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INVITATION : 14th FICCI Higher Education Summit 2018

May 08, 2018

We are pleased to inform you that FICCI Higher Education Summit 2018 (FHES 2018), the upcoming 14th Edition of International Summit on Higher Education will be held from 30th October – 1st November 2018 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 Human Resource Development, Government of India, Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC) & Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

FICCI Higher Education Summit 2018, in addition to policy deliberations, shall focus on developing an ecosystem for strategic partnerships in the Education Sector between India and other countries. FHES 2018 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 2018 with the objective of developing strategic partnerships in the higher education sector between India and focus countries and to promote quality higher education services from India. FHES 2018 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.

As a part of the hospitality, they 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 2018.

The tentative deadlines for Hosting Foreign Delegates are as below: ‎

SL	Particulars	Deadline
1.	Last date for receipt of recommended delegate complete details from Indian missions abroad, Foreign missions in India and Industry leaders.	30-JUNE-2018.
2.	Last date for receipt of online registration of recommended delegate on the event website link: http://www.ficci-hes.com/Hosted-Delegate-Registration.php .	7-JULY-2018.
3.	FICCI request email to shortlisted delegates to register on event website within 7 days with complete profile, photograph and copy of valid passport. Concerned mission will be copied in this mail to enable immediate follow-up.	8-JULY 2018 TO 15-JULY-2018.
4.	After both ‘Registration Received Successfully’ and ‘Registration as Hosted Delegate is Approved’ emails are sent to selected delegates on registered email, Visa Invitation Letter along with Tentative Hotel and Flight details will be sent by FICCI with a copy to Indian High Commission. Selected Delegates to immediately apply for VISA at Indian Embassy/ High Commission. VISA fee to be borne by the delegates.	1-JULY-2018 TO 31-JULY-2018.
5.	Receipt of VISA by FICCI	1-AUG-2018 TO 15-AUG-2018.
6.	Booking of Air Tickets.	BY 15-AUG-2018.
7.	Last date of Receipt of scanned copy of VISA by FICCI. Kindly note that Scanned copy of Tickets and Accommodation details shall be mailed to the delegate ONLY UPON RECEIPT OF A COPY OF VALID VISA. Kindly note that booked tickets shall be cancelled and the registration fee forfeited, in case of non-receipt of visa copy on time.	21-AUG-2018.
8.	Hotel allocation and other logistical requirements for foreign buyers	15-OCT-2018.
9.	Intimation from FICCI about Airport pick-up facilities and other arrangements to welcome delegates	25-OCT-2018.

We would like to inform you that they will host 10-12 delegates per country on FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS and subject to appropriateness of profile and approval by the screening committee. A token cash amount of USD 100/- against refundable registration fee shall be deposited by all the invited delegates upon arrival to India.

In this reference please note that the organisers will provide accommodation and economy class air ticket (with airfare up to USD 1000) to approved hosted delegates. Tickets with fare exceeding USD 1000 shall be purchased by the delegate upon prior confirmation of travel itinerary (reaching Mumbai on 29th October 2018 and departing Mumbai on 1st November 2018 late evening). After successful visit by the delegate, organisers will reimburse USD 1000 directly to their bank account through electronic transfer.

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 AND send back the duly filled FHES 2018 Registration Form (MS Word file) along with photo, passport and employee photo ID LATEST BY 7TH JULY 2018.

Moreover, check the attached documents for more details - FHES 2018 Registration Form & FHES 2018 Brochure

Date & Venue:
Date: 30 October – 1 November, 2018
Venue: Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, INDIA

For further information, Mr. Sudhanshu Gupta (Mobile No: +919873311557)

E-mail: ‎ sudhanshu.gupta@ficci.com; fhes@ficci.com

Kindly, copy to Embassy of India, Beirut to: com.beirut@mea.gov.in

Looking forward to your participation in the summit.