GESS coupled with GEF is a free-to-attend international exhibition and conference covering educational supplies and solutions for all educational institutions in the MENA region. This includes play schools, nurseries and kindergartens, primary/secondary schools, colleges, universities, research centres, training colleges and special needs.

• AV Equipment
• Consultants/Teacher Trainers
• Design & Technology/Craft Equipment
• Educational Toys and Games
• Electronic Equipment
• Engineering Equipment
• Foreign Languages
• Furniture Equipment
• Government Body
• ICT Hardware Supplies
• ICT Software Supplies
• Interactive Technology
• Microelectronics/Robotics
• Online/e-learning Resources
• Playground Equipment
• Publishers
• Qualifications/Examining Body
• School Management
• Science and Lab Equipment
• Special Educational Needs
• Sports Equipment
• Training Courses
• Uniforms
• Vocational Training

Target audience

GESS & GEF 2012 attracted 6,000 key decision makers and ministerial delegations from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain. This includes a cross section of teachers, heads of department and heads of school as well as procurement managers, school owners and bursars. They not only come from the public and private sectors but also from the region’s colleges of higher education and universities.