uae. getex dubai, the region’s leading education, training, careers and
didactic technology event drew to a close with visitors exceeding the
30,000 mark over the course of five days. the event, held from 1-5
april 2008 which was inaugurated byhh sheikh nahyan bin mubarak al
nahyan, uae minister of higher education and scientific research, and
was also visited by hh sheikh hamdan bin mohammad al maktoum, the crown
prince of dubai.
the 20th edition of getex dubai gave national and expatriate
students access to more than 2,500 secondary and tertiary education
options from over 500 education providers through its getex student
recruitment event.
concurrently, getex careers & training 2008, the newest segment
in getex’s portfolio offered employment opportunities for senior
students looking for access to the job market and experienced employees
climbing the career ladder. the segment, title sponsored by oil
producer adnoc saw a large presence of job seekers.
“adnoc’s
rapid expansion has necessitated the hiring of 1,200 employees annually
and led it to target both national and expatriate employees for
technical and engineering posts. our presence at getex careers &
training 2008 helped us meet a lot of engineers, and we are confident
of producing a high quality short list from the resumes gathered. all
in all, our participation at the first getex careers & training
exceeded expectations,” commented mubarak al mehairbi, manager, group
national recruitment department, adnoc.
action international, the technical service provision company also
compiled over 500 resumes. “we came to getex careers & training
believing that we could attract competence in the specialized areas of
civil, electrical and geotechnical engineering. our efforts were highly
successful, and we have built a cost effective database of prospective
employees through our participation while also using getex as a
marketing and awareness building tool,” commented reem ayed al zumut,
human resources manager, action international.
at the same time, getex education equipment & technology offered
a trade platform for suppliers and purchasing decision makers for
education, and serves as a point of access for new education
technologies, equipment and methodologies entering the middle east. the
segment was visited by delegations from the ministry of higher
education saudi arabia, the united nations economic and social
commission for western asia for ict projects in iraq, the kurdistan
regional government, abu dhabi industrial city and the uae ministry for
higher education. the segment also hosted the getex iste global forum
for technology & innovation in education, running from 1-3 april
with a conference programme under the direction of the us-headquartered
international institute of technology in education.
getex will return to the dubai international convention and
exhibition centre from 15-18 april 2009. an autumn edition of getex
will also be held in dubai and bahrain in autumn 2008.
