MIEPD: Incorporates three sectors.

First steps 

Moscow international pre-school education exhibition

New Generation

        Moscow international schools & Universities Exhibition.

Personal Development 

       Moscow international personal development exhibition.

MIEPD will be held in the traditional Culture & Exhibition Centre "Sokolniki". Growing links between Russia and the rest of world created a need to organise a special event where the institutions and companies working in all areas of education industry (products & services) and personal development can meet and establish a future co-operation.

'It’s my profound conviction, that our presence on Russian territory is required for the successful local reforms. The thing is that, in our opinion, Russia has already become completely integrated into global economic system. We believe in the future of Russia’s community and its rich potential'.- President of International Chamber of Commerce (Paris), Adnan Kassar

Performing Better than Initially Expected

On the meeting with British companies Mr. Y. Luzhkov, Moscow Mayor confirmed the Government’s firm intention to meet all its business commitments to foreign counterparts in due time. For further security of international investments the New Law on the Protection of Rights and Lawful Interests of Investors in the Securities Market was passed by the State Duma with due account of the President’s proposals.

Moscow is a city of Education and Science

The first book in Russia was printed in Moscow, and so was the first Russian newspaper. Thanks to the great scientist Mikhail Lomonosov, the first Russian University was founded in Moscow.

At present 15,7 million people live in Moscow and Moscow region on a territory of 47,000 square kilometres. There are from 2,5 to 3,0 million visitors arriving in Moscow daily from outside the region. Moscow is also the nation’s largest industrial centre producing automobiles, aircraft, machine tools, first-grade metal and precision instruments.

The restructuring priorities for Moscow are defined in the Moscow Government’s decision for the city’s Urban Development for the period until 2010. The most important priorities are ecology and social infrastructure, including construction and refurbishment of Universities, Schools Kindergartens and nurseries. There are 60300 kindergartens and 68,500 schools in Russia at this moment.

The Russian Government has defined a new federal programme for development & reconstruction of education. Ministry of Economics & Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation agreed to allocate $660 millions for its realisation (Source: Magazine "University & School). European Commission has confirmed to fund a 20m ECU TACIS education and training Programme in Russia.

The wealthy Russian families invest in their children education sending them to private schools and Universities in big cities of Russia, Europe and USA. Thousands students from Russian Federation study abroad every year mostly in UK.

The Success of the new free market economy mostly depends on viable and efficient education and training networks. Therefore thousands Russian industrialists, businessmen and banks train their specialists and managers in European and American companies.

Obviously, there is no doubt that the Russian education market represents huge opportunities for the International and national companies to become involved in the trade expansion of one of the World’s greatest markets and benefit either by providing products or services.

Demand for commercially oriented qualifications outstripped growth

In 1997 –1998 there were 3.25 million students in Russia studying at 880 institutions of Higher education well above the levels of 1990-1991. With demand for commercially oriented qualifications outstripping the modest growth in state higher education places, private schools offering courses in Economics, Business, Accountancy and Law have expanded rapidly. Therefore demand for education industry equipment, instruments, products and services have risen sharply.

PRODUCT PROFILES: 

New Generation

 Moscow international schools and universities exhibition

· Independent schools

· Special schools (such as arts schools)

· Colleges and sixth form education

· Universities

· Educational travel and voluntary service: Exchange visits, recreational and residential courses, working holidays, world youth organisations, international camps and international voluntary service.

· Vocational education: Technical training, engineering (construction, production, electrical, power in engineering, process engineering), communication and computer technology, commercial and administrative management, technical management, finance an accounting, and sales and marketing.

· Denominational Education Organisations.

· Educational Equipment: Laboratory instruments, furniture, teaching aids in station of, multimedia, publications, official and professional bodies, ministries and associations.

  First Steps

 Moscow international pre-school education exhibition.

· Kindergarten furniture and furnishings

· Technical aids and equipment

· Gymnastics and sport equipment

· Educational Toys

· Playing and sport grounds equipment

· Books

· Indication of programmes

· Multimedia

· Computing and Internet

· Political institutions and authorities

· Charities

· Event organisations

Personal Development

Moscow international personal development exhibition

· MBA schools and management consulting

· Language schools and courses

· Business/corporate training

· Career service and recruitment agencies

· Distance learning

· Counselling

· Strategic life planning and Mental Mastery

· Stress management and improve your lifestyle

· Accredited learning

· Health and fitness

· Complementary medicine

· Personnel training

· NLP training

· New technologies

Key benefits for exhibitors:

· VIP invitations distributed through Ministry of education and state committees of the Russian Federation, the CIS is and the Baltic states.

· Complementary tickets.

· Highly targeted directs mail campaigns.

· Catalogue entries

· Expensive media coverage throughout the CIS

· Organisational expertise and advise

· Exhibitors badges.

Group stands/National Pavilions

Special pavilion packages are available for five companies or more. National identity can be included at no extra cost.  Group organisers, government bodies and associations should contact the organiser as soon as possible as prime locations are becoming very limited.