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Education
Find out what seminars and individual consultations we are holding this month about studying in the UK or on one of the distance learning courses represented by us.

English
Find out what new courses we have and new events related to learning English.

Creativity and Society
Find out about what arts and governance events we will be running.

Exam Services
Find out what Exams dates we have and any seminars we are holding.

Bringing British Sustainable Fashion Home – A post-trip sharing session by The EcoChic Design Award Winners
4.30 - 6.00p.m. | 7 November 2012 (Thu)
1/F, British Consulate-General Hong Kong, 1 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty
Free admission, registration required

Wister Tsang, Winner of The EcoChic Design Award Hong Kong 2012 and Angus Tsui, Winner of The EcoChic People’s Award Hong Kong 2012 had an unforgettable cultural exchange trip to London in September. They have brought home the hottest UK sustainable fashion trends and state-of-the-art sustainable fashion designs and techniques, to be shared with those passionate about fashion and sustainability. Their winning fashion design pieces will also be on show at this interactive, conclusive session to the EcoChic Design Award Hong Kong 2012, the leading sustainable fashion design competition in Hong Kong organised by local NGO Redress.

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Science Alive 2012
12 – 21 November 2012
Hong Kong Science Museum
Free admission, registration is required

Every year, Science Alive invites leading UK academics and communicators in science to engage Hong Kong’s students, teachers and the public in activities that promote a wider understanding of science. It is jointly organised by the British Council, the Education Bureau, Hong Kong Education City Limited and the Hong Kong Science Museum, and sponsored by the Croucher Foundation.

The theme of Science Alive 2012 is simply “2012” - a year full of promise, full of celebration, and full of human and technological potential. To celebrate London Olympics, 50 Years of UK Space Exploration and the Legacy of Alan Turing, we will focus on Sports Science, Space Exploration and Artificial Intelligence.

slexia did not stop her from becoming an award-winning writer whose books have been translated into 22 languages. She is meeting the readers at Come Read with Sally Gardner and Dyslexia: A Discussion and Sally Gardner's Story.

A poet, playwright and novelist, Simon Armitage is also the lead singer of the band The Scaremongers. He is participating in Rock Away!, Home and Abroad and Poetry and All That Jazz.

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Café Scientifique – The Science Alive series

1. Will the World End in 2012? Understanding the Mayan Calendar
   7 – 8.30 p.m. | 12 November 2012 (Mon)
   Speaker: Mr. Brendan Mullan, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
2. Robots that Learn: Old Dreams, New Tools
   7 – 8.30 p.m. | 15 November 2012 (Thu)
   Speaker: Professor Sethu Vijayakumar, University of Edinburgh, UK
3. How Satellites Rule Our World?
   7 – 8.30 p.m. | 20 November 2012 (Tue)
   Speaker: Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE, Graduate of Imperial College London, UK

Room 307, British Council, 3 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong
Free admission, registration is required

Thanks to Science Alive, the annual science festival organised by the British Council, November will see not one, nor two, but three fascinating Café Scientifique sessions! Join us for three events with specialist speakers from the fields of space, satellites and artificial intelligence. Mr. Brendan Mullan will scientifically deconstruct the myth of the 2012 apocalypse. Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE will explore the use of satellites in our everyday lives. In addition, Professor Sethu Vijayakumar will discuss the challenges of having robots perform tasks for humans.

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Seminar: IELTS Exam Preparation Tips & UCAS Application
28 November 2012 (Wed)
Exam Preparation Tips: Success in IELTS | 5 – 6.20 p.m.
UCAS Application Seminar | 6.20 – 7 p.m.
Room 307, British Council, 3 Supreme Court Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong
Free admission, registration is required

This free seminar combines important information about IELTS (International English Language Testing System) and practical ways to prepare for the test. While our experts will explain the structure and procedures for taking the test and how your result can help you apply to universities at home and abroad (including Hong Kong, the UK, the USA, Australia, Canada and New Zealand), our IELTS preparation course teachers will share exam preparation tips.

Besides, our education expert will introduce the procedures to apply for UK universities and colleges through UCAS, explain the different sections you need to complete and the ways to submit your application.

This seminar is sure to be popular so book early to avoid disappointment.

Enquiries: 2913 5100
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“There Was Always Our Voice” at the Microwave International Media Art Festival 2012
23-24 November 2012 (Friday and Saturday)
Secret Venue

Following the success of the public performance “subtlemob” by Circumstance (UK) in 2010, Microwave International Media Art Festival, in partnership with the British Council, is hosting the artists’ new playful sound walk "There Was Always Our Voice". Participants will be invited to a secret venue, carrying a speaker with a series of tonal pulses emitted and reflected off the buildings around them, while in the distance they will hear another set of harmonised tones, together they compose and experience a unique mobile symphony.

Circumstance (UK) will hold a workshop on 24 November to demonstrate the making of the sound walk, while the British Council is supporting two main exhibitions at the festival, held on 10 to 18 November at Hong Kong City Hall.

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Rockarchive: 50 Years of British Rock
10 a.m. – 10 p.m. | 12 – 18 November 2012
Atrium I, Gateway Arcade, Harbour City, 3 - 27 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon

The UK has produced many of the most successful international rock musicians over the last half century. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Elton John, Oasis, Coldplay, Adele… the list is endless. Alongside have been the photographers capturing images of these icons over the years; their work has become iconic in their own right. British Council is proud to present an exhibition of a collection of these images from Rockarchive, founded in 1998 by photographer Jill Furmanovsky, as part of the UK Now Festival programme.

A photography workshop hosted by Furmanovsky and other related activities will also take place in November.

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