UKTI Cyprus Cyprus

UKTI Cyprus are looking to meet UK companies including:

• Suppliers of all educational  ICT

• Suppliers of SEN products and services

• Suppliers of new Innovative products

Athena Achilleos
Athena Achilleos
Trade & Investment Officer 

UKTI Egypt Egypt

UKTI Egypt looking to meet UK companies providing:

• School technology equiptment

• Educational equipment and materials

• Learning materials

Education in Egypt has been referred to as number 1 priority by the Egyptian Government and 11.9% of government spending is on education with a forecast of 10% increase.  The Egyptian Education Initiative (EEI) launched to support education reform through the use of communication and information technology tools

The Egyptian government has a plan to increase the number of schools as well as develop the equipment, tools and technology in current schools

Modern educational ICT technology and equipment is needed as the education reform is highly required in all levels and across all sectors

Ms Wafaa Saad
Ms Wafaa Saad
Senior Adviser 

UKTI France France

UKTI France are looking to meet UK companies including:

• Those who are ready to export, with readiness to translate marketing literature into French and conduct initial business in French

• Those who are looking for a French partner company within the market

UKTI is hosting a Franco-British event at Bett, offering you the opportunity to meet potential commercial partners, explore business opportunities and learn about the French education sector.

For more information see invitation attached and register here. 

Ms Gemma Peach
Ms Gemma Peach
Deputy Trade Adviser 

UKTI Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China

UKTI Hong Kong are looking to meet any UK companies interested in exporting to Hong Kong.
Hong Kong schools are well served by the Internet infrastructure; all computers are networked and connected to the Internet via Broadband plus wireless network. E-learning platforms exist at all schools although the level of sophistication differs from school to school. To further realise the potential of IT, the Hong Kong Government is proposing to overhaul schools’ IT infrastructure and every classroom with WiFi access. Promotion of e-learning in schools is high on the Hong Kong Government’s education agenda, including the development of e-learning resources for the enhancement of learning and teaching.
Ms Heidi Cheung
Ms Heidi Cheung
LinkedIn logo Head of Education 

UKTI Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools (NIS) are an initiative of the government of Kazakhstan intended to educate the future intellectual leaders of the country. This network of elementary and secondary schools teaches students in a trilingual environment of Kazakh, Russian, and English. NIS schools have 20 campuses located throughout Kazakhstan always open to latest innovative state-of- the-art teaching related technologies and resources 

Five new-generation colleges to be launched in Kazakhstan by Kasipkor Holding. The Government aims to qualitatively change the content in colleges, educational processes, to improve the material and technical base, to improve the training and skills of engineering teaching staff of colleges. 

Larissa Glukhova
Larissa Glukhova
UKTI Adviser 

UKTI Kenya Kenya

UKTI Kenya are looking to meet companies including:

  • Digital content suppliers for primary level of education
  • Trainers in ICT integration in school system
  • Professional service providers

The Kenya government has rolled out a programme to integrate ICT in education by digitalising education learning in Kenya and have invested heavily creating opportunities for international partners.

  • ICT Capacity building for teachers is a great opportunity for UK investors.
  • ICT integration in the international school’s curriculum continues to be a great opportunity for UK investors to look into.
  • Provision of digital content for laptop project supported by the government in public primary schools.
Ms Christine Kimaru
Ms Christine Kimaru
Trade Development Manager 

UKTI Latvia Latvia

UKTI Latvia are looking to meet UK companies including:

• pre-school 

• general, non-formal

• special needs education

In 2014-2015 Latvian education in the Baltics will receive EUR 1.66 billion of EU financial support. This sum will be distributed across education subsectors and will open excellent business opportunities for British suppliers operating in the field. 

Sanita Vetra
Sanita Vetra
Head of Trade Team 

UKTI Lebanon Lebanon

UKTI Lebanon are looking to meet UK companies including:
• Publishers
• Distributors
• Software companies

Lebanon is a regional centre for trade and business due to its strategic geographical location

Benefits for UK business exporting to Lebanon include: Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (IPPA) signed by UK and Lebanon, no exchange regulations, English widely spoken, large financial sector, well-educated and highly skilled workforce.

Lebanon has the highest literacy rate in the Arab world which is 90%. The Ministry of Education and Higher Education’s (MEHE) main priorities are to support ICT in the education system

Ms Diala Michlawi
Ms Diala Michlawi
Assistant Trade Officer 

UKTI Lithuania Lithuania

UKTI Lithuania are looking to meet UK companies including:

• Hardware for schools and universities

• Software for schools and universities

• Suppliers looking for distributors in Lithuania

Around £549 million of the EU funds will be allocated for Education sector in Lithuania until 2020 which ppens wide opportunities for UK education technology and expertise suppliers in schools equipment and content solutions. Infrastructure refurbishment and development for general, vocational and special needs education hardware and technology suppliers for life sciences.

Dovile Janeliauskaite
Dovile Janeliauskaite
Senior Trade Adviser  

UKTI Malaysia Malaysia

UKTI Malaysia are looking to meet UK companies including:

• Those interested in establishing local business partners and distributors. 

• Those interested in collaboration for improving and developing programmes for schools. 

• Those interested in the ASEAN market.

For English, Maths and Science at Malaysian 10,000 public schools: teacher training – remedial teaching instruction, learning software, e-learning and curriculum development for these subjects. Need to improve STEM teaching in schools.

Malaysian schools are also looking for:

• Leadership and management training for school heads. 

• TVET/Skills training for students not on academic path.

Mr Siva Sundram
Mr Siva Sundram
Senior Trade Manager and UKTI ASEAN Regional Sector Lead for Education and Training