British Council Nigeria piloted the Education UK Postgraduate exhibition in 2013.

With roughly 63% of all internationally mobile Nigerian international students studying at the postgraduate level,  and research indicating the number of postgraduate students from Nigeria will outpace those from India by 2024 we set out to provide a specific event for that demographic to ensure that the UK continues to enjoy a higher share of postgraduate students from Nigeria that are internationally mobile.

More than 1,600 visitors attended the November 2015 event, which took place across three venues in Lagos and Abuja. Feedback from the UK exhibitors was mainly positive. Seminars on various related topics such as Personal Statement writing and subject options were held throughout the exhibition, and were also well attended.

British Council Nigeria undertook a review of the exhibition to identify what went well, what did not go well, and the key ‘lessons learnt’ to inform future activities. This report is based on feedback from all stakeholders and is a summary of the review.