Warm greetings from HOPE Study Abroad Service!
It is our great pleasure to send you this invitation to the following events in spring 2025:
Shanghai School Link Forum (18th April)
Linking with Chinese school for recruitment purpose is becoming a cost-effective way of promotion, recruitment and profile raising for overseas schools in China. As Chinese schools and education go international, more and more Chinese primary and secondary schools are exploring links with overseas schools for students and staff exchange via summer and winter camps or short immersion programmes.
This campaign is very much supported by central and local education authority. Overseas schools can take the opportunity to promote their schools, schools’ short-term and long-term programmes, as well as to seek other opportunities such as providing teacher training, delivering the courses offshore on commercial basis, etc. Partnership with schools in China can also be an endorsement for profile raising and recruitment.
This Forum is the chance for you to meet Chinese schools in Shanghai, and surrounding areas. It is planned to be jointly organized by HOPE International Education (HOPE Study Abroad Service) and Shanghai Education Association for International Exchange (SEAIE). About 30-40 Chinese schools’ principals and headmasters will be invited. The Forum will take the form of keynote speech, panel discussions, individual appointment slots, and networking lunch reception.
School and Summer Camp Fair in Shanghai (19th April)
After Covid-19, although the school market is recovering gradually, the competition is becoming more and more fierce with destination countries more diversified. With so many choices, parents tend to send their kids for a short-term taste programme before they decide the destination schools for long-term study. The market sees an increasing amount of interest in short programme, including 1~4-week study tour for both individual and groups during summer and winter vacation. Therefore, overseas schools who run short academic and culture programme have more chance to stand out in the market. We therefore invite schools, particularly those who run short programme to attend our fair in April.
Cost
The cost for the events (both School Link Forum and School and Study Tour Fair) is £1000 (or equivalent RMB or USD at Bank of China selling exchange rate of the date of invoice). International travel, inter-city transport, hotel accommodation and other costs not specified are not included.
Service included:
1. Full promotion package arranged by HOPE including media advertisements and editorial, website advertisement, direct mails in local institutions; Translation and counseling service (stand assistance) during the forum, workshop, fair and interview if have;
2. Welcome dinner, venue and lunch during the forum, venue for the fair;
3. Hotel booking at corporate rate (accommodation cost will be paid by institution direct to hotel);
4. Post-event follow-ups and coordination for school links.
Selection Criteria
A maximum of 15 places are available for the event and schools interested are required to attend both the Forum and the Fair in principle. To make the event a quality and effective one, if there are more than 15 institutions applying to attend, HOPE will have the final saying deciding who will be selected, based on the following criteria:
● A mixture of schools from different countries and regions;
● Whether summer programme or immersion programme are available;
● Willingness to establish sister school relationship with Chinese schools.
Application Deadline
To facilitate our preparation for the event, we would be grateful if you could send back the application form attached by email to event@hope-studyabroad.com on 28 February, 2025 the latest. More details including recommended hotels will be sent to you when your place is confirmed by HOPE.
For more information about the event and an application form, please contact Alice Zhang, International Partnership Manager, at event@hope-studyabroad.com.
We look forward to welcoming you to our event in April.
