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- Marketing & Admissions
More than 70 attendees joined in-person for the 2025 COBIS Conference for Marketing, Development and Admissions Staff : "Ceci n'est pas AI" - Marketing, Development and Admission in a World of Advancing Technology. Delegates from more than 25 countries attended the conference, and experienced two days of insights, networking and learning.
- Teaching & Learning
- Wellbeing
No School is an Island, a Caribbean Regional Conference, hosted by Chatmore British International School in Bermuda, in association with COBIS – took place 19-20 February 2025. The event was attended, over the two days, by more than 150 delegates, sponsors, speakers, exhibitors, performers and guests.
- Teaching & Learning
- Wellbeing
The Future Learning Summit: Education for a Shared Humanity – hosted by St Christopher’s School, Bahrain, in association with COBIS – took place 8-9 February 2025. The event was attended, over the two days, by more than 600 teachers, leaders, parents, students, exhibitors, and speakers.
- Bursars & HR
The 2025 COBIS Conference for Bursars, Business Managers and HR Staff took place in London, 29-30 January 2025. It was a fantastic two days of learning, sharing and networking, bringing together colleagues from schools in more than 30 countries worldwide.
- University and Careers Advising
Around 100 attendees joined in-person for the first COBIS Conference on University and Careers Advising - January 2025 on 21st and 22nd of January in Dubai. The conference was kindly hosted by COBIS Member School, Deira International School.
- Annual Conference
More than 550 delegates, speakers and exhibitors took part in the 42nd COBIS Annual Conference, 11-13 May 2024, at etc.venues 155 Bishopsgate, London, UK. Conference delegates included representatives from schools in 50 countries worldwide.
- Marketing & Admissions
The popular COBIS Conference for Marketing and Admissions Staff welcomed attendees from 30 countries and experienced two days of insights, networking and learning in Dubai, UAE.
- Bursars & HR
More than 100 attendees joined in-person for the 2024 COBIS Conference for Bursars, Business Managers and HR staff, on 31 January - 1 February, at etc.venues Chancery Lane, London.
- Wellbeing
The Wellbeing in Schools Conference, in association with COBIS, was held in May focusing on wellbeing discussions and networking with participants from 40 schools from a dozen countries.
- Annual Conference
More than 500 in-person and virtual participants took part in the 41st COBIS Annual Conference, 6-8 May 2023, at the InterContinental London - The O2 in Greenwich, London, UK. Conference delegates included representatives from schools in 50 countries worldwide.
- Marketing & Admissions
The COBIS Conference for Marketing and Admissions Staff is a popular training and networking event for those working in marketing and development, admissions, and external relations in an international school context.
- Bursars & HR
More than 100 attendees joined in-person for the 2023 COBIS Conference for Bursars, Business Managers and HR staff, on 1-2 February, at etc.venues Chancery Lane, London.
- Annual Conference
More than 550 in-person and virtual participants took part in the hybrid 40th COBIS Annual Conference, 7-9 May 2022, at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London, and online.
- Bursars & HR
The COBIS Conference for Bursars, Business Managers and HR Staff was held virtually, in partnership with Doha College, 2-3 February 2022.
- Marketing & Admissions
The seventh COBIS Conference for Marketing and Admissions Staff was held virtually, in partnership with St George's British International School, Rome, 3-4 November 2021.
- Annual Conference
The virtual COBIS Annual Conference ran 10-13 May 2021, sponsored by Pearson, with nearly 600 delegates, speakers and sponsors from more than 60 countries.
- Bursars & HR
150 delegates, speaker and sponsors took part in the virtual COBIS Conference for Bursars, Business Managers and HR Staff, 3-5 February 2021. Participants included delegates from more than 60 schools in 40 different countries.
- Bursars & HR
More than 100 people from 40 countries attended the COBIS Conference for Bursars, Business Managers and HR Staff in London, 30-31 January 2020.
- Annual Conference
38th COBIS Annual Conference
Vision 2030: The Future of International Education
11-13 May 2019
London, UK
- Teaching & Learning
The COBIS Innovation in Education Conference was hosted by Dubai College on 26 April 2019, followed by a ResearchED event on 27 April 2019.
- Marketing & Admissions
The sixth COBIS Conference for Marketing, Development and Admissions Staff was hosted by Haileybury Astana, 25-26 April 2019.
- PAs & School Secretaries
The COBIS Conference for PAs and School Secretaries was hosted by St George’s International School, Luxembourg on 7-8 March 2019.
- EYFS
- Teaching & Learning
More than 65 international Early Years professionals gathered in Hong Kong on 15-16 February 2019 for the EYFS Conference – The Power of Early Learning Cultures.
- Bursars & HR
The COBIS Conference for Bursars, Business Managers and HR Staff was held in London on 7-8 February 2019
- Pastoral Care
- Teaching & Learning
- Wellbeing
The COBIS Pastoral Care Conference, hosted by British School of Bucharest, attracted more than 40 colleagues from schools in 21 different countries.
- Annual Conference
The 37th COBIS Annual Conference - Leading Learning - took place in London, 12-14 May 2018.
- Marketing & Admissions
The 5th COBIS Conference for Marketing, Development and Admissions Staff was hosted at British School of Bucharest, 15-16 March 2018.
- Bursars & HR
The fourth COBIS Conference for Bursars, Business Managers and HR Staff was held by Dubai College, 1-2 February 2018 |
- Teaching & Learning
At the beginning of January, the British School of Amsterdam hosted an Education Conference in association with COBIS - Making Personalised Learning Effective.
- Annual Conference
The 36th COBIS Annual Conference - Transformations - took place in London, 6-8 May 2017.
- Teaching & Learning
- Wellbeing
The first COBIS Wellbeing Conference was held at Dubai College, 14-15 April 2017.
- Marketing & Admissions
The British School in Tokyo hosted the fourth COBIS Conference for Marketing, Development and Admissions Staff, 27-28 March 2017.
- PAs & School Secretaries
The second COBIS Conference for PAs and Secretaries was hosted at The British School of Brussels, 16-17 February 2017.
- EAL
- Teaching & Learning
The COBIS Conference for EAL Staff was hosted at British School of Bucharest, 16-17 February 2017.
- Bursars & HR
St Julian's School, Portugal hosted the third COBIS Conference for Bursars, Business Managers and HR Staff, 10-11 February 2017.
- Teaching & Learning
Teachers as Learners: Developing professional competence through collaborative learning and reflective practice
- EYFS
- Teaching & Learning
Byron College, Athens hosted a successful COBIS Early Years Conference, 28-29 October 2016.
- Annual Conference
The 35th COBIS Annual Conference - Authentic Leadership: Inspirational Stories for Learning in British Schools Overseas.
- Marketing & Admissions
Over 60 delegates attended the third COBIS Conference for Marketing, Development and Admissions Staff
- Teaching & Learning
The St Paul's School 3rd Education Conference, organised in association with COBIS, took place 19-20 March 2016.
- Teaching & Learning
COBIS partnered with Youth Sport Trust to deliver the first COBIS/YST PE and School Sport Conference 2-3 March 2016.
- Teaching & Learning
Working in partnership with Karen Ardley Associates, COBIS provided training for Middle Leaders in 3 regions this Spring:
- PAs & School Secretaries
Around 30 PAs, Secretaries, Executive Assistants and other administrative staff were warmly welcomed to the first COBIS Conference for PAs and Secretaries in February 2016.
- Bursars & HR
Over 40 Bursars, Business Managers & HR staff from 32 COBIS member and non-member schools and organisations attended the COBIS Conference
- Teaching & Learning
Teachers as Learners: Developing professional competence through deep reflection and reflective practice
- EYFS
- Teaching & Learning
The first COBIS EYFS Conference for Teachers and Support Staff working in the Early Years was held at the British Embassy School Ankara 23-24 October 2015.