KUWAIT: The Kuwait International Higher Education Exhibition(Kuwait Edu) offers Kuwaiti and expatriate students to opt from the best international universities without having to travel abroad. The event is being hosted at the Radisson SAS Hotel's Hashimi Ballroom between February 16 to 18. It is organized by the Kuwait Global Center for Organizing Exhibitions.

As many as 25 local and international public and private institutions are participating in this exhibition. "This exhibition is witnessing some international participation for the first time from countries like France, Malaysia, and Indonesia. In addition to this, traditional participants from the GCC countries are making their presence felt as well," noted Ahmad Shaban, the Chief Executive Officer of Kuwait Global Center for Organizing Exhibitions.

This exhibition is a great opportunity for Kuwaiti and expat students living in Kuwait to take a look at the participating universities under one roof instead of travelling aboard. This exhibition is also a chance for participating universities and institutes to exchange experience on the latest advancements," added Shaban.

Some institutions and the concerned government bodies were absent. "I'm surprised that the Ministry of Higher Education for instance, is not participating on this exhibition even though, they are directly related to this issue. Also, some participants do not express interest in participation and don't stay at their respective pavilions the entire time. However, private universities and institutes are present during the working hours all throughout," he concluded.

The GCC countries aim to own the modern and latest education technology. They also aim to set a complete strategy to place all the school graduates in universities. I also think that we should increase the expenditure on science researches by establishing specialized science centers similar to those present in the West," stated Abdulraheem Naqi, Secretary General of the Federation of GCC Chambers.

The launch of the Kuwait Edu that took place yesterday morning was attended by some ambassadors of participating countries. Also, groups of female school students in their uniforms were toured the exhibition. The opening hours are from 9:00 am to 1:00pm and between 4:30pm to 9:00 pm. - Kuwait Times