School Growth International (SGI) Conference

An international training and exposure programme for African school administrators, with engagements in Dubai, Finland, China and Nigeria.

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Our focus

Global best practices in school administration and management: evolving a 21st Century school culture.

Who it is for

  • Proprietors
  • Principals
  • Vice Principals
  • Head Teachers
  • Assistant Head Teachers
  • School Administrators
  • Supervisors and Coordinators
  • Other school management team members

Our 5-E training philosophy

Education

Seminars and presentations on global best practices, led by an international faculty.

Exposure

Working field visits to international schools that are 21st century compliant.

Exchange

Ideas and collaboration shared with school leaders from other continents.

Enlightenment

A close look at American, European and Asian systems of education, merits and demerits included.

Empowerment

Partnerships and networking with leading education institutions and global brands.

Moments from the programme

Guests hold a glass award at a presentation
From L-R: The Project Director, SGI, Dr. Adebare Egunjobi, Former Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo and the Project Manager, GESS DUBAI, Danny Mesmar

Highlights from the field

Dr. Adebare Egunjobi leading Nigerian delegation to Emirates Aviation University, Dubai to explore partnership in Aviation and Aerospace Education
Dr. Adebare Egunjobi leading Nigerian delegation of school administrators to World Trade Centre, Dubai
Dr. Adebare Egunjobi in a partnership discussion with the Representative of University of Wollongong in Dubai
Dr. Adebare Egunjobi at Emirate Aviation University, simulated learning in the cockpit
Dr. Adebare Egunjobi addressing cross-section of school administrators at Sheraton Hotel, Lagos
Dr. Adebare Egunjobi addressing cross-section of school administrators during SGI Nigeria at Lead City University, Ibadan
Dr. Adebare Egunjobi with the CEO of The Indian High School during GESS NIGERIA at Sheraton Hotel
Dr. Adebare Egunjobi with the National President of Ghana Union of Private Schools
Dr. Adebare Egunjobi with the National Presidents of Private School Associations of Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Liberia
Dr. Adebare Egunjobi with the Official Representative of Dobot Inc, one of the leading Robotic companies in China
Dr. Adebare Egunjobi leading Nigerian delegation to University of Oulu, Finland - the country with the best educational system in the world!
Dr. Adebare Egunjobi with one of the faculty of the prestigious Teacher Training School in Finland
Dr. Adebare Egunjobi being interviewed on global education issues by iconic Sarah Palmer

Why attend

  • Sign partnership deals with leading universities abroad for easy admission of your students.
  • Visit and sign exchange deals with international private secondary schools.
  • Partner with international producers of educational resources and instructional material.
  • Visit places of educational, business and tourist interest in Dubai, Finland, China and beyond.
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Goals and objectives

  1. Education. To educate African school administrators on Global Best Practices in 21st Century School Administration and Practice. Achieved through seminar teachings and presentations handled by an international faculty with requisite qualifications and relevant experience.
  2. Exposure. To expose African school administrators to truly international schools that are 21st century compliant in status, content, process, packaging, delivery and results. Achieved through practical working field visits to different standard-compliant international schools and institutions locally and globally.
  3. Exchange. To facilitate exchange of ideas and promote collaboration between African school administrators and their counterparts from other continents, to evolve the most balanced, robust, comprehensive, functional and globally relevant educational system for the African child. Achieved through practical case study sessions involving educational practitioners from all walks of life.
  4. Enlightenment. To enlighten African school administrators on the practical workings, including the merits and demerits, of American, European and Asian systems of education. Achieved through live sessions, practical case studies and comparative education studies of ‘A’ rated post-primary educational institutions at home and abroad.
  5. Empowerment. To empower African school administrators with cutting-edge advantages and leverages based on timely, reliable and profitable information sharing and intelligence gathering on current and emerging trends in global educational practice. Achieved through partnership deals and networking meetings with notable educational institutions and global brands in the international education market.

Additional benefits

  1. Opportunity to visit and sign partnership deals with leading foreign universities in Dubai, Finland, China and the world over, for easy foreign admission for your students into American, European, Australian and Asian universities.
  2. Opportunity to visit, understudy and sign exchange deals with international private secondary schools in Dubai, Finland and China, to exchange ideas, policies and resources on global best practices in school administration.
  3. Opportunity to sign partnership deals with international producers and marketers of educational resources and instructional material, for ease of access and domestication of educational resources into your school.
  4. Opportunity to visit places of educational, business and tourist interest in Dubai, Finland, China and other Conference destinations around the world.

Conclusion

It is our belief that African school owners and administrators will maximise this opportunity to give their schools a cutting-edge competitiveness, leveraging the opportunities offered by this Conference to gain the requisite education, exposure, enlightenment, empowerment and exchange deals to move African schools to the next level of international status which the continent rightly deserves.

SGI Destination

Nigeria

Nigeria is where the SGI Conference gathers school proprietors, principals and administrators for seminars, presentations and networking with international education partners, before delegates travel abroad for study visits.

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SGI Destination

Dubai

Dubai brought delegates to the GESS Education exhibition and to international campuses such as the University of Wollongong in Dubai. Participants attended sessions, met exhibitors and education partners, and took in the city’s hospitality, including a desert safari.

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SGI Destination

Finland

Finland is admired the world over for its approach to education. In May 2022, SGI delegates visited the University of Oulu, joined presentations, met their hosts and exchanged signed documents, before exploring Finland’s forests and rivers.

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SGI Destination

China

China offers exposure to one of the largest education systems in the world, with its schools, universities and growing education technology sector forming part of SGI’s global programme.

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