- The British Council is the United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational and cultural relations.
- The British Council aims to connect people worldwide with learning opportunities and creative ideas from the UK and build lasting relationships between the UK and other countries.
- The British Council was founded in 1934 and is registered in England as a charity.
- The British Council has offices in 109 countries world-wide.
- The Foreign & Commonwealth Office provides the British Council with an annual grant.
- We also receive income from other UK government departments & agencies, international bodies, and from the private sector.
- We earn the rest of our revenue (40%) from selling services such as project management, UK-based training, English language courses & examinations.
- The British Council first operated in Iran in 1942 and had a presence in Iran until 1979.
- The British Council was invited back to Tehran in March 2001.
- The present office was officially opened to the public in October 2001.
- We are located in the British Embassy's northern compound, in Tehran.
- We are here to build links between the people of Iran and the people of the UK.
- Our aim is to create enduring partnerships between Britain and Iran in education, culture and science & technology.
The British Council, Tehran is active in the following areas :
- Education
- Higher Education
- Arts
- Science & Health
- ELT
- Scholarships
- The British Council in Tehran does not hold English Language classes nor do we offer Exams
- We do not have a borrowing library (although we do have a reference library)
- We are not involved in issuing visas for travel to or study in the UK
For more information, see the Work With Us section of this website, or contact the British Council office in Tehran.
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