The British Council is the UK's leading international organisation for educational and cultural relations.

We established our presence in Paris in 1944 as a non profit making organisation. We share our current premises, in a large building overlooking the Esplanade des Invalides, with the University of London Institute in Paris.

Our aim is to work with partners throughout France to provide access to services, knowledge and experience available in the United Kingdom.

Present in 220 cities, in 110 countries. Read how we developed from small beginnings in the 1930s to become the major international organisation that we are today.