British Council Kuwait held their Health & Medicine Study tour in Kuwait on 30-31 October 2017 at the Sheraton Hotel in Kuwait City.
The aim of the tour was to increase awareness on what UK has to offer and raise profile of the UK Health & Medicine sector in the local market.
The UK remains the second most popular destination for Kuwaiti domiciled students because of its reputation globally. More than 38% students opted for Health & Medicine related subjects in 2015/16 and these subjects have been most popular for both UG and PG students over the past five years or so.
The tour included high-level meetings with local public Institutions (Medicine College, Allied Health College at Kuwait University and Public Authority for Applied Education and Training), visits to private international schools and a one evening mini recruitment fair.
The tour covered all the important aspects of what UK institutions were looking for; it had opportunities to build partnerships with Kuwait University Colleges of Medicine & Allied Health, and College of Health Studies at PAAET along with meeting with high school students at three different private (American/Bilingual) schools.
The tour included 6 UK universities offering variety of courses in the health sector and exploring collaboration opportunities.
We had received over 250 visitors during this the mini fair and schools visit, mainly potential student along with their parents, thanks in part to the marketing campaign.