Institute of
International Education
2009 U.S. Higher Education Fairs in Asia
February 22 - March 4, 2009
Asian
countries send the largest number of foreign students
to American colleges and universities. To help your
school establish and maintain a presence in this
region, the Institute of International Education
organizes regular education fairs that provide information
to countless Asian students about the wide U.S.
education opportunities available, including boarding
schools, associate degrees/transfer programs, English
language courses, bachelor's degrees, master's and
doctoral degrees.
IIE would like to invite you to participate
in the Spring 2009 fairs in Vietnam and China.
IIE has
organized Higher Education Fairs in Asia since
1982, and our established track record and
expertise offer you an cost-effective and
convenient way to maximize your school's exposure
in Asia. Schools are welcome to join all fairs
or select the fairs that best fit their travel
schedule and/or recruitment strategy. Between
fairs, schools are free to work with alumni
or local institutions.
U.S. Higher Education Fairs are designed to
benefit both Asian students and U.S. university
and college representatives by:
Giving students,
parents, and sponsors a chance at no cost
to learn about the value and rewards of
U.S. study and opportunities for higher
education in the United States from official,
reliable, and legitimate sources of information;
Informing students
and parents about the availability of
continuing free educational advising services
at U.S. Department of State-sponsored
educational advising offices;
Giving students,
parents, and sponsors an opportunity to
meet face-to-face with official representatives
of regionally accredited U.S. colleges
and universities;
Providing U.S.
university and college representatives
with a well-promoted event at reasonable
cost at which they can meet serious prospective
students interested in American higher
education; and
Providing U.S. university
and college representatives with a comprehensive
in-country orientation to inform them
about the local-education system and current
factors influencing the flow of students
to the United States.
The fair organizers
(“We”), reserve the right in our sole discretion
to enforce the fair guidelines set out on
the fair website in order to maintain the
integrity and safety of our fairs. We reserve
the discretion to refuse entry to the fair
venue to any third-party recruiters or agents.
Should we be alerted to any violation of our
institution representation guidelines by the
presence of such recruiters or agents during
the course of the fair(s), we reserve the
right to require that the recruiter/agent
leave the venue immediately. No refund or
reimbursement will be made to institutions
for any inconvenience caused due to any violation
of the fair guidelines. In of a dispute, the
decision of the fair organizers is final.
1. Only
regionally accredited two-year, four-year,
and graduate U.S. institutions may be represented
at the IIE Fairs. English language
and distance learning programs may only participate
if representatives are prepared to provide
information and answer questions about degree
programs on the campus of the regionally accredited
universities and colleges of which they are
a part.
2. Institutions
may be represented by personnel (faculty,
staff, or alumni) sent from the United States,
by a faculty member temporarily residing in
Asia on a research or teaching assignment,
or by bona-fide local alumni with authorization
from the university. Official U.S.-based
representatives are best equipped to speak
about the whole institution and current admissions
policies, and carry legitimacy in speaking
with students, parents, and sponsors. Alumni,
on the other hand, have the advantage of speaking
the local language, which facilitates communication.
Alumni are also some of the best "salespeople"
because they convey an enthusiasm and affection
for their U.S. experience that U.S. representatives
may lack. Using alumni to represent your institution
also saves on travel expenses. IIE believes
the best strategy is to have both U.S.-based
and alumni representatives at your table,
if possible. No more than two representatives may man a table
at any one time during the Fairs.
3. As IIE promotes direct school-to-student
communication, no third party recruiters may
participate.
*Education
Forum This
event will be held the morning of the fair.
The forum provides a space for US and Vietnamese
educational representatives to discuss the
possibility of creating joint degree and
international cooperation/exchange programs.
IIE will distribute a booklet in advance
of the event that includes profiles of each
school and contact information, so that
the representatives can easily follow up
with each other.
The
online registration form asks for information
about your intended fair participation as
well as information about your institution
for publication in the fair guide, which
is distributed to students attending each
fair. For your convenience, we recommend
you view the entire form before starting
to complete it so you know what information
is required. You will not be able to submit
the form without all the required information.
Priority Deadline: December 15, 2008(Extended
to December 31, 2008)
Final Deadline: January 15, 2009
Payment Deadline:January 15, 2009
*Only
institutions that register and return the
Institutional Profile by the priority deadline
will have their profile included in the
fair guide.
Your
early committment is highly appreciated,
and will help us book the appropriate-sized
venue.
› Method of Payment Check
or bank draft:
Please make the check or bank draft payable
to Institute of International Education,
and send it to
Institute of International Education,
Room 601, General Commercial Building,
156-164 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.
[U.S. Higher Education Fairs 2009]
Wire
Transfer:
If you wish to wire the payment directly
to IIE, please fax the wire transfer confirmation
to IIE/Hong Kong at (852) 2603-5765 after
it has been processed. Refer to the following
for IIE bank account information:
Account Name: Institute of International
Education
Account Number: 134677846
Swift Code: CHAS US 33
Bank routing number ABA#: 021000021
Chase Manhattan Bank
New York, New York
Reference: U.S. Higher Education Fairs 2009
registration fee - <Your Institution
Name>
› Cancellation
Policy 60
days + before fair starts: 70% refund
30-59 days before fair starts: 50% refund
0-29 days before fair starts: No refund If
payment has not been made at the time of cancellation,
IIE will bill institutions based on this refund
policy.
The channels
of promoting the fairs to the public vary
from city to city. Before the fair, IIE and
its partners will publicize the event through
various media, including but not limited to:
Advertisements
in local media
Press releases
to newspapers and education websites
Posters and flyers
to key officials, government offices,
local and international high schools,
local universities, and language schools
OCS will be working
with IIE again in 2009 as an official shipper
of exhibitor materials.
Participating institutions shipping with
OCS will not need to make any international
shipments. Instead, all boxes can be forwarded
to our OCS trade fair hub in Boston.
From here,
OCS will take care of the rest, including
address labeling and export documentation.
OCS will pay all duties and taxes on your
behalf overseas. You will have no customs
clearance worries
OCS performs
all of these services seamlessly and automatically
for all exhibitors shipping with OCS.
We will store
all exhibitors’ materials in our overseas
stations and deliver them on instruction
from IIE, direct to the fair venue.
Complete shipping
instructions will be emailed to all registered
participants.
You can always contact OCS at fairs@shipOCS.com
or by calling toll-free in the U.S. 1-877-2222-OCS.
Note:
for participants NOT using OCS.
If you decide to
use another carrier to ship directly overseas,
your ship-to address will be the hotel room
that you would stay in each destination
country. Please make arrangements with your
hotel directly.
Please
do NOT ship any materials to the offices
of IIE or the fair organizers.
If you do not use OCS, it will be the responsibility
of your carrier to deliver your materials
“door-to-door” overseas to your hotel room.
Please make sure your carrier is able to
clear customs in the countries you ship
to, and make sure they can take care of
duty and taxes for you. Please do NOT ship
your materials as “cargo” or “door-to-airport”,
because these services generally do NOT
include customs clearance. Neither OCS nor
IIE will be able to assist if your packages
are delayed in customs or undeliverable
due to improper labeling.
EducationUSA Summer Program Exhibition
Hong Kong, March 1-31, 2009 A Golden Opportunity to Open Your School's Doors to
International Students with Summer Programsand Fun!
Summer Program Exhibition Objectives:
Provide an effective platform for U.S. summer programs to establish and build a presence in the key spring registration period, with a well-managed, well-promoted event at reasonable cost to a target market of serious prospective students interested in U.S. summer programs;
Give students and parents a chance - at no cost- to discover opportunities for summer programs including intensive English, from reliable and legitimate sources of information;
Inform students and parents of the value and rewards and variety of summer programs in the U.S., and
Promote U.S. institutions of higher learning and American education
Registration Form: PDF, DOC (Include payment and shipping info)
For more details, please contact:
Ann White, Director
Institute of International Education/China - Hong Kong
Room 601-602 General Commercial Bldg.
156-164 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2603 5771 Ext 102
Fax: (852) 2603 5765
E-mail: awhite@iiehongkong.org
