6,000 participants expected to attend Education Expo

VISION GRUOP | EDUCATION | EXPO

Approximately 6,000 participants are expected to attend the first-ever and biggest education expo organized by New Vision.

The expo will run from January 27 to 29 at the Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology in Nakawa, Kampala.

The fair is designed to bring all actors in the sector in one place to share opportunities and knowledge to contribute to the recovery of the sector from the COVID-19 pandemic and make sense of the ongoing educational reforms.

The expo, whose theme is Where Education and the World of Employment Meet, is also planned to link training and industry needs so that institutions can provide the quality of labor needed in the market.

The Vision Group’s Executive Director, Don Wanyama, said that the expo, which will be conducted annually, will be composed of different areas of discussion, including; parenting, career guidance, the competence-based curriculum, and skills-based education, among many others.

 “I do not think you can talk about the advancement of society without talking about New Vision, as a media house, we have taken matters of education very seriously, I do not think any media house has taken that much attention to the education sector like us, that is an impact that we are making,” he said.

(L-R) Adnan Khan Chief Executive Officer Medipal International Hospital, Patrick Byakatonda Director of the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT), Anne Juuko chief executive officer of Stanbic Bank Uganda, Don Wanyama chief executive officer Vision Group, Fredrick Kitoogo Principal Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology and Caroline Tuhwezeine, Communications Officers Research and Education Network for Uganda poses for picture during launch of New Vision Education Expo.

Speaking at the inauguration event at Vision Group headquarters in Kampala, the Chief executive officer at Stanbic Bank, Ann Juuko, thanked Vision Group for organizing the expo as she noted that the education expo is one of the largest sectors in the country which touches each and everyone’s lives in one way or the other.

“This sector has paid the highest price in the last three years due to COVID-19, and therefore, I thank the New Vision for standing with the sector in coming up with this amazing idea of bringing together all stakeholders to discuss crucial matters, “she added.

(L-R)Anne Juuko chief executive officer of Stanbic Bank Uganda looking on as Don Wanyama chief executive officer Vision Group addresses Journalist during launch of New Vision Education Expo.

She added: “Therefore, we have come to partner with you in this noble cause, and ensure that we support you in any way we can, as Stanbic we have stood with the sector for many years now, from banking services to providing insurance to students among others,”

The other partners unveiled include; the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT), Makerere University, Medipal International Hospital, Research, and Education Network for Uganda (RENU), Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT), National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), and Presidential Initiative on Skilling Uganda.

Vision Group events manager Nelson Mboijana says various players, including manufacturers and providers of educational products and services such as schools, banks, insurance companies, and suppliers of school uniforms, in addition to local and international universities, are expected to take part in the expo.

The entrance fee is sh10,000 per head. This will give you access to the exhibition grounds and the training sessions. To reserve exhibition space, call 0787511106.