Creating opportunities worldwide
Stories from our creating opportunities worldwide archive.
Voices of the future at Davos
Six young community activists challenged world leaders to take action on a range of global issues at the 39th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
Building the future
Iraqi officials have travelled to the UK to discover what good architecture can do for education.
World citizens
Scottish politicians met British Council project participants to discover the benefits of global citizenship.
Talking without Borders
Archbishop Desmond Tutu is joining with the British Council to celebrate our 75th Anniversary. The Nobel Peace Prize winner is the opening speaker in our Talking Without Borders lecture series.
Turner in China
The first major exhibition of J.M.W. Turner works will open at The National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) in Beijing in April, Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced on 2 February 2009 at the UK-China Summit. This exhibition is the result of a partnership be
Young activists attend UN Climate Change Conference
Over 40 young climate advocates and champions from 17 countries and three continents attended the 14th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland. The young activists gained new skills in targeting influencers and policy-makers and met and
India's new literature programme launched ahead of London Book Fair
The launch of the British Council's new literature programme, India '09: Through Fresh Eyes, celebrated India as the market focus for this year's London Book Fair in April, as well as provided a moment for reflection on the power of literature.
Prime Minister praises winners of the e-Government National Awards
The British Council scooped an e-Government National Award for sustainable green IT and our online English teaching resource, TeachingEnglish – Your Global Home, was highly commended in the Excellence in Learning and Skills category at an awards ceremony
Turner in Russia
The largest and most comprehensive exhibition of works by J.M.W. Turner ever presented in Russia is now on show at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow. The exhibition is the result of a partnership between Tate Britain, the Pushkin Museum, the Foundation for Art
International Inspiration receives London 2012 recognition
The British Council's response to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, International Inspiration, has been given formal recognition by the International Olympic Committee as a London 2012 initiative. International Inspiration aims to transform th
