Creating opportunities worldwide
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Investing in Iraq's learners
British Council Chair Lord Kinnock and Iraqi Prime Minister Noori Al-Maliki announced a strengthening of educational links between the UK and Iraq, including scholarships for thousands of Iraqi students to study in the UK and £3 million of new fundi
Cultural Relations starts in schools, says Nobel Prize-winner
Nobel Prize-winner and author Professor Amartya Sen joined education ministers and head teachers from the UK, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh to discuss how social cohesion can be supported by school leadership.
International students shine in awards
From a childhood in a household ‘characterised by drugs and police visits’, to life as a youth leader and mentor, Matthew Morton is a worthy winner of this year’s Shine! International Student Awards.
A winning result for London 2012 in Brazil
The London 2012 Olympics is already leaving a lasting legacy thanks to a project that has been praised by the Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
India takes centre stage at the London Book Fair
In 2009 India will be centre stage at the London Book Fair Market Focus, delivered by the British Council in partnership with The London Book Fair.
Accommodating diversity in liberal societies: perspectives from the UK and Québec
Professor Gérard Bouchard speaks at a panel discussion co-hosted by Counterpoint and the Québec Government Office at the Commonwealth Club on Wednesday 25 March
Europe's future entrepreneurs display their talent at Skills@Work Challenge
Forward-thinking young people from across Europe impressed judges with their entrepreneurial flair at the Skills@Work Challenge in Bulgaria last week.
Arab playwriting initiative culminates in new play for BBC World Service
Al Amwaj (The Waves) is a brand new play, created by a group of Arab writers, to be broadcast on BBC World Service on Saturday 21 March at 20:01 GMT. It stems from a unique Arab playwriting initiative and is the first BBC play to be commissioned from writ
Young Europeans champion alternative to conflict and prejudice at Living Together congress
Sixty young Europeans presented campaigns to counteract conflict and prejudice in society at the Living Together congress in Krakow.
My Father's House
The opening of a major photography exhibition officially launched the British Council's new Middle East flagship arts project, My Father's House, in Oman on Sunday 8 February.
