Leading research firm MarketsandMarkets estimates global higher education to become a $35.8-billion (Dh131.5-billion) industry by 2025. Meanwhile, closer to home, the UAE’s cabinet continues to seal its commitment to education with a federal budget of $9.6 billion allocated to the industry in 2021, and youth development, digital transformation, education for people with special needs and future skills pinpointed as topmost priorities.
Benefiting from the continued patronage of Shaikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, the annual GETEX exhibition has been at the forefront of pushing UAE’s ambitious education agenda by bringing in top-quality education providers from around the world not just to recruit students from the region but also to comprehend UAE’s ambitious education infrastructure and forward-plan to promote itself as a preferred destination for quality education tourism.