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UKTI Jordan are interested in meeting:

• Furniture suppliers
• Syllabus providers
• Education Technology providers

New schools are due to be built in Amman and require UK products

 Supplying existing schools with UK products

 

Classroom technology

 

UKTI Lithuania are interested in meeting suppliers of:

 

• Hardware for schools and universities
• Software for schools and universities
• Suppliers looking for distributors in Lithuania

 

Around £549 million of the EU funds will be allocated for Education sector in Lithuania until 2020

Opens wide opportunities for UK education technology and expertise suppliers in schools equipment and content solutions

Infrastructure refurbishment and development for general, vocational and special needs education

Hardware and technology suppliers for life sciences

Duncan Hamshere is a London based ITA who focuses on the Education sector.

International Trade Teams are located in over 40 local offices around the country. Every UK region also has dedicated sector specialists who can provide support tailored to your industry. An International Trade Adviser will provide professional advice on UKTI services, including export documentation, contacts in overseas markets, overseas visits, e-commerce, export training and market research.

UKTI Malaysia are looking for:

• Those interested in exploring the Malaysian market
• Those interested in establishing local business partners and distributors
• Those interested to collaborate to improve and develop programmes for schools

Currently UKTI Malaysia are working to:

• Identify UK providers with specialist expertise in the delivery of Special Education Needs(SEN) and CPD including the provision of such training through distance learning modules.
• Strengthen English proficiency -  Improve teaching and learning methods in public schools
• Teacher training – remedial teaching instruction, learning software, e-learning and curriculum development for STEM subjects at 10000 Malaysian public schools
• Leverage ICT innovations / educational technology to scale up quality learning across Malaysia

UKTI Pakistan are looking for suppliers of

• Special Needs Education
• Innovative technologies and educational material
• Primary & secondary school curriculum development

 

Pakistan’s education sector consists of more than 150,000 public education institutions serving over 21 million students; the private sector caters to another 12 million.

The education system in Pakistan is divided into Primary, Middle, High, Secondary, Intermediate and University programmes leading to undergraduate and post-graduate degrees.  Current public expenditure on education is around 2 percent of GDP; the Government’s new National Education Policy aims to increase this to 7% of GDP.

 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Professional development and training for teachers / staff are key opportunity areas for investors.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->The introduction of new educational material and the growth in use of Information and Communications Technology and its tools is increasing particularly in Higher Education Science and Technology Public Sector institutes. Opportunities exist across the board, from basic laboratory equipment to modern and progressive technologies and techniques. For instance, Private Sector institutes are adopting blended learning, e-coaching and web design.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->UK colleges and universities providing further and higher education opportunities and / or UK qualifications through Pakistani counterparts

Specialised education / training links – aviation, dentistry, veterinary, medical

UKTI Russia are interested in meeting:

• Manufacturers
• Educational institutions
• Agencies

The demand for English language training services and associated products is likely to grow rapidly in the next few years as Russia prepares to host FIFA World Cup-2018. A foreign language (largely English) will be mandatory for passing the national school leaving exam by 2020.  Modernisation of classrooms in Russia. Multimedia technology.

UKTI Saudi Arabia are interested in meeting:

• School partnership
• SNE at all levels 
• Professional support 

Country Profile:

• Special Need Education 
• Training in the healthcare sector
• Partnership opportunities with Saudi Universities

Current Projects:
Partnership with British school providers to provide the British curricula  

UKTI Uganda's representative is no longer able to attend the Education show.  If you are interested in this market please inform the staff on reception at the UKTI Stand (A19) who will be able to pass on contact details.

The Education sector in Uganda accounts for about 5% of the country’s GDP.

Uganda boasts of being the hub of formal education given the high influx of foreign students from the regions. It consists of primary level education, secondary level, tertiary and vocational level education. There has been tremendous growth in investment in the education sector as a result of Government’s deliberate effort to liberalize the economy and further creating a favourable environment thereby encouraging private sector investment. The government retains the regulatory and supervisory function as well as curriculum development.

There are currently, 32 universities in Uganda all accounting for a student population of about 110,000, turning out over 30,000 graduates annually. Makerere University, ranked among the top five universities in Africa, accounts for over 30% of this total. There are also technical and commercial business colleges that enrol another 20,000 students studying various disciplines, some of particular relevance to the needs and development of the private sector.

International Studies

At all the levels of education there is an increase in the number of schools offering international curricula in the country. The ever-increasing population of foreign nationals, expatriates, diplomats and foreign workers in the country provides a huge market for these schools. In addition, the high-class Ugandan population is increasingly opting for international education for their children in these institutions.

Uganda has some of the best schools accredited by the Council of International Schools and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges with examination centres for popular Cambridge Examinations i.e. IGCSE and GCSE.

Uganda enjoys a comparative advantage in East Africa due to good curriculum, lower tuition and student maintenance costs, and English being the main language of instruction. This has led to an influx of students from the East African region including Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo and South Sudan. There are opportunities on skills based education other than only formal education that can feed into other sectors like manufacturing, tourism etc and take advantage of the EAC market.

Key Facts about Uganda’s Educational Sector

1. 27 private universities, 5 public universities
2. 6-8 million gross enrolment in primary schools
3. 200,000 students enrol in higher education annually
4. 80% of students paying their own fees
5. Public Universities have approx 70% of the student population
6. Decreasing numbers of government scholarships
7. Fees paid range from $1000 to $3000 over 3 years
8. Higher Education providing $40 million contribution to GDP in 2010 (up from $30 million in 2009)
9. Only 28% of students in Higher institutions of learning are studying science and technology

Key opportunities

1. Provision of secondary education
2. Provision of technical and vocational education – demand for technical skills training in industry-related skills due to the country’s industrial growth. The newly developed oil and gas sector presents opportunities for technical and vocational training that has been non-existent in the country.
3. Provision of in-service specialized training programmes to redress the imbalance of availability of unskilled or semi-skilled labour versus managerial and technical experts.
4. Provision of agricultural skills and development education –Opportunities exist for specialized skills training at various levels of the industry chain in fields of crop and animal husbandry, land management, horticulture, artificial insemination, fish farming, silkworm rearing and agricultural mechanization.
5. Provision of managerial skills development education – Potential areas to be targeted include project planning and management, human resource management, small business management, finance and accounting, hotel management etc.
6. Research and provision of innovative ways of education
7. Creating links between UK and Uganda Universities to provide UK education in Uganda – To bring UK qualifications/accreditation closer
8. E-learning
9. Professional development for Teachers
10. Provision of soft skills for professionals and creating networking forums
11. Social Enterprise
12. Setting up international schools