We’ve been so busy at BESA HQ for the past month with countless seminars and the Summer Insight Day that EduTECH feels like a distant memory, but as I sit down to write this I’m shocked to discover it was just a month ago that I was down under in Sydney for EduTECH Australia!
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EduTECH is an annual event where the entire education and training sectors gather together to learn, debate, exchange ideas and be inspired by the very latest in education thought-leadership. It’s the only event in Australia that brings together schools, tertiary education, VET and workplace learning under one roof. It took place in Sydney from 7 – 8 June 2018.
Confession time: my mother is Australian but despite this, I have never actually visited the country so I was excited to finally see it. Unfortunately, the weather did not decide to play ball and it was absolutely pouring it down the whole time I was there. I note with some trepidation that the last blog I wrote for BESA about an international event was after DIDAC India, where we experienced some of the worst rain in decades, so I very much hope this won’t become a theme!
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This was BESA’s first year taking companies to EduTECH so we were a small but perfectly formed group. Companies all received DIT grants for the two-day event, which takes place at the very impressive and recently completely renovated International Convention Centre.
There was a real buzz around the show floor, with visitors from all over the world meeting exhibitors and hearing all about their products and there seemed to be a particular appetite for UK EdTech.
Alongside the exhibition, delegates enjoyed a varied programme of seminars and lectures with world-leading expert speakers and there was also a Higher Ed Leaders Congress which saw Vice Chancellors, Deputy VCs, Pro VCs,Provosts, Executive Directors, Directors, Executives and CEOs come together to discuss the significant changes underway in higher education globally.
I am currently working closely with the organisers of the show on an even better package and a bigger more prominently located UK Pavilion at next year’s show, which will run from 5-7 June 2019 back at the International Convention Centre in Sydney. If you’d like to be the first to find out more please email me to register your interest.