The Global Education Forum (GEF), hosted along with Gulf Educational Supplies and Solutions (GESS) 2009, will see local and international speakers examining key issues affecting the education sector worldwide.

GEF, a series of seminars and workshops for teachers and educationalists has been officially announced by Dr Hanif Hassan, UAE Minister of Education.

As the intellectual hub of the GESS event, GEF provides a unique platform for all educational issues within the UAE, where experts can share their ideas, vision for the future and hands on experience with the region’s professionals.

“We, in the Ministry of Education strongly encourage such important events every year as we believe that the UAE occupies a unique strategic location regionally and internationally,” Dr Hassan said.

The plenary sessions during GEF will cover topics such as ‘Living on the Future Edge’ thinking about tomorrow today; Administrational Techniques in Education; Contemporary Versus Traditional Techniques; ICT Past, Present and Future; Virtual or Traditional Teaching Methods and Setting Standards and a preview of the new ISTE Standards. Each keynote speaker will run workshops in addition to their presentations.

“The substantial levels of investment and rapid pace of development of the education system in the UAE is phenomenal and is testament to the commitment shown by the Ministry of Education,” stated Virginia Kern, chairman, Fairs & Exhibitions, organisers of GESS and GEF.

“We hope to get acquainted with the latest teaching methods and technologies that would be of great benefit in effectively developing the regional educational systems,” Dr Hassan concluded.

GEF and GESS will be held from March 10 to 12 inDubai.-TradeArabia News Service