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Welcome to our News & Events page. Here you will find news from our Exams Services Team, Projects Team and other UK related events taking place in the Benelux and the UK.

Nederlands Vertaalt - The Netherlands Translates
15 November 2012 - 24 March 2013

The Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds is organising the nationwide event Nederland Vertaalt - The Netherlands Translates for the third time. The aim is to focus more attention on the huge importance of good translation. Nederland Vertaalt consists of a translation competition and an afternoon of translation on Sunday 24 March 2013 in the Concert Hall of the 21st Century (Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ) in Amsterdam. This afternoon will comprise translation workshops and the presentation of the Martinus Nijhoff Vertaalprijs - Martinus Nijhoff Translation Prize.

The translation competition is available online. For more information please see Nederland Vertaalt.

Innovators Meeting - New Business Models
22 November 2012, Mediamatic Amsterdam

At Innovators meetings the British Council aims to bring together experts from the Benelux and UK cultural sector to exchange ideas and knowledge and to set up new international partnerships. The 7th Innovators meeting will be held on 22 November and will explore case studies of 'New Business Models' in the UK and the Benelux

For more information please download the programme.

Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice in Amsterdam
14 December 2012, Universiteitstheater, Amsterdam

The University of Cambridge European Theatre Group will perform Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice on 14 December 2012 (3.30 pm and 8pm). Tickets can be ordered in advance via s.t.smith@uva.nl and cost EUR 7,50.

Children’s story competition
Closing date: 31 December 2012

Are you the next Roald Dahl or Annie M.G. Schmidt?

We invite everyone to submit a story for the Children's story competition "New gender roles in the multicultural society". For more information please download the brochure or visit the Inclusive Works website.


IELTS  Afternoon
On 25 January the British Council will host an IELTS workshop in cooperation wtih National Geographic Learning. For more information, please download the invitation.

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