Why attend August Clearing Events

Due to YOK’s (Council of Higher Education) decision to no longer require that Turkish students take the National University Placement Examination in order to receive recognition for degrees earned in selected countries, students who have decided to study abroad will be applying to universities earlier this year. We believe our April fair will have many students who will be registering early. However, those who decide to take the national exam will not receive their exam results until August. Our Clearing Events dates are specifically chosen to take capitalize on those students who will be looking for alternatives abroad after having learned their placement results. Our aim is to have one day in Istanbul and one day in Ankara to offer these students study abroad options.

Advantages to the Institutions

We expect August Clearing to be an event where direct enrollments take place for September or January. We also believe that this date will be perfect for those institutions that have attended our events and registered Turkish students to hold their orientation events or alumni meetings in Turkey. We will do all we can to assist any institution that would like to organize such activities along side, before or after the Clearing dates in Istanbul and Ankara.

Important note: Our August Clearing event is solely for institutions that have participated or will participate in any one of the a2 2008 Fairs in Turkey. It will be limited to a small number of institutions only.

Let a2 be your Pipeline to the Central Asian Student Market

Known for being a pioneer in student recruitment fairs in our regions, a2 International Education Fairs is happy to announce that it will be expanding its popular Central Asian exhibitions in Fall 2008. In addition to our annual two-day fair in Almaty, Kazakhstan, a2 will host 2-day event in Astana, Kazakhstan, and two-day event in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Kazakhstan Fairs will be immediately followed by our Fall Turkey recruitment fairs, giving your school the perfect opportunity to establish a firm foothold in the increasingly important Turkic-speaking nations.

Baku...Ignite your International Student Enrollments in the Land of Fire

Why you shouldn’t miss out on the Azerbaijani student market...

• In 2005 - 2006 Azerbaijan had the highest increase in the number of students in the USA, up 33.7%.
• Like Turkey, nearly 30% of the country’s total population is under the age of 20.

Why you shouldn’t miss out on the Kazakh student market...

• The percentage of students studying abroad has tripled in the past three years in Kazakhstan. The stable economy and foreign investments encourage students to study abroad and strengthen their English.
• Kazakhstan has taken part in the Lisbon conference and has signed a Convention of Council of Europe - UNESCO on recognition of qualifications regarding higher education.

2008 Central Asian Fair Dates and Fees

Kazakhstan Fair- Nov. 1-5, 2008                 € 3250 (Special Price for 4 days)
Almaty / November 1-2           € 1950 (2 days)
Astana / November 4-5          € 1950 (2 days)

Azerbaijan Fair / November 15-16, 2008                      € 1950(2 days)
Baku / November 15-16