Successful EHEF 2009
11 Nov 2009
EHEF Bangkok 2009 attracts 35,939 students
EHEF Bangkok 2009 took place on 31 October and 1 November in Royal Paragon Hall, Bangkok. The fair was preceded by the EHEF Symposium on Friday 30 October, in Dusit Thani Hotel.
EHEF Bangkok 2009 was the last event organized in the frame of the EU-Asia Higher Education Platform (EAHEP) project, and was implemented by the Nuffic departments Promotion and Knowledge and Innovation, in close collaboration with Nuffic Neso Thailand.
Education fair
The fair was organized simultaneously with the OCSC 6th International Higher Education Expo 2009. The EHEF pavilion counted 62 exhibitors, 43 of which were education institutions. A total of 19 EU member states participated in the EHEF to promote educational study opportunities in Europe to Thai students and their educational advisors. The EHEF Bangkok attracted 35,939 students this year.
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Symposium
'Thailand – EU cooperation in Higher Education: common interests and shared commitments' was the title of the EHEF Symposium that brought together a total of 25 speakers and 150 participants from Asia and Europe.
The symposium consisted of an opening with three keynote speakers, one plenary session, three break-out sessions, and a final plenary session. A reception dinner with Thai traditional music and dance was organized on Friday 30 October for both symposium and fair participants.
