Text only Print this page | E-mail this page| Add to favourites
British Council home
Exhibition of models and handicrafts by Mr A. N. Lisk Carew, 1950, Nigeria
Read the rest of the story...
1930s
1940s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
1950s key dates
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

Read the rest of the story of the 1950s and 1960s
1950
Withdrawal from Eastern Europe continues, with closures in Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Bulgaria
Back to the top
1951
British Council takes over responsibility for cultural relations with West Germany from the British Embassy
Back to the top
1952
Withdrawal from China
Closure in Persia (Iran) following the Abadan crisis
Back to the top
1953
British Council opens in Japan
Marshall Scholarships Programme set up
Back to the top
1954
Drogheda Report recommends prioritisation of  educational work in developing countries and withdrawal from Europe
Closures in Australia and New Zealand
Back to the top
1955
Soviet Relations Committee set up to develop cultural relations with the USSR
Back to the top
1956

Sequestration of British Institutes in Egypt and evacuation of British staff and lecturers Read more....
British Institutes in Greece closed following troubles in Cyprus
Back to the top
1957
Hill Report recommends switch from direct teaching of English in British Institutes to training of local English teachers
Back to the top
1958
Commonwealth Scholarships & Fellowships Programme set up
Back to the top
1959
Government White Paper recommends expansion of activity in Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East
British Council helps set up training programmes for English teachers at Edinburgh and London Universities
Back to the top

The United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities.
A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland)
Registered in Singapore as a branch (T09FC0012J) and as a charity (No 0768).
Our privacy and copyright statements.
Our commitment to freedom of information. Double-click for pop-up dictionary.

 Positive About Disabled People Download Browsealoud