Lekkside International Education Fair · 20 years
Twenty carefully selected institutions per fair. We focus on quality over quantity, connecting institutions with serious, qualified, and study-ready students.
A focused recruitment environment designed to deliver meaningful conversations, stronger visibility, and direct access to students who are genuinely interested in studying abroad.
Next fair · Western Africa Online, 20 Aug 2026 · 16 days
Boarding — Student
YOUR CITY✈CAMPUS
Meet admissions representatives face to face. Get Assessed. Explore Your Options. Start Your Application. Free to attend.
Boarding — Institution
YOUR CAMPUS✈LAGOS
Be one of twenty Exhibitors and connect directly with 500+ pre-counselled, document-ready students to explore their next academic opportunity.
Events · 2026 season
Date
Fair
Venue
Status
For students and parents
No Agents. No Middlemen. Direct Access. Meet admissions representatives, get your qualifications reviewed, and receive an offer directly from the institution if you meet the requirements.
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Speak directly with admissions representatives from participating institutions.
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Get information and guidance directly from the institutions themselves.
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Find out if your academic profile meets the requirements for your preferred programme.
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Discover Scholarship Opportunities, Up to 25% Tuition Support
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Understand your options, application requirements, deadlines, and next steps.
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Register and access valuable international education opportunities at no cost.
Registration is mandatory · a QR code on your phone is fine
For institutions
Most recruitment fairs focus on crowd size. We focus on quality. By limiting the number of institutions, we give exhibitors more visibility and more meaningful student interactions.
What $1,500 buys — per city fair
Institutions in the room
~20
Pre-registered students per institution
~500+
Trackable Qualified Student Engagement
~200+
Lead-to-application conversion
75%
Applications generated per fair
~200+
We enforce strict exhibitor vetting. The reason students trust these fairs is that they know exactly who they are talking to. It protects your investment as much as theirs.
By the numbers
20
Years operating
~20
Institutions per fair
~1000
Students per institution
5000+
Students engaged
Quality students, built for Results. Every institution gets a real conversation.
Market reach
100+ fairs delivered since 2006 across Africa, plus a regional virtual programme reaching students in the Gulf, Southeast Asia, and Latin America.
LagosAbujaAccraNairobiLusakaHarareKigaliKampalaDar es Salaam
SECTION: 2025 RESULTS.
Registered: 4,850 across 5 cities
Attended: 2,740, 56% show-up rate
Bachelor: 48%
Master: 36%
PhD: 8%
Other: 8%Interested in USA: 31%
Canada: 27%
UK: 18%
Europe: 16%
Other: 8%
Attendee interest by academic level
For agents
Registered agents may assist an institution at a Lekkside fair. Register at the time of booking so we know who is on the floor and which institution you represent.
How it works
In their words
Institution
“The best education fair I have attended in five years. The team ran it superbly.”
Dustin CassellDirector of International Student Services, ECPI University, USA
Institution
“The students were ready — qualified and eligible for degree programmes. That is rare.”
Amit SharmaInternational Student Recruitment Manager, Abu Dhabi University
Institution
“A 20% conversion from leads to applications, with several reaching study permit approval.”
Prerna LamaInternational Admissions Director, Lincoln American University
A focused environment where qualified students meet university representatives, explore their options, and take the next step toward studying abroad.
visitors
Lagos · Parents attend too
Our event staffs
Lagos · On-the-spot assessment
Abuja Stand
Accra Stand
Virtual programme
Regional online fairs run throughout the season, with the same format — a small panel of institutions, real representatives, live conversation.
Market intelligence
Country-by-country outbound mobility data, drawn from UNESCO, the World Bank, WENR and Campus France. Updated each recruitment season.
Partnership
Reach families at the moment they commit to studying abroad. Branding across venue, digital and print · radio interview slots before each fair · access to school counsellor networks.
Questions
Students & parents
Yes. Registration is mandatory, but attendance costs nothing. Bring your QR code on your phone — you will be asked for it at reception.
10:00am to 4:00pm in every city. You can arrive at any point during those hours.
Yes. Everyone attending registers individually, including parents and guardians. Children under 13 do not need their own registration.
If you meet an institution’s admission requirements and have your documents with you, representatives can issue an offer letter at the fair.
Institutions
$ per city fair. Payment is due within 30 days of invoice, and early bird fees close 31 August.
Accredited overseas high schools, boarding schools, colleges, universities, pathway providers and technical or vocational institutions. Third-party recruiters and domestic agencies are not permitted.
Registered agents may assist, but no agent branding, uniforms, signage or materials are permitted at the booth.
Invitation letters are issued on registration. Visa-on-arrival support is available for Lagos, Abuja, Accra and Nairobi, with airport pickup included.
Students & parents
Choose your city, bring your documents, and apply on the day with fees waived.
Institutions
$ per city, around fifty pre-counselled students, documents ready for assessment.
