'One World By The Sea' Festival runs from Thurs 11th - Sat 13th October 2018 and celebrates the diversity & internationalism of education in Bournemouth & Poole Thursday 26th October - Saturday 28th October 2017
The International Education Forum (IEF) of Bournemouth and Poole is to host a ‘One World By The Sea’ Festival which will celebrate the diversity and internationalism of education in the a
rea and will showcase just how welcoming the two towns are to its foreign students and visitors. The inaugural 'One World By The Sea' Festival will run from Thursday 26th October to Saturday 28th October 2017 and will include a programme of international themed events at a range of locations across Bournemouth and Poole. What is the International Education Forum? The IEF is a professional association made up of the key accredited international educational institutions in the area, including many of the two towns’ accredited language schools, an independent boarding school, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth Arts University, White House Guardianships and Bournemouth and Poole College. The shared goal of its members is to promote Bournemouth and Poole as a world class centre for excellence in international education and to represent members on various external committees. This goal of gaining a world-wide reputation is being achieved despite Bournemouth’s comparable size when competing with better- known cities such as Manchester and Liverpool. Bournemouth is now known to be the second largest provider of International Education after London, with a value to the area’s economy that is estimated to be close to 300 million pounds per year.
