🌍 What makes us more connected? The power of education, the magic of the arts, or a shared language? For 90 years, the British Council has shaped brighter futures through education, arts, culture, language, and creativity. 🌟 Join us in celebrating our mission to build a more peaceful and prosperous world: https://lnkd.in/eZJ7quH6 #BritishCouncil90
British Council
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The UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities.
About us
We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide. We uniquely combine the UK’s deep expertise in arts and culture, education and the English language, our global presence and relationships in over 100 countries, our unparalleled access to young people and influencers and our creative sparkle. We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK. We support them to build networks and explore creative ideas, to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. For more information, please visit: http://www.britishcouncil.org
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http://www.britishcouncil.org
External link for British Council
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 5,001-10,000 employees
- Headquarters
- London, England
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1934
- Specialties
- English, exams, arts, education, and society
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Employees at British Council
Updates
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📣 Teachers! Join our free webinar on 25 September and learn how to teach young people to communicate with people from diverse cultures worldwide. Register now: https://bit.ly/3UYtDEH ‼️ And don’t miss our online courses to learn more about dialogue skills: https://bit.ly/3SCUkgQ. #Schools #BritishCouncil
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❓ Are young people today less interested and engaged in politics and civil society? On the Our World, Connected podcast, host Christine Wilson challenges negative assumptions about youth participation and reveals a more hopeful picture, backed by the British Council's Next Generation research. Joining Christine are two young changemakers: ⭐ Disty Winata: an Indonesian activist with experience at the G20, the UN, and the British Council’s 90 Youth Voices for The Future programme. ⭐ Dhari Al-Malih: a geological engineer from Iraq using science for social good. Discover how young people are driving change and how we can amplify their voices in the decisions that matter most. 🎧 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/eGhEwimu #OurWorldConnectedPodcast #BritishCouncil #YouthParticipation #Iraq #Indonesia
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We’ve updated our 'Artificial intelligence and English language teaching' research with new insights! Discover how AI is revolutionising classrooms, enhancing learning experiences, and shaping the future of education. Download now 👇 #AIinEducation #AI #ELT #BritishCouncil
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💡 Two-thirds of parents in England believe learning a modern foreign language in secondary school should be compulsory! A new survey from the National Consortium for Languages Education asked parents in England what they thought about their children learning modern foreign languages - these results might surprise you 👇 What do you think? Parents are now urged to recommend foreign language GCSEs to their children, emphasising the growing importance of multilingual and international skills. #MFL #LanguageLearning #BritishCouncil #England
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🌐 EARTH Scholarships 2025 are open! 🌐 Apply to tackle the climate emergency through innovative arts and humanities research. British Council Scotland and the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities are offering the EARTH Scholarships for 2025! 🔍 What's on offer: • Funding for 9 international researchers • Study at Scottish universities for up to 3 months • Focus on environmental sustainability themes • Collaboration with Scottish mentors and PhD scholars 🌿 Key Themes: • Women in STEAM • Inclusive Education • Green Energy • Gender Equality Open to PhD and early career researchers worldwide, this is your chance to make a global impact and be part of an interdisciplinary approach to tackling climate challenges. Join a growing, global network and contribute to groundbreaking research in Scotland. 🗓️ Applications close: November 1, 2024 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/e6Pz4P-S #EARTHScholarships2025 #ClimateAction #ArtsAndHumanities #ResearchOpportunity #BritishCouncil
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We invite UK higher education institutions and research organisations to apply for grants supporting capacity-strengthening collaborations, with partners from Malaysia, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam. This programme is part of the International Science Partnerships Fund from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. More here: https://lnkd.in/gJwZwV9H #ISPFund #Science #HigherEd #BritishCouncil
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We’re incredibly proud to announce that our colleague, Anna Bubnova, has been awarded an honorary MBE by His Majesty The King for her outstanding work in strengthening UK-Ukraine cultural relations. Anna contributed significantly to the success of our Ukraine-UK Season of Culture in 2022-23, and led our work in Arts in Ukraine at that time. Congratulations, Anna! 🎖️
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If you teach English you need to know about our Teaching English programme, which offers free courses and teaching materials. Take a look at what's coming up in September, and learn more about ICT and AI: https://lnkd.in/d9WbMYsQ #EnglishTeacher #BritishCouncil
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🎙️ For Rwandan teacher trainer and linguist, Eric Mpozenzi, there is beauty in the grammar and vocabulary of a language - but also in the opportunity to bridge cultures and geographies. Hear Eric's story, and host Christine Wilson and guest Dr Harry Kuchah Kuchah discuss how teachers can foster inclusivity for all students, regardless of their English proficiency. Discover why learning and speaking English is so desirable, and how its popularity affects the quality of education, learning other languages, and the evolution of the English language. 🎧 Listen now: https://lnkd.in/gtyhJhs6 #OurWorldConnectedPodcast #EnglishLanguage #BritishCouncil #Podcast