Society - British Council Italy

Mr Amato and Lord Patten at Pontignano Conference 2009. Photo Hugh Fulton

Important political, economical and social themes like the relationship between state and civil society reflects on our everyday life.

Our aim in Italy is to encourage dialogue and professional networking between Italians and British in the European context, primarily in the fields of public administration, politics, management and law. Through our international network of British Council offices we are increasingly working on a multilateral level, particularly with the EU. To achieve this, we organise events and develop projects in partnership with British, Italian and European organisations, academic institutions and businesses.

INDIE

The aim of this project is to promote social cohesion, raise educational standards and build lasting networks which focus on the common challenges presented by immigration and cultural diversity to school education.

The Pontignano Conference

Pontignano is the cornerstone of the society programme. It brokers intellectual engagement on the key issues of the day for the UK and Italy, and Europe in general, and enables those present to speak to each other in new ways "through the prism of the other nationality" (John Lloyd).

MIGRANT INTEGRATION POLICY INDEX

Largest ever Study on the Rights of Europe's Legal Immigrants

GLOBAL CHANGEMAKERS

Young people are the future leaders. As the world becomes ever more interconnected, they will have to act on global issues, being affected as much by events in faraway places as by what happens down the road.