FICCI is pleased to inform that FICCI Higher Education Summit 2022 (FHES 2022), the upcoming 17th Edition of International Summit on Higher Education will be held from 17th – 19th November 2022 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, INDIA. The event is being jointly organized by the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, Ministry of Education, Government of India, Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC) & Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

The 15th Edition of FICCI Higher Education Summit 2019 (FHES 2019) was very successful and witnessed the participation from over 140 Higher Education Sector exhibitors. 350 Foreign Delegates from 76 countries had over 8300 structured B2B meetings with these Exhibitors during the summit. Over 1500 delegates and visitors attended the show. Post-Show Report is enclosed for your ready reference. Due to the pandemic, the 16th Edition of FICCI Higher Education Summit conference was held virtually.

FICCI Higher Education Summit 2022 will have participation from all major Indian Educational Institutions from all streams, Universities, NGOs & renowned Educationalists. The event will also witness the participation of International and National Conference Delegates, Business Visitors, Students from all streams, Government Officials and Diplomats from Foreign Missions. Over 10,000 structured B2B and B2G meetings are expected to take place between Exhibitors and Foreign Delegates during the summit.

We request you to kindly disseminate the event information among industry chambers, associations and Universities/ Institutions encouraging them to participate in this mega event. Their participation will help in expanding their business ties with the Indian education sector. We also request if the enclosed event banner may be displayed on the Mission’s website and hyperlinked to Higher Education Summit 2022 event website http://www.ficci-hes.com/.

We propose that Country Pavilion are also set up by Universities/ Institutions/ ed-tech organisations from USA, Canada, Europe, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, and other developed countries during the event. We will be happy to facilitate these countries’ participation and offer a 10% discount on confirmed space booking for exhibition received by us through the missions till 31st August 2022.

FICCI Higher Education Summit 2022, in addition to policy deliberations, shall focus on developing an ecosystem for strategic partnerships in the Education Sector between India and other countries. FHES 2022 will provide a forum for international educational providers interested to partner and engage with Indian higher educational institutions and will encourage them for collaborations and partnerships.

A Reverse Buyer Seller Meet (RBSM) with delegations of higher education decision makers will be organized during FHES 2022 and meetings between the exhibitors and delegates will be organized with the objective of developing strategic partnerships in the higher education sector between India and focus developing countries and to promote quality higher education services from India. FHES 2022 will help to bring together Indian Educational Institutions from all streams and the international audience to enable interactions and discussions to enhance existing synergies in the higher education sector. We are inviting and hosting over 350 delegates from more than 80 countries of Africa, Middle East, CIS, developing Asia including SAARC, Latin America, and other developing regions during the event.

We solicit your kind support in recommending 20-25 education sector representatives from your country to invite 5-10 of them as Hosted Foreign Delegate for the RBSM during the event under the following categories:

1. Education Consultant Facilitating Overseas Admissions Approved by Respective Government (10 to 15 recommendations)
2. Chancellor / Vice Chancellor / Dean of a University or Institution (2 to 3 recommendations)
3. Director/ President / Vice President of University or Institution (2 to 3 recommendations)
4. Senior Official from Education Ministry (1 to 2 recommendations)
5. President / Secretary of Largest Education Association (1 to 2 recommendations)
6. Journalist dealing with Education Sector (1 recommendation)

Interested delegates may send their details in excel/word file latest by 20 August 2022 as per the below format to Embassy of India in Santiago at com1.santiago@mea.gov.in ‎‎

As a part of hospitality, we shall be pleased to provide both side economy class air tickets from the shortest route, 5-star hotel accommodation for 3 nights in India (near to the event venue) and other suitable arrangements to the Hosted Foreign Delegates for their visit to FICCI Higher Education Summit 2022.

In this reference, please note that the organisers will provide accommodation and economy class air ticket (with airfare upto USD 700) to approved hosted delegates. Tickets with fare exceeding USD 700 shall be purchased by the delegate upon prior confirmation of travel itinerary (reaching New Delhi on 16th November 2022 and departing New Delhi on 19th November 2022 late evening). After successful visit by the delegate, organisers will reimburse USD 700 directly to their bank account through electronic transfer. Organisers will host only one person from an organization. Additional delegates from the same organisation interested to participate are welcome however they will bear cost of air-ticket and accommodation.

The tentative deadlines for Hosting Foreign Delegates are as below: ‎

FICCI wish to inform that it will host about 10 delegates per country on FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS.The final selection/ approval/ shortlisting will be done by the Screening Committee and will decide on complementary hospitalities to be granted subject to appropriateness of profile. A token cash amount of USD 100/- against refundable registration fee shall be deposited by all the invited delegates upon arrival to India.

For any query or more information on the event please contact Mr. Sudhanshu Gupta, Deputy Director FICCI at E-mail: ‎ sudhanshu.gupta@ficci.com; fhes@ficci.com before 20 August 2022. Please also note that all the recommended delegates are required to register online on the event website link: http://www.ficci-hes.com/Hosted-Delegate-Registration.php OR send us the duly filled FHES 2022 Registration Form (MS Word file) along with photo, passport and employee photo ID and Visiting/Business/Name Card LATEST BY 31st AUGUST 2022.