1951
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First edition of the European Exhibition for Educational Materials "Didacta"
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| 1952 |
Foundation of Eurodidac, the European Association of Manufacturers of Educational Supplies |
1966
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First Didacta held in Basel, Switzerland, start of the biennial fair later known as WORLDDIDAC |
1969
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Eurodidac - Bratislava, Czechoslovakia; first education fair in Eastern Europe |
1976
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Salon Africain des Matériels Didactiques - Dakar, Senegal. First education fair in Africa
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| 1983 |
Eurodidac becomes Worlddidac |
| 1983 |
First WORLDDIDAC Expo in Asia, Singapore |
| 1984 |
Worlddidac organises its first Trade Mission. The destination is Beijing, China |
| 1984 |
Creation of the Worlddidac Award |
| 1985 |
First WORLDDIDAC Expo in Latin America - Bogota, Colombia |
| 1990 |
The Didacta exhibitions are renamed "WORLDDIDAC" |
| 1998 |
The Worlddidac Award sets new standards |
| 1999 |
The first education fair in China under the title WORLDDIDAC |
| 2000 |
The first education fair in Russia under the title WORLDDIDAC |
| 2002 |
50th anniversary of the foundation of Worlddidac |
| 2002 |
10th edition of the Worldddidac Award |
| 2003 |
Creation of a Quality Standard for the education industry. The Worlddidac Quality Charter is born |
2005
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First appearance in the Middle East. A Worlddidac Pavilion participates at the Rebuild Iraq show in Amman, Jordan |
| 2006 |
Award: First edition with the option to participate at the evaluation with an online presentation |
