The British Council’s SIEM Departments in the UAE and Saudi Arabia are organising a visit by representatives from British Council accredited EFL institutions in November 2013.

There is a well-documented need for English Language proficiency in the region and we would like to give English language providers a chance to showcase the benefits the sector has to offer in support of this need.

Our aim is to introduce delegates to representatives from the scholarship agencies, education agents and educational institutions with the goal of helping them understand the structure and content of various programmes and how these complement their programmes and help them meet their objectives.

Areas of interest include:

• General English
• English for Academic Purposes
• Undergraduate Foundation/Access Programmes
• Masters Preparation Programme
• Intensive English
• Vacation courses for young learners

In an effort to ensure maximum exposure with minimal costs, the suggested itinerary will be over five days and include:

UAE (two and half days): Saturday 23 November 2013 to Monday 25 November 2013
Saudi (two days): Tuesday 26 November 2013 to Wednesday 27 November 2013

UAE itinerary:

• Briefing meeting with the British Council
• Briefing meeting with the scholarship agencies in Abu Dhabi
• Briefing meeting with education institutions in both  Abu Dhabi & Dubai
• Open public forums and the opportunity for scheduled one-to-one meetings with education agents in both Abu Dhabi & Dubai

Saudi Arabia itinerary:

• Briefing meeting with the British Council
• Visits to National Private Schools in Riyadh and Jeddah
• Open public session with the opportunity for scheduled one-to-one meetings with potential students and education agents in both Jeddah and Riyadh.
• Networking dinner with agents

The total cost of the tour will be GBP3000.
UAE: GBP1500 and Saudi Arabia: GBP1500

Please note that while you are welcome, and encouraged, to indicate up to three areas of interest, we are only able to accept one institution per area of interest above and will, therefore, have to allocate spaces on a first-come-first-served basis.

We are aiming to share a detailed agenda and participation costs by the End of July once we have received your expressions of interest.