Three UFI education programmes on offer

06 Sep '07

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The Summer of 2007 will go down in the records as a banner year for UFI education programmes. Not one, but three, independent education programmes were offered to eager exhibition professionals around the world UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, offered eager exhibition industry professionals in Bangkok, Cologne, and Dubai .with a variety of programmes to advance their trade show knowledge and skills.

Completing the first complete UFI Exhibition Management Degree (EMD), graduated 31 students from 10 nations at its closing ceremony in Bangkok on August 4. The 150-hour course programme, hosted by the Thailand Conventions and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB), transferred technical and management knowledge via a programme developed by the University of Cooperation Education in Ravensburg, Germany.

The EMD programme included on-site seminars and e-learning modules targeting exhibition and venue project managers. Topics covered included event marketing, logistics, risk management, customer relationship management and market research techniques.

The kick-off session of the second UFI Exhibition Management Degree programme was held in Dubai, UAE, from 11 – 16 August. Hosted by the Dubai World Trade Center, this edition of the EMD education programme has registered 28 students from 13 countries.

Students who successfully complete the entire programme will be awarded their EMD Certificate in January 2008. The EMD's strong appeal comes from its quality curriculum and its professional recognition across the global event industry.

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