Climate change and global warming are the most urgent challenges that the world faces - this project involves young influencers from across Europe who want to make a real difference now.  More ...

Transatlantic Network 2020 is a major new British Council initiative aimed at strengthening ties between Europe and North America.  Targeting early career professionals aged 25-35 with future potential to shape society, the programme focuses on the sharing of experience and knowledge with events organised around key global challenges facing Europe and the US.  The official launch took place in Berlin 16-19 March 08 and involved 30 participants from across the UK, Europe and North America  . A compilation of ‘think-pieces’ that we commissioned from writers and journalists across Europe and the US were unveiled:  Mary Fitzgerald of the Irish Times gives the Island of Ireland perspective.   More ...
TN2020 will hold its first one week summit, jointly hosted by British Council Northern Ireland and Ireland, between 28 September and 3 October 2008.  The event will begin in Belfast and move to Dublin.  Approximately 100 participants, including the 30 who attended the Berlin launch, will come together for a week of inspiring and memorable visits and debates.  Why not get involved? For more information contact Emma Baker.

Irish student, George Voronov, from Dublin has just embarked on an epic expedition to the Arctic to witness climate change firsthand. George is a student at Saint Conleth’s College, who, earlier in the year, was part of a team who won an all Ireland  Cape Farewell Local to Global Video competition run by the British Council. More ....