In 2024, ICEF Africa will head to Kigali, Rwanda, for a specialist networking event connecting international educators with African higher education institutions, as well as ICEF-screened recruitment agents from 25 countries across Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa continues to show exceptional growth in international education, with Nigeria consistently ranking in the top ten countries worldwide for outbound student mobility. Alongside Nigeria, Kenya has a rapidly growing “youth bulge”, with 25% of the Kenyan population aged 18-36, while Ghana, Uganda, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Zimbabwe, Senegal, Tanzania, and Rwanda have all seen significant increases in student interest in studying abroad.
Held at the Kigali Convention Centre from 2-4 July 2024, ICEF Africa provides valuable access to this important range of student markets, and a unique opportunity to network with high-quality, pre-screened recruitment partners, as well as universities from across the continent looking to send students abroad, and to discuss alliances, exchange agreements and transnational education (TNE) opportunities.
Build a personalised schedule of up to 38 one-to-one meeting slots with existing and potential partners.
Learn more about the live seminars, webinars and panel discussions, as well as the amazing programme of evening events and networking opportunities.
ICEF Africa 2024, will take place at the world-class Kigali Convention Centre. With iconic architecture echoing Rwandan culture, the dome-shaped auditorium holds 2,600 people and mirrors a hut in the King’s Palace, while the hotel exterior is designed to replicate a traditional, hand-woven basket.
With eighteen individual meeting rooms alongside the main auditorium and a dedicated events team, The Kigali Convention Centre is one of the region’s largest and most well-respected venues. It also offers first-class accommodation, and a range of restaurants in which to relax and network informally, making it the perfect venue for ICEF Africa.
Registration and pricing for education representatives, cultural exchange and work and travel professionals.
Student recruitment agents who have successfully completed ICEF’s screening process are invited to apply.
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234 agents and 97 educators from 54 countries.
We loved this ICEF event. It was a great gateway for our university to the African markets. We made some really valuable contacts and friends for the coming years. We’re looking forward to welcoming the new agents to our Tio family and attending the next event.
Attending an ICEF event is really important to Algoma University because it provides us with the opportunity to meet with agents in markets that we are in, agents in markets that we are thinking of going to, it gives us a real breath of information; the seminars are great because it gives us...
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This was my first ICEF event. It was very well organised and I got to meet many new partners. Everything, from the venue of the conference to the food and snacks provided, was on point. The accommodation booked for us was also amazing.
So we chose ICEF Africa, especially because we're really looking to diversify across Africa. We recruit really well out of Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, but we want to be able to explore other markets as well. So, it's been great to be able to be here and meet lots of agents in one place from all...
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The organisation for this event, the staff, the location and the attendees were first class!
The meetings are very wonderful. I've met many schools' representatives here. We've discussed, they have explained to me what they do, the opportunities available for international students, and how we can move forward with the partnership.
Excellent organisation. The ICEF team was very professional and friendly. I highly recommend ICEF to agents and education providers. They are the very best at what they do!
The beauty of ICEF is talking to the right contacts in one place, with almost no need to move around the venue, which is very convenient.
A wonderful event in a fantastic location. I have left South Africa very confident that the conversations had will lead to increased brand awareness and I look forward to welcoming students from across the continent to our institution.
I had an amazing time at ICEF Africa 2023. I met lots of universities and every meeting was a success. The seminars were also helpful as I got tips on how to improve my marketing in my catchment.
