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12th Education Fair

Poznań, 22-24 February 2008

Education for sustainable development - the theme of this year's show

Summary

Crowds of youths, their parents and teachers, spectacular shows on stage combined with serious discussion about ideas related to the education of young Poles...

The 12th Education Fair in Poznań is over...

The Poznań International Fair and the Poznań-based Teacher Training Centre have organised this event for years. The Training and Career Centre of the Poznań University of Technology has greatly contributed to the preparation of this year's show.

The fair attracted offers of almost 350 various educational institutions and companies working for the educational sector. The exhibitors included as many as 81 university-level institutions ( 67 in 2007), out of which 46 were foreign institutions from 17 countries (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and USA). 25 companies presented their offers at the School Equipment Exhibition organised for the second time. For the first time ever, the show was located in four pavilions: 7, 7A, 8 and 8A.

In conference rooms...

The show started with an extremely interesting lecture by Prof. Wojciech Cellary on "Current trends in e-learning". The opening ceremony also featured a spectacular performance by Młodzieżowa Orkiestra Dęta VIVAT (Youth Brass Band) from Sieraków. A conference entitled: Following the traces of the Wielkopolska Uprising 1918-1919. "This drop of blood for you, Poland" - contribution of the Wielkopolska society to the process of regaining independence by Poland attracted many participants. Other presentations, training sessions and workshops were also very popular among the visitors.

In pavilions...

All exhibitors presented their most interesting offers to encourage and attract future pupils as well as they could. A glider fitted above the visitors' heads in Pavilion 7A attracted young flying lovers. A shining Audi and a Harley motorbike in Pavilion 7 encouraged future mechanics to start learning. Catering schools presented ready-made products prepared by students. Girls queued in front of their colleagues who learned the art of makeup to feel like in a beauty studio.

The promotion of technical science and knowledge was an important part of this year's show. Pavilion 7 was fully devoted to such issues. The Training and Career Centre of the Poznań University of Technology prepared not only presentations of technical schools, but also a show of interesting facts related to the promotion of technical science and knowledge. The show was organised on a special separate area under the title: "The Engineer's Era - Education for Sustainable Development". "The Engineer's Era" included presentations of such traditional scientific fields as architecture, construction, environmental engineering, construction of machinery, electricity, technical physics, chemical technologies, and such high-tech areas as IT, ICT or robotics. The event aimed at promoting the combination of education and science with business.

The youngest visitors were attracted by the "Technology Village for Children", another special area organised by the Training and Career Centre of the Poznań University of Technology. Kids visiting this area in Pavilion 7A could play with Lego blocks to build robots, see how straw briquettes were created, draw and have a lot of fun.

On stage...

The trade fair stages were busy and crowded all day long. Pupils and students presented their skills. Pupils participated in performances of school theatre groups, comedians, music bands, choirs, dance and sports groups. There were also fashion and make-up shows. Students presented various dance types and styles, fitness and gymnastics.

The Education Fair was, yet again, accompanied by the Poznań Trade Fair Meetings - Books for Children and Young People, organised in cooperation with the Polish Society of Book Publishers and ZAMEK Arts Centre in Poznań.

The organisers would like to invite you to the 13th edition of the Education Fair already today.

The 12th Education Fair was held under the honorary auspices of:

• Katarzyna Hall - Minister of National Education
• Barbara Kudrycka - Minister of Science and Higher Education
• Marek Woźniak - Marshall of Wielkopolska

Media partners included Gazeta Wyborcza daily and Radio Merkury.