What is StudyWorld? About the event

StudyWorld is the international trade event for UK education. We connect study abroad agents and partners from around the world with the best British providers, including English language schools, boarding schools, colleges and pathways providers, exam boards, and student accommodation companies.

All institutions at StudyWorld are from the UK, and have a government-recognised accreditation. At StudyWorld partnerships are built, training is commissioned, deals are negotiated, and cross-sector partnerships are born.

StudyWorld is supported by Education is GREAT and the UK Government.

The next edition of the event, which will takes place online on 26 – 28 January 2021, is more important than ever: strong communication and partnerships will be key to sector recovery.

StudyWorld online will offer one-to-one meetings with quality agents and buyers through the Zoom integration on Marcom eSchedule PRO, as well as seminars and presentations.

We will also be running a new online event, StudyWorld Summer, focused on the UK short course summer market. Seminars and CPD will focus on delivering a high quality, safe summer experience for students and group leaders.

For all UK educators

StudyWorld showcases the entire UK education offer. We welcome universities, boarding schools, language centres, publishers, exam boards and more. Whatever you do, there will be a partner or buyer who wants to meet you.

Screened, serious agents

We check the credentials of all our study abroad agents to make sure they are high quality, professional organisations serious about doing business with UK educators.

Global representation

We welcome professional study abroad agents from 60+ countries. The rate of agents to educators never drops below 3:2.

Key suppliers

StudyWorld is an excellent opportunity to meet partners and buyers, as well as companies providing vital services, such as as money transfers, student accommodation, insurance, guardianship and tourist attractions.

Great value

We run a quality event at a price that supports the UK’s international education industry. StudyWorld is organised by English UK, the national trade association for accredited English language teaching providers in the UK.

Energy and focus

“It’s been one of the best days I’ve had at a fair. There’s a lot of energy and I think everyone has enjoyed the UK focus. Everyone you speak to is a useful conversation.” – Ben Delaney, Malvern House, UK

What do our delegates think?

The educator

This is our first time. It’s been very busy, we have had no end of people wanting to make appointments and it’s been great.

Naomi Willoughby, Edge Hill University, UK

Boarding schools are making great new contacts and it’s working really well. StudyWorld has lots of good contacts and it’s a great venue, which really showcases the UK.

Caroline Nixon, BAISIS, UK

The agent

I really enjoy it here. The staff are extremely friendly and always willing to help, and they’re everywhere. They’re giving directions, answering questions, they’re very helpful and it is brilliant. I am extremely happy… there is joy in my soul.

Valerian Marakov, Golden Bridge International Education, Georgia

The service provider

We have had really good traction with new and exciting partners understanding all the products now. It’s really worked. Even though our schedules are full, lots of people are coming up to the stand who didn’t have meetings with us. The branding and traction we’re getting from sponsorship means people are coming up asking about brochures and more information. We are expecting to get more business out of this.

Martin Corr, Ardmore Group, StudyWorld 2019 sponsor

Celebrating 50 years of building valuable business partnerships

1969

Our annual workshop meets for the first time: it’s called the English Language Schools Workshop and is organised by what is now Visit Britain.

1991

Our workshop gets a new name (The International Languages and Education UK Fair), a new home (in Brighton) and new organisers (one of English UK’s predecessor organisations, called ARELS).

2004

English UK is created by the merger of two language centre organisations, and takes over the organisation of the agent workshop.

2007

We rename the workshop StudyWorld and move it to a new venue in London.

2009

StudyWorld celebrates its 40th birthday and a long history of quality, education and creating student recruitment partnerships.

2017

StudyWorld becomes the showcase of UK education for international buyers/partners and moves to the QEII Centre.

2019

StudyWorld celebrates 50 years of connecting quality agents and educators through meetings and networking

What we get from StudyWorld

It’s a great opportunity to meet up with people we’re already working with. There’s a real family feel about it. Sometimes you pick up opportunities from new agents who haven’t got in touch before and that’s why we’re here every year. It has quality schools and agents, that’s why everyone is here. There’s a community feeling to the event and it’s one of the best events to be attending.

Leon Zhang, KKCL English, UK

I’ve been really busy, back to back with a full programme of different schools from all parts of the UK. I am new to the agent world. English is my passion and I want to help Algerians get access to ELT in different parts of the UK. StudyWorld is a good start with everyone under one roof for two days. I have 34 confirmed meetings and others over coffee, lunch and receptions.
Abderezak Bouhaceine, IMS Algeria, UK