A leading education exhibition which focused on facilities, management, reform, investment and operation of all educational institutions and programmes in the Mena region, concluded recently after its two day run in Abu Dhabi.

Building Future Education Mena was free to attend and featured many seminars and workshops on managing, investing in and reform of educational facilities and operating of all educational institutions and operations in the Mena region.

The show was open for trade, students and workers in the education sector and covered all levels of education in addition to training and research centres and special needs facilities.

Fully endorsed by the Abu Dhabi Education Council, the show featured delegates from many governmental and educational institutes from the Mena region including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Libya, Syria and Egypt.

Dr Mugheer Khamis Al Khaili, director general of the Abu Dhabi Education Council, said: "Our main goal in Building Future Education Mena is to develop and enhance educational systems that will enable us to develop a working force capable of competing on global standards through raising the quality of education.”

“Education is the bedrock of our society, and ADEC is committed to the next generation of students and working hard to equip them with what they need to be active members of society.”

"Building Future Education Mena is a great opportunity for us to bring together leaders in education to discuss and showcase the latest in this field and share their expertise with everyone else. We're looking forward to next year's show to further spread general awareness among students and workers in education,” Dr Al Khaili concluded.

Building Future Education Mena featured many seminars aimed at Abu Dhabi students, these include workshops from multiple private and government institutes including Abu Dhabi Police, the Critical National Infrastructure Authority, NESTLE water and much more.

These workshops aimed at increasing public awareness on multiple issues including road safety, general health and wellbeing, water, sustainability and maritime safety.

Andrew Pert, regional director United Business Media's built environment division, said: "This year's show has been a massive success with thousands of attendees from all around the region.”

“We're happy to have had so much support from local and regional companies and institutes, and we'd like thank General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan - Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and the Abu Dhabi Education Council for their support. And we look forward to a bigger and better event in 2011,” he added. – TradeArabia News Service