British Council press releases http://www.britishcouncil.org/new/press-office/press-releases Research commissioned by the British Council highlights the challenge for India if it is to sustain its growth and emerge as one of the world’s largest economic powerhouses over the next decade. /new/press-office/press-releases/English-is-Indias-passport-to-success/ The British Council announced £300,000 (approximately $500,000) of funding to support a new initiative, the UK-US University and College New Partnerships Fund, to increase relationships between United Kingdom and United States education institutions. /new/press-office/press-releases/British-Council-launches-UK-US-Higher-Education-New-Partnerships-Fund/ The winner of the British Council A&B International Award is announced at the 31st Arts and Business Awards. /new/press-office/press-releases/Winning-international-partnership-takes-music-to-those-suffering-from-poor-health/ Students from secondary schools across London will be making decisions on some of the most pressing issues facing the European Union next week [3 November], when they take part in a mock meeting of the Council of the European Union. /new/press-office/press-releases/London-students-tackle-EU-challenges/ The British Council is launching a comprehensive range of international education resources for schools, museums and science centres as part of its global Darwin Now programme. /new/press-office/press-releases/Teaching-of-evolution-to-be-given-a-boost-with-launch-of-new-international-education-materials/ Young people from five African countries and the UK will be trained to make and broadcast their own news stories under a pilot project being launched by the BBC and the British Council. /new/press-office/press-releases/Schools-shown-how-to-transform-their-classrooms-into-newsrooms/ Unprecedented £3m Three-Year Programme To Create New Work for 2012:-Commissions, Talent Development, UK and International Performances /new/press-office/press-releases/London-2012-Cultural-Olympiad-launches-the-UKs-largest-programme-celebrating-arts-culture-and-sport-by-disabled-and-deaf-people/ Commenting on the University World Rankings published today by the Times Higher Education magazine, Pat Killingley, the British Council’s Director of Higher Education, said: “We are delighted to see UK universities doing so well /new/press-office/press-releases/British-Council-Director-of-Higher-Education-comments-on-University-World-Rankings-/ (London) The British Council is pleased to announce that Professor Michael Worton has been appointed as Advisor for Higher Education. /new/press-office/press-releases/Professor-Michael-Worton-appointed-British-Council-Advisor-for-Higher-Education/ (London/Rome) One year on from the global financial crash, almost half of young Britons and Italians have said their governments’ “anti-crisis measures” were “completely inadequate”, according to a new survey commissioned by the British Council. /new/press-office/press-releases/Youth-crash-analysis-Road-out-of-recession-is-green/ Young leaders from across the country and around the world will attend the UK School Games [Thursday 3rd September to Sunday 6th September] as part of the International Inspiration programme. /new/press-office/press-releases/International-Inspiration-volunteers-get-set-for-UK-School-Games/ As part of the Football Unites project, the British Council is organising a match between visiting Russian and Welsh fans. /new/press-office/press-releases/Football-unites-Wales-and-Russia/ (London) Creative Collaboration, a partnership project created by the British Council spanning 18 countries in Europe, including the UK, launches today at King’s Place, London. /new/press-office/press-releases/CREATIVE-COLLABORATION-MAJOR-ARTS-INITIATIVE-ROLLS-OUT-ACROSS-EUROPE/ They say ‘love’ makes the world go round, and English language learners certainly seem to agree. /new/press-office/press-releases/Words-that-make-the-world-go-round--love-tops-the-class/ The Premier League’s leading international grassroots project Premier Skills, run in partnership with the British Council, will be launched on 21 August in Korea. /new/press-office/press-releases/Premier-League-and-British-Council-launch-innovative-new-football-coaching-and-English-language-project-in-Korea/ Efo Kodjo Mawugbe from Ghana and Erin Browne from the USA have been awarded the two top prizes in the BBC World Service and British Council International Radio Playwriting Competition 2009. /new/press-office/press-releases/BBC-World-Service-and-British-Council-announce-winners-of-2009-International-Radio-Playwriting-Competition-/ Latest figures released today show that the UK remains one of the most popular destinations for students across Europe to spend a year’s study in another country /new/press-office/press-releases/Student-exchange-across-Europe-reaches-the-2-million-mark/ Last month the British Council announced a transformation and investment programme aimed at ensuring that the UK's cultural relations body continues to deliver a vital part of Britain's international relations effectively and efficiently in the future. /new/press-office/press-releases/British-Council-transformation-and-investment-plan-update/ David Beckham, Sir Chris Hoy, Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, Denise Lewis and Colin Jackson have joined forces to add their support to International Inspiration, London 2012’s international legacy programme for children and young people. /new/press-office/press-releases/Britains-Elite-Sports-Personalities-Unite-to-Support-London-2012s-International-Legacy--/ A reception held at Stationers’ Hall will see Rt Hon Ben Bradshaw MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport launch Young Creative Entrepreneur Awards for 2009-10 in eight sectors. /new/press-office/press-releases/British-Council-announces-Young-Creative-Entrepreneur-Awards-200910/ On the eve of three Premier League teams arrival in Beijing for the Barclays Asia Trophy, the Premier League and the British Council today launched a week of football coaching as part of their innovative coaching and English language development project /new/press-office/press-releases/Premier-League-and-British-Council-launch-football-coaching-and-English-language-project-in-Beijing/ A new international creative writing category for the ELTons Awards, has been announced today. /new/press-office/press-releases/New-ELTons-Award-for-creative-writing-announced/ Football legend Sir Bobby Charlton today joins Arab and Jewish children for a special coaching session to mark the end of a week long British Council Football 4 Peace training camp in Israel. /new/press-office/press-releases/Bobby-Charlton-in-Israel-for-Football-4-Peace/ British Council international curatorial competition in partnership with the Whitechapel Gallery. /new/press-office/press-releases/Worldwide-search-for-The-Fifth-Curator/ A British Council poll into awareness of Charles Darwin and attitudes towards evolution has found that there is a broad international consensus of acceptance towards his theory of evolution. /new/press-office/press-releases/Darwin-survey-shows-international-consensus-on-acceptance-of-evolution/ On the 8th and 9th July 2009 26 cultural leaders from the UK, Western Europe, North America, and the Middle East will come together in London /new/press-office/press-releases/Cultural-leaders-from-across-the-world-come-together-in-London-to-launch-leadership-programme/ A British Council survey into awareness of Charles Darwin amongst adults in Great Britain has revealed striking regional differences in attitudes towards his theory of evolution. /new/press-office/press-releases/Darwin-Survey-reveals-divided-Britain-in-attitudes-towards-evolution/ The Third Dimension’ is the second exhibition drawn from the British Council Collection to go on show at the Whitechapel Gallery. /new/press-office/press-releases/British-Council-Collection-The-Third-Dimension-27-June---20-September-2009-Whitechapel-Gallery/ (London) Climate Advocates across the UK are to play their part in the fight to combat climate change following a nationwide search for motivated young people committed to reducing Europe’s addiction to carbon. /new/press-office/press-releases/Climate-advocates-called-up-to-cut-our-carbon-craving/ The London 2012 International Inspiration programme publishes its Annual Report for 2008-09 today, charting the extensive impact achieved across the five countries in the first phase of the programme /new/press-office/press-releases/Annual-report-highlights-growing-impact-of-International-Inspiration/ The British Council has called for a united effort to position the UK as the “education provider of choice” in Iraq. /new/press-office/press-releases/UK-needs-to-create-clear-study-pathways-to-attract-more-Iraqi-scholars-British-Council-says/ (London) The British Council is pleased to announce that Graham Sheffield has been appointed as our Advisor for Arts and Creative Economy. /new/press-office/press-releases/artistic-director-of-the-barbican-appointed-as-advisor-to-british-council-arts-group/ (Edinburgh) 12 years on from its inception, the British Council’s biennial Edinburgh Showcase will this year stage more than 30 productions across the Fringe. /new/press-office/press-releases/edinburgh-showcase-programme-launched/ The British Council announced, today, a two-year transformation and investment programme to ensure the UK’s cultural relations body continues to deliver a vital part of Britain’s international relations. /new/press-office/press-releases/Transformation-and-investment-programme-announced/ Neil Kinnock has taken the personal decision to step down as Chair of the British Council, the UK’s international body for cultural relations. /new/press-office/press-releases/Lord-Kinnock-to-resign-after-four-and-a-half-outstanding-years-as-Chair-of-the-British-Council/ For his exhibition in the British Pavilion for the 53rd Venice Biennale of Art, Steve McQueen presents a new film entitled Giardini. /new/press-office/press-releases/Steve-McQueen-Giardini/ (London) British Council work to bring Muslim and non-Muslim communities together is to be awarded with the prestigious Association of Muslim Social Scientists’ (AMSS UK) Building Bridges Award, at an event in London on June 5th. /new/press-office/press-releases/British-Council-work-to-build-bridges-celebrated-by-Muslim-body-/ The world must work together to ensure that we do not witness a repeat of the financial collapse we are currently living,” said Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday at a lecture to mark the British Council’s 75th anniversary. /new/press-office/press-releases/Mega-Crisis-or-Mega-Opportunity-British-Council-Yunus-Lecture/ This week the British Council released new research on the growing English language markets of two of the world’s fastest growing economies, India and China, to identify the opportunities and challenges for the UK ELT industry. /new/press-office/press-releases/British-Council-releases-new-research-on-the-English-language-markets-of-India-and-China/ The UK now rivals the USA as the leading destination for international students. /new/press-office/press-releases/Britain-challenging-The-USA-as-the-worlds-top-study-destination-new-analysis-shows/ Seb Coe will see first hand how London 2012’s international legacy programme for children and young people, International Inspiration, is already changing lives when he visits Dukeries College in Nottinghamshire today. /new/press-office/press-releases/Pupils-playing-their-part-in-London-2012s-international-legacy/ 17-year-old Iraqi pianist Zuhal Sultan is establishing the first ever National Youth Orchestra of Iraq (NYOI). /new/press-office/press-releases/Young-Baghdad-pianist-forms-first-National-Youth-Orchestra-of-Iraq/ A concerted push to iron out any problems with the new “points-based” visa applications system is urgently needed to ensure that the UK maintains its position as one of the world’s top study destinations. /new/press-office/press-releases/British-Council-calls-for-united-effort-behind-new-visa-system/ British Council Chair Lord Kinnock and Iraqi Prime Minister Noori Al-Maliki today announced a strengthening of educational links between the UK and Iraq. /new/press-office/press-releases/Education-the-cornerstone-of-UK-Iraq-relationship/ London 30 April 2009 British Council Chair Lord Kinnock and Iraqi Prime Minister Noori Al-Maliki today announced scholarships for thousands of Iraqi students for UK study and £3 million to develop greater capacity in Iraqi higher education institutions /new/press-office/press-releases/Thousands-of-Iraqi-students-to-study-in-UK/ The first ever exhibition of artworks by one of Britain’s most famous artists J.M.W. Turner opens today at the National Art Museum of China /new/press-office/press-releases/Turner-Exhibition-opens-at-National-Art-Museum-of-China/ London, April 18 2009 As India goes into election mode Indian authors and thinkers on their way to The London Book Fair 2009 reveal their visions of a New India /new/press-office/press-releases/India-at-London-Book-Fair-2009/ London, 22 April 2009 A Colombian entrepreneur has won the prestigious British Council International Young Publishing Entrepreneur Award at this year’s London Book Fair. /new/press-office/press-releases/Colombian-CEO-wins-International-Young-Publishing-Entrepreneur-Award-2009--/ 22 April 2009, The British Council will be launching The Incidental, a daily paper and new media experiment to make navigating the Milan Furniture Fair easier. /new/press-office/press-releases/The-Incidental--write-all-about-it/ London, 22 April 2009: The director of Heavy Entertainment - the UK’s largest producer of audiobooks - has won the prestigious UK Young Publishing Entrepreneur (UKYPE) award 2009 at The London Book Fair. /new/press-office/press-releases/UK-young-publishing-entrepreneur-2009-award-winner-announced-at-London-Book-Fair/ The British Council has named Matthew Morton from the United States as its International Student of the Year. /new/press-office/press-releases/British-Council-Awards-shine-spotlight-on-international-students-achievements/ The British Council Collection is to go on show in Britain at the newly expanded Whitechapel Gallery. /new/press-office/press-releases/Passports-Great-Early-Buys-from-the-British-Council-Collection/ Zuhal, a final year school student from Baghdad, flew over at the end of March as part of a British Council and Fairsay sponsored trip to take part in a week of awareness-raising activities to be filmed by Channel 4 TV. /new/press-office/press-releases/Zuhal-Sultan-launches-UK-campaign-to-set-up-first-ever-National-Youth-Orchestra-of-Iraq/ On the eve of the London Summit, the British Council's Global Changemakers have called on the G20 leaders to pursue 'moral capitalism'. /new/press-office/press-releases/British-Council-Youth-call-for-Moral-Capitalism-ahead-of-London-Summit/ While most teachers are enjoying some hard earned rest over the Easter Holidays, a group of teachers from schools in Barnet in London have been venturing into uncharted territory in Libya. /new/press-office/press-releases/UK-teachers-visit-schools-in-Libya-for-the-first-time/ His Excellency Mr Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, President of the United Mexican States, addressed an audience on the need for nations around the world to work together to halt the course of climate change. /new/press-office/press-releases/President-of-Mexico-holds-London-lecture-on-the-need-to-confront-Climate-Change/ A major expansion of the British Council’s successful Connecting Classrooms schools programme to strengthen cultural awareness between young people in the Middle East and the UK was announced 31 March 2009. /new/press-office/press-releases/British-Council-expands-Connecting-Classrooms-schools-programme-in-Middle-East-to-increase-cultural-understanding-among-young-people/ (London) Ahead of the London Summit this week, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, met 20 UK school students today at No 11 to discuss their concerns, and those of schools overseas that they partner through the British Council /new/press-office/press-releases/School-students-present-concerns-to-Darling-ahead-of-London-summit/ Ahead of the London Summit this week, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alastair Darling, met 20 UK school students today at No 11. /new/press-office/press-releases/British-Council-school-student-present-concerns-to-Darlin-ahead-of-London-Summit/ The second international Cityscapers studio will launch in Cardiff. /new/press-office/press-releases/Small-City-Big-Neighbourhood-exploration-of-neighbourhoods-in-Cardiff/ 20 of the British Council's Global Changemakers, one from each G20 country, will be visiting the UK for the London Summit, 30 March-3rd April. /new/press-office/press-releases/Diary-Note-30-March-3-April---British-Council-youth-meet-Gordon-Brown-to-discuss-London-summit-agenda/ Visiting a sports festival at the Museu do Futebol with Brazilian footballer Sócrates, Prime Minister Gordon Brown saw first hand how International Inspiration is changing the lives of children in one of Brazil’s most dangerous cities /new/press-office/press-releases/Prime-Minister-sees-tangible-evidence-of-London-2012s-International-Legacy-/ Millais Girls’ School is leading the way in its effort to bring a distinctly international flavour to the curriculum. /new/press-office/press-releases/Millais-celebrates-international-school-links-in-run-up-to-G20/ Young people from Central and South Asia to visit London for last round of Global Entrepreneurship Week contest /new/press-office/press-releases/East-meets-west-for-grand-final-of-global-enterprise-challenge/ A British Council conference will put the spotlight on how schools can increase social cohesion by breaking down cultural barriers through the promotion of active citizenship in the community. /new/press-office/press-releases/International-conference-puts-schools-on-the-frontline-in-the-fight-to-improve-community-cohesion/ Resources that allow pilots and air traffic controllers to communicate in plain English and textbooks that aid schoolchildren in Mongolia have triumphed at the British Council’s prestigious English Language teaching awards /new/press-office/press-releases/Elton-winners-show-the-best-in-teaching-English-from-the-UK-to-Mongolia/ In a rare UK public appearance marking the 75th anniversary of the British Council, the UK’s cultural relations organisation, Archbishop Desmond Tutu addressed an audience on the importance of building trust and understanding between countries. /new/press-office/press-releases/Archbishop-Desmond-Tutu-gives-London-lecture-to-mark-British-Councils-75th-Anniversary/ “The Iranian authorities’ claim that the British Council suspended its work in Iran for economic reasons is completely false”, said British Council Chief Executive, Martin Davidson /new/press-office/press-releases/British-Council-response-to-Iranian-authorities-statement-070209/ 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 today at the UK-China Summit. This exhibition is the result of a partnership between the Bri /new/press-office/press-releases/Turner-exhibition-to-open-in-China/ Internationally acclaimed artists’ collective Blast Theory take their interactive cycling performance, Rider Spoke, to Australia this week as part of the British Council’s Creative Cities project. /new/press-office/press-releases/Rider-Spoke-hits-the-rocks/ t is with great regret that, on 31st January 2009, the British Council suspended its operations in Tehran after eight years of building cultural and educational links between the people of the UK and Iran. /new/press-office/press-releases/British-Council-suspends-operations-in-Iran/ Six young community activists will challenge world leaders at the 39th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday this week. /new/press-office/press-releases/Community-activists-challenge-world-leaders-at-the-World-Economic-Forum-in-Davos-/ Abrar-ul-Haq, a widely acclaimed Pakistani pop bhangra artist regarded as one of Punjab's greatest contemporary musicians will be amongst the line up of international speakers at a two day conference on community cohesion in Manchester this month. /new/press-office/press-releases/Pakistani-pop-legend-to-speak-at-conference-on-tackling-tensions-between-local-communities/ 'The British Council can confirm that in December an algorithmically compressed data disk carrying an extract of our payroll information was lost while in transit to us by TNT courier. /new/press-office/press-releases/British-Council-statement-on-missing-Payroll-data-disc/ If Barack Obama is to live up to the hopes of many at home and abroad of restoring the US's standing on the world stage, he must embrace cultural relations /new/press-office/press-releases/Obama-Restoring-USs-standing-lies-in-restoring-cultural-relations/ The British Council has today launched a call for young performing arts entrepreneurs in the UK to sign up to its prestigious Young Creative Entrepreneur (YCE) programme. /new/press-office/press-releases/UK-performing-arts-entrepreneurs-invited-to-apply-for-prestigious-award/ Following the extended arts consultation earlier this year we undertook further internal research to examine the principles underlying our selection and development of suitable content for our arts and creative economy work globally /new/press-office/press-releases/Response-to-Graham-Devlin-report-and-announcement-of-Director-Arts/ As part of the Football Unites project, the British Council is organising a match between visiting Spartak Moscow and Tottenham Hotspur fans in a celebration of football and the friendships created through sport. /new/press-office/press-releases/Football-unites-England-and-Russia/ The Design Museum’s current exhibition, Design Cities 1851-2008, argues that seven cities have each enjoyed a ‘moment’ when their particular economic, cultural and geo-political stars have aligned to have a transformative effect on the history of design. /new/press-office/press-releases/Debate-puts-spotlight-on-next-Design-City-for-20091/ We welcome the PAC report on the British Council’s impact and their endorsement of our achievements. We also appreciate their recognition that the British Council is a ‘valued and valuable’ organisation and that it is ahead of similar organisations /new/press-office/press-releases/British-Council-response-to-Public-Accounts-Committee-Report---British-Council-Achieving-Impact/ The Design Museum’s current exhibition, Design Cities 1851-2008, argues that seven cities have each enjoyed a ‘moment’ when their particular economic, cultural and geo-political stars have aligned to have a transformative effect on the history of design. /new/press-office/press-releases/Debate-puts-spotlight-on-next-Design-City-for-2009/ Resources that allow pilots and air traffic controllers to communicate in plain English, teach the language through the tasty delights of cooking, and aid schoolchildren in Mongolia are some of the nominees for this years ELTons Awards. /new/press-office/press-releases/Flying-high-survival-guides-and-cookery---the-ELTons-shortlist-2009-has-landed/ Universities face a period of boom or bust as the credit crunch intensifies competition for students in the lucrative global higher education market, a major international education conference will be told today. /new/press-office/press-releases/Credit-Crunch-spells-boom-or-bust-for-universities-conference-told/ The worldwide search for the most innovative young visual arts professional reached a climax today when Shereen Diab was named the first International Young Visual Arts Entrepreneur 2008. /new/press-office/press-releases/Lebanon-based-creative-wins-inaugural-visual-arts-award/ After several years of declining numbers of outgoing Erasmus students from the UK, the British Council announced today an increase in the number of students choosing to study abroad with Erasmus. /new/press-office/press-releases/Number-of-UK-students-choosing-to-study-abroad-with-ERASMUS-continues-to-rise/ The London 2012 bid team’s promise in Singapore to engage and inspire the youth of the world through sport took a huge step forward today /new/press-office/press-releases/GLOBAL-VISION-FOR-LONDON-2012-BEING-REALISED-THROUGH-INTERNATIONAL-INSPIRATION/ The British Council can confirm that the outcome of the court hearing in Moscow today indicated a reduction in the tax bill. /new/press-office/press-releases/Russian-arbitration-court-ruling-announced-in-Moscow/ Every year the number of schools that receive the prestigious DCSF International School Award continues to grow. /new/press-office/press-releases/Record-number-of-schools-win-International-School-Award/ The British Council is delighted to announce the appointment of Catherine Fieschi as Director of Counterpoint, the British Council’s cultural relations think tank. /new/press-office/press-releases/Catherine-Fieschi-announced-as-director-of-the-British-Councils-think-tank-Counterpoint/ 18 young Britons have been chosen to join a 100 outstanding young North Americans and Europeans for the Inaugural Summit of Transatlantic Network 2020. /new/press-office/press-releases/100-rising-leaders-meet-to-rebuild-transatlantic-relations-/ A new poll commissioned by the British Council has found that two out of three young people in the UK feel that their national identity is in decline. /new/press-office/press-releases/Two-out-of-three-young-Brits-see-our-national-identity-in-decline/ In keeping with the tradition of debating the issues explored in the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, the British Council is hosting a keynote debate on the condition of British housing in the twenty-first century. /new/press-office/press-releases/venice-biennale-key-debate-20080911/ The unique conditions that have bred the UK’s housing crisis will be put under the spotlight in the British Pavilion for the 11th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia. /new/press-office/press-releases/venice-biennale-home-away-20080911/ A competition designed to attract language students from around the world to the UK has attracted thousands of entries and is helping to keep the UK in pole position as the destination to study English. /new/press-office/press-releases/Huge-boost-for-UK-language-schools-as-thousands-compete-online-for-scholarships/ The British Council has appointed the award-winning architecture critic Ellis Woodman to curate the British Pavilion for the 11th Venice Architecture Biennale. /new/press-office/press-releases/venice-biennale-20080305/ A major conference to improve greater educational ties between UK and Chinese schools will be held in a drive to harness China’s growing influence in the world and its impact on curricula. /new/press-office/press-releases/education-conference-20080205/ The British Council is deeply committed to developing an innovative arts programme that will meet the emerging needs and expectations of the UK’s arts community. /new/press-office/press-releases/arts-strategy-consultation-20080331/ The British Council has today published its response to the key findings of an extensive nationwide consultation with the UK’s arts and cultural sector. /new/press-office/press-releases/arts-creativity-cultural-relations-20080725/ The British Council is deeply committed to developing an innovative arts programme that will meet the emerging needs and expectations of the UK’s arts community. /new/press-office/press-releases/arts-strategy-consultation-20080125/ The British Council is delighted to announce that Steve McQueen has been selected to represent Britain at the 53rd Venice Biennale. /new/press-office/press-releases/steve-mcqueen-venice-biennale-20080624/ University of Manchester student Stephenie Siew Jean Tiew’s inspirational story of student life in the UK has earned her the title of International Student of the Year 2008, and a £2000 prize. /new/press-office/press-releases/international-student-of-the-year-20080424/ Ahead of his recent high-profile visits to China and India, the UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown issued a statement announcing a boost to English language learning, teaching and training facilities for people throughout the world. /new/press-office/press-releases/english-language-learning-initiative-20080123/ Six young activists will represent the voice of a generation when they send a powerful message to world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. /new/press-office/press-releases/young-activists-world-economic-forum-20080122/ Young climate change activists from the UK and twelve countries from across the world will be converging on London in March to work on an urgent message to world leaders on climate change and present a call to action. /new/press-office/press-releases/young-climate-activitists-20080320/ The global search for the brightest and best young international music entrepreneur reached a climax today when Kenyan producer Robert ‘Rkay’ Kamanzi was named the International Young Music Entrepreneur 2008. /new/press-office/press-releases/kenyan-producer-music-industry-award-20080620/ A leading community-based festival organiser has been hotly tipped as a rising star in the in the UK music industry after beating off fierce competition to become the UK Young Music Entrepreneur 2008. /new/press-office/press-releases/music-industry-award-20080620/ We received a tax bill in Moscow in May 2008 in respect of British Council activity in 2004-06. This bill is the result of a tax inspection during 2007. /new/press-office/press-releases/current-situation-russia-20080618/ At the start of this week the Russian Government initiated a campaign of intimidation against our staff in St Petersburg and Ekaterinburg. /new/press-office/press-releases/martin-davidson-statement-20080117/ The British Council is an independent cultural relations organisation. We are dismayed that we have been embroiled in what is evidently a political dispute. /new/press-office/press-releases/Statement-on-British-Council-Russia/ The British Council is deeply committed to developing an innovative arts programme that will meet the emerging needs and expectations of the UK’s arts community. /new/press-office/press-releases/arts-strategy-consultation-20080215/ The global search for the brightest and best international young fashion entrepreneur reached a climax at London Fashion Week when Carla Fernandez from Mexico was named International Young Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year 2008. /new/press-office/press-releases/london-fashion-week-20080213/ The global search for the brightest and best international young fashion entrepreneur reached a climax at London Fashion Week when Carla Fernandez from Mexico was named International Young Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year 2008. /new/press-office/press-releases/Mexican-entrepreneur-wins-prestigious-award-at-London-Fashion-Week/ In From Hippos to Gazelles, Philip Goodwin and Tony Page give us new insights into the magic of organisational transformation. /new/press-office/press-releases/From-hippos-to-gazelles-how-leaders-create-leaders/ Teachers from across Afghanistan are visiting schools in the UK this week to forge closer links with the UK. /new/press-office/press-releases/Teachers-from-Afghanistan-forge-links-with-UK-schools/ Controversial collection of cartoons from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Syria comes to London. /new/press-office/press-releases/Lighting-Lamps-Cartoons-from-the-Middle-East/ One hundred exceptional school and college leavers from across England have today been named and will take part in the Prime Minister’s Global Fellowship. /new/press-office/press-releases/First-one-hundred-young-people-to-take-part-in-new-global-fellowship/ Love glue” released during orgasm and a hormone which affects male fidelity are part of a threesome of activities at this year's Cheltenham Science Festival. /new/press-office/press-releases/International-competition-gives-science-the-sex-factor/ A month into the second term at the British Council’s new teaching centre in Rwanda and its eight-week English language course is already oversubscribed. /new/press-office/press-releases/British-Council-opens-Rwanda-teaching-centre/ A group of Indonesian teenagers are on their way to the UK to watch the FA Cup Final as part of an innovative project organised by the British Council and Pompey Double Club /new/press-office/press-releases/The-Blues-new-head-scarf--/ More than twenty five embassies will throw open their doors to the general public with a spectacular series of exhibitions, installations, events and major debates. /new/press-office/press-releases/London-sets-the-scene-for-a-celebration-of-international-architecture/ New research commissioned by the British Council confirms rifts in transatlantic relations with 46% of Europeans seeing the US as having a negative influence in the world today. /new/press-office/press-releases/Study-highlights-rifts-in-the-transatlantic-relationship-yet-shows-Europeans-and-Americans-want-closer-ties/ Nine lucky pupils will be jetting off to experience China in the year of the Olympics after winning the fifth annual British Council Chinese Speaking Competition for Schools in a full day of fierce competition. /new/press-office/press-releases/Young-linguists-head-to-China-after-scooping-first-prize-in-national-competition/ Young activists will represent the voice of a generation when they send a powerful message to world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos today. /new/press-office/press-releases/A-generation-sends-a-message-to-world-leaders-at-World-Economic-Forum/ Premier League and British Council bring innovative community coaching programme to India. /new/press-office/press-releases/Former-Premier-League-stars-Barton-and-Earle-launch-Premier-Skills/