training providers to help teachers improve their ways of thinking and approaches to teaching. IEFE 2013 will attract thousands of visitors including senior representatives and teachers from schools, colleges and universities who will benefit from the innovative solutions to be displayed in this category.

Curriculum Providers:

The concept of “Curriculum” in our minds is usually linked to the textbook or the academic subjects, whereas, the truth is that the curriculum is everything executed at school including the teaching expertise which students should learn to achieve goals.Hence, the idea of a comprehensive project to develop curriculums in the kingdom has evolved. It is a national project aiming to develop all curriculum elements ac-cording to the modern theories of temporary educational and scientific methods. IEFE 2013 aims to attract curriculum providers from around the world with the objec-tive of providing flexible, stable, and integrated educational curriculums that meet the students’ needs and the requirements of the national development plans and the needs of the future labour market that accommodate local and global changes, and achieve conscious interaction with the technical developments and modern educa-tional directions.

Education Hardware and Furniture Providers:

IEFE 2013 will create a platform that will bring buyers and sellers of educational fur-niture and hardware together. We invite suppliers of a wide variety of products for auditoriums and lecture halls, classrooms, cafeterias, libraries, and residence halls to enhance any educational settings.

We will present planning guides for ideas on classroom configurations, lecture hall arrangements and library/media centre plans. Our visitors will benefit from learning how to make any learning environment effective.

Education Quality Assurance Systems:

IEFE 2013 will highlight quality and related issues in education. We aim to attract organizations which promote best practice on the management of change and improvement in the primary and higher education. Our challenge is to contribute positively to developing effective strategies to deal with the complex and uncertain environment in which education now operates through effective quality assurance systems and solutions from leading global suppliers in the industry. The Saudi Minis-try of Education has established a quality department to adopt a strategy that raises the efficiency of the educational system and focuses on preparing an educational en-vironment which stimulates quality and distinction among both learners and teach-ers. It also works on enabling schools to lead the change and development process ensuring quality educational services for all groups of learners according to their needs and capabilities.

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Solutions for the Especially Talented:

IEFE 2013 will welcome providers of educational services to especially talented stu-dents. The educational system is the primarily responsible for discovering talents, refine, provide a suitable environment and promote them. Teachers are the most likely category to discover talents right from its beginning.

The Ministry of Education plays a prominent role in taking care of talented students through giving the opportunities for their talents to grow inside the frame of the general programs, and through developing special programs for them, such as King Abdulaziz and his Companions Foundation for Gifted People, which is headed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and his representative the Minister of Education.

Pre-School Equipment Suppliers:

The Ministry of Education in the kingdom looks after kindergarten being a stage that comes before the primary stage and taking care of the child in an educational and recreational environment that enables stable physical and mental growth for children between 3 and 6 years old.

The Ministry of Education is currently taking a development approach in this impor-tant sector, as it seeks to set development standards for kindergartens to ensure the quality of what is provided to this level, and to expand kindergartens by at least 50%. It also aims to educate investors about its importance, and to add kindergarten de-velopment to King Abdullah Project for Educational Development, and to participate in attending internal and external conferences and workshops by the employees of the department and the ministry. Suppliers in this category are most welcome to join us at IEFE2013.

Special Needs Education Equipment Suppliers:

The Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia has established a department that takes care of this particular group under the name of the General Administration of Special Education, which aims to provide educational services for students with special needs according to the public education system. The Ministry of Education is keen to ben-efit from the educational methods applied in normal schools in a desire to enhance the level of services provided to special groups in the kingdom. Suppliers in this cat-egory are encouraged to participate at IEFE 2013.

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The main theme of IEFE 2013 as established by the Saudi Ministry of Education will be Educational Evaluation Approach & Techniques. This is in line with the key ob-jective of improving and implementing cutting edge evaluation techniques for the performance of schools and higher learning institutions in the country and the GCC region. The focus will be on achieving promoting Excellence, Quality, Performance Improvement, Deploying Innovative Solutions, New Investment and International Partnerships to achieve the desired objective.

There will be an emphasis on:• Evaluating Educational Infrastructure• Evaluating and Improving Learning Materials• Teaching by Social Media• Education via Smart Devices• Adopting Tried and Tested International Techniques• International Partnership and Investment• Learning from Countries that have Achieved Educational Excellence – Finland will be a Focal Point and Case Study for IEFE 2013

Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment and 21st Century Learning — Benefit from case studies of the applications of quality and innovation in classrooms that significantly improve learner outcomes from primary schools up to university. Combined with im-proved learner outcomes, what are the best practices for training teachers? What are successful differentiating approaches educators use to individualize lessons for all learners, from those who are struggling to those who need greater challenges? How can technology help improve student achievement? How can the education system guarantee the development of 21st century career market skills in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States?

The Theme, Forum & Workshops

Keynote Speaker Session

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Under the patronage of his Highness the Prince Faisal bin Abdullah AL Saud, the Minister of Education, inaugurated the 2012 exhibition in the international Riyadh Exhibition Centre (February 13th – 17th, 2012)

The 2012 version of this event brought together senior representatives from edu-cation organisations from 20 different countries across many different educational disciplines. The Exhibition included 150 exhibitors representing different education companies from 20 countries, including South Korea, China, Japan, India, Jordan, Syr-ia, Lebanon, Egypt, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, UK, Sweden, Finland, France, Germany, USA, Canada, beside companies and institutions from Saudi Arabia. IEFE 2012 also had 34 carefully selected speakers address delegates on key global educa-tion issues.

International exhibitors at the 2012 event included Google, Microsoft, Texas Instru-ments, Apple, Intel, Sony and LG as well as numerous educational suppliers from Korea and other regions.

The 2012 Expo was a very professional incubator of global exhibitor companies rep-resenting the fields of curriculum development, educational building design and con-struction, training and leadership development, quality and academic certification, kindergarten services, education for specially talented and special needs education.

The exhibition covered a total area of more than 14,000 square metres.

IEFE 2012 Facts & Figures The Ministry of EducationGulf Council Member countriesOrganizationsSponsorsState SchoolsPublic SchoolsEducational Supplies and Teaching TechniquesSchooling and Educational BuildingsCurriculumsThe TalentedComprehensive Quality and Academic Accredi-tationKindergartenSpecial NeedsTraining

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The Forum has in the past attracted senior specialized speakers in the field of educa-tion development. Several workshops have been conducted and this massive event has been covered local and international newspapers, satellite TV channels, websites and social media tools.

• Carefully selected attendees from the more than 40,000 visitors to IEFE 2012 (Edu-cational leaders, supervisors, and school principals from different regions and educa-tional provinces) joined the main sessions and workshops.

• 42 Scheduled hours of various topics, were presented by prominent international and local speakers

• 34 Speakers conducted over three days, 13 main sessions, 3 discussion sessions and 30 workshops that addressed important topics of the Institutional Models of Devel-oping Public Education (international and local) experiences; Designing Educational Environments in the 21st Century; Improving Educational Practices, and Build the School Knowledge Society.

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