Connecting the UK to the world and the world to the UK, the British Council is the UK’s international cultural relations body. We believe that creating opportunities for people to understand each other better, work together more and learn from one another is crucial to building secure, more prosperous and sustainable future for us all.
We started life as the ‘British Committee for Relations with other Countries’ in November 1934.We were renamed as the British Council in 1936.
The British Council started working in Armenia in June 2001 and became fully operational in July 2002 with the opening of its office and appointment of the first director.
We work with the government and civil society to advance debate, knowledge and skills and to create a wider mutual appreciation between the UK and Armenia.
We promote the sharing of knowledge and information, creating opportunities for learning and contributing to the development of people and organisations at all levels.
The British Council's work covers many activities, but focuses particularly on education and soviety, English language teaching and the arts.
We connect Armenians with the best learning opportunities and creative ideas from the UK. We offer a range of UK exams to improve your education and career prospects, including professional qualifications and English tests. Our arts team works to bring the best of UK culture to you. We work with professional partners to bring you innovative work through festivals, performances and exhibitions, in addition to a range of projects, programmes, workshops and seminars.
The British Council is a bridge between the UK and other countries. It is built on a foundation of valuing people, creativity, mutuality, integrity and professionalism. The British Council has adopted an Equal Opportunities Policy that prohibits unjustifiable discrimination on the grounds of gender, marital status, sexual identity, religious belief, political opinion, race, work pattern, age, disability or HIV/AIDS status, socio-economic background, past convictions, trade union activity or membership, or on the basis of having or not having dependants.
The British Council believe that all children have potential and that every child matters – everywhere in the world. The British Council affirms the position that all children have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse as set out in article 19, UNCRC 1989.
The British Council works worldwide with a team of around 7000 people in more than 100 countries and territories.
The four dots of our logo represent the four countries (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) of the UK and how we bring people together for cultural exchange, always giving equal weight to different values, ideas and experience.
