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British Council Director China – Joanna Burke

British Council Deputy Director China and Director North and Central China - Robin Rickard

British Council Director Southwest China - Sarah Deverall

British Council Director South China - Dave Huxtable

British Council Director East China - Gavin Anderson

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Here you can learn about the latest news and events at the British Council China, as well as find out whom to contact if you would like to know more.

We include past press releases, so that you have a broad view of the many areas we cover. We also include biographies of our regional and office directors, and contact details of the Communications teams in Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

Event Title
Brief introduction
IELTS Offers Online Help for Chinese English Learners - 04/08/2009
IELTS Test website launched an online English Learning feature developed by IELTS Test  expert and English Online learning website.
Premier Skills Concludes in Beijing -  - 30/07/2009
premier league and British council football coaching and English language  project concludes in Beijing.
Premier Skills Launches in Beijing  - 24/07/2009
Premier league and British council launch football coaching and English language project in Beijing
Three new IELTS test centres open in September - 13/07/2009
IELTS Test opens three new test centres from September in Shanghai, Inner Mongolia and Jiangxi provinces.
100 Young British ‘Future Leaders’ Arrive in China - 08/07/2009
100 “future leaders of Britain” arrives in Beijing for an exchange visit to China. This marks the second visit of British youth delegation to China under the UK-China 400 project
UK student visa applications increase 15% in June - 25/06/2009
UK student visa applications increase 15% in June.
100 young Chinese ‘future leaders’ Visits UK - 24/06/2009
One hundred “future leaders of China” will arrive in the UK today for a 10-day exchange visit to the UK.
Premier Skills in Shanghai - 03/07/2009
Premier Skills in Shanghai.
Climate Change Public Survey - 14/05/2009
Public Understanding of Climate Change and Consumer Behaviour Survey result launches.
China Welsh Visual Arts Exhibition - 14/05/2009
Eight Chinese artists and three Welsh artists and their artworks are exhibited in Beijing.
‘Experience!’ UK Education Festival Launches in Beijing - 09/05/2009
UK ‘Experience!’ festival invites China’s generation to experience the best of  British innovation.
Premier Skills Launches in Dalian - 04/05/2009
Premier League And British Council Launch Football Coaching And English Language Project In Dalian.
New UK-China programme on climate change launched - 04/05/2009
New UK-China programme on climate change launched in Beijing.
World Music Festival - 30/04/2009
World Music Festival——British music blow up fresh audio encounter.
Summer School Program - 24/04/2009
2009 Summer School Program kick-off! For more information, please visit our website and approach to agents nearby.
Turner Exbhition Opens - 23/04/2009
Turner Exhibition opens at National Art Museum of China.
UK Chinese speaking contest winners visit Beijing - 16/04/2009
Nine winners of the annual British Council Chinese Speaking Competition will arrive in Beijing.
Rivers of the World - 10/04/2009
Rivers of the World——Artists and middle school students presents the new combination of art and environmental protection.
“Road to IELTS”Free Course Launched in China - 30/03/2009
IELTS introduces free online preparation service for registered candidates.
English Research Symposium Started - 28/03/2009
English Research Symposium——elites gathered to discuss new technology and English language education in China.
Chinese Teachers Network launched - 21/03/2009

Chinese Teachers Network Launched in Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Guangzhou on 21 March.

Celebrating 20th Anniversary of IELTS - 19/03/2009

Record-breaking IELTS Candidate Figure Marks 20th Anniversary of IELTS.

New Student Immigration System Set to Launch - 12/03/2009
From 31st March, Chinese students looking to study in the UK can apply for their visa through the new points-based system which will streamline the Student visa application process.
The Scottish Cinema of Dreams in China - 11/03/2009
The Scottish Cinema of Dreams presented by The Scottish Government and the British Council lands at the China Film Archive from 20 to 23 March.
Turner Exhibition to Open in China - 03/03/2009
The first major exhibition of J.M.W. Turner works will open at The National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) in Beijing in April.
Education Expo in Xi’An - 02/03/2009
2009 International Education Expo comes to Xi’an in March.
English Teachers’ Network- Teaching Vocabulary - 26/02/2009
English Teachers’ Network starts from Teaching Vocabulary on March 3rd. in Beijing.
Share the Same Dream to Promote Teaching - 25/02/2009
British Council works closely with the China Environmental Protection Foundation and Nokia to sponsor primary schools in Gansu Wen County so that children in poverty-stricken areas can benefit from enhanced English learning.
Summer School Program - 24/02/2009
2009 Summer School Program on promotion now! for more information, please visit our website and approach to agents nearby.
Virtual Education Expo to Open - 23/02/2009
Virtual Education Expo (www.educationuk.cn/ve) will start working from 23 February.
Discover Wales at Education Expo Beijing - 17/02/2009
Come to Beijing International Education Expo, experiencing Wales’s culture and education.
Education Expo to Open - 17/02/2009
2009 International Education Expo is going to tour in Beijing, Xi’An, Shanghai, Nanjing and Guangzhou from 28 February to 15 March.
Learning English through Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) - 09/02/2009
3,000 Chinese professionals from Beijing and Shanghai to get free one-to-one English tutoring.
British Council CEO in China - 20/01/2009
The visit of Mr. Martin Davidson, chief executive of the British Council embarks upon a celebration of cultural relations between the UK and China.
Creative Dance and Theatre Workshop Held in Beijing - 15/01/2009
Professional development opportunities for dance and theatre practitioners alongside Birmingham Royal Ballet's Tour of China 2009.
Communicate Freely, Inspire Creativity - 08/01/2009
Birmingham Royal Ballet Dance Workshop held in Guangzhou.
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