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The British Council changed the way we work in 2007. We moved away from traditional bilateral ways of working, in our case, between Slovenia and the UK, and stoped being a traditional cultural relations institute offering grants to support bilateral events and promotions. Instead, we have became a cultural relations partner, working multilaterally with countries across Europe. This means that we work on much larger and wider-reaching projects. To do this we work in partnership with many different types of organisations.
As part of this change we have also closed down public access centres all around Europe. In Slovenia, our Club.UK closed at the end of June 2007. To ensure that our unique library collections remain available to the public we have transferred these to the Metropolitan Library in Ljubljana (Knjižnica Otona Župančiča). Find out more…
We continue to offer examination services.
Our projects will be based on three overarching themes:
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Building creative and responsible societies in Europe |
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Developing education and skills for a prosperous Europe |
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Intercultural dialogue in Europe |
FAQ about the changes
The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for educational and cultural relations and works in 110 countries around the world. Our purpose is to build mutually beneficial relationships between people in the UK and other countries and increase appreciation of the UK’s creative ideas and achievement.
Our work covers a wide range of areas including science, arts, education, governance and society.
In the UK the British Council is registered as a charity (not-for-profit-organisation) and operates as an executive non-departmental public body. We receive a grant from the British Government.
The British Council opened in Slovenia in 1992.
To find out more about our work worldwide and our global strategy visit our corporate website.
Equal opportunities & Diversity
We represent the very best of modern and diverse UK. We encourage this through various services, employment standards and programmes/events developed and designed for our public. Valuing people and managing diversity effectively are crucial to our work, as we aim to be one of the world's leading cultural relations organisations. Find out more...
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