The best UK resources to be showcased at Learning & Teaching Expo (LTE) in Hong Kong
- Learning & Teaching Expo (LTE) is Asia’s largest and fastest growing education expo
- A hub event for over 9,000 educators and buyers in the Asia-Pacific region
- Over 190 free demonstrations and seminars conducted by world-renowned educators and professionals
- Over 20 UK education suppliers attending
The British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA), which represents almost 400 UK-based education suppliers with combined revenues totalling £2.2 billion, is pleased to accompany over 20 UK companies with vast educational expertise and products to Learning & Teaching Expo (LTE) 2016.
Now in its seventh year, LTE is the flagship educational event in Hong Kong, presented by Hong Kong Education City, supported by the Education Bureau of the HKSAR Government and education communities in the Asia-Pacific region.
The annual event is for buyers and educators from both government and international schools in Hong Kong, China and the Asia-Pacific region. As Asia’s leading education expo, LTE provides educational buyers, school leaders and teachers with the opportunity to find innovative educational solutions and the latest learning and teaching technology from around the world.
Taking place at the Hong Kong Exhibition Centre, on 8-10 December 2016, LTE is the platform for teachers and school leaders in Asia to discover the latest in educational resources and teaching technology.
BESA will run the UK pavilion which will showcase a wide variety of products from Early Years and primary to secondary and higher education. Resources on show include:
- Didactic material
- Interactive Whiteboards
- Curriculum content
- Assessment
- Online platforms
- School furniture
- Special Needs products, and much more!
The UK companies in attendance will also be demonstrating their products in a series of workshops on Friday 9 December. The workshops cover a broad range of educational topics which include: leadership, school management, literacy, maths, teaching tools and many more.
Patrick Hayes, Director of BESA, comments: “We are seeing an ever-increasing demand for British educational resources across the world – from furniture to EdTech – and the L&T Expo is an unparalleled opportunity for our world-leading suppliers to showcase a wide range of their products and services to the Hong Kong education market.”
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BESA’s directors and a wide range of members are available for comment. To discuss this story further, contact: Mark Rosser mark@besa.org.uk / +44(0)20 7537 4997
About BESA:
BESA, the British Educational Suppliers Association, is the trade association covering the entirety of the UK educational suppliers sector. It operates on a not-for-profit basis, and is accountable to an Executive Council that is elected by member companies.
It has an 80-year heritage serving the UK education sector, and represents almost 400 educational suppliers in the UK, including manufacturers and distributors of equipment, materials, books, consumables, furniture, technology, ICT hardware and EdTech to the education market.
Working closely with Department for International Trade (DIT), BESA helps take over a hundred companies overseas every year to a wide range of important export markets, from the US to Malaysia and China, providing intelligence briefings, logistical support and often substantial bursaries.
BESA has a Code of Practice to which all members must adhere, along with a stringent membership process, both of which assure schools of a high standard of quality.
For more information, visit: www.besa.org.uk
