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| Withdrawal from Afghanistan following the Soviet invasion |
| Substantial cuts proposed for the 4-year period 1980 to 1984 result in reductions in books, arts and scholarships activity, staff cuts and the postponement of plans for new teaching centres |
| Closure of ten of the 25 UK regional offices and of the Overseas Students’ Centre in Portland Place, London |
| Merger of the Technical Education and Training Organisation for Overseas Countries (TETOC), which provides advice on technical education, industrial training, agricultural education, management and public administration, with the British Council |
| New Higher Education Division responsible for higher education links and exchanges created through the absorption of the Inter-University Council (IUC) |
| First office opened in East Germany |
| British Council office in Argentina closed following the Falklands invasion, and Lebanon office and teaching centre closed following Israel’s invasion of Lebanon |
| Validation scheme for English language schools in the UK set up in conjunction with the Association of Recognised English Language Schools (ARELS) and the Federation of English Language Course Organisations (FELCO) |
| Continued troubles in Lebanon lead to temporary closure of the office and the death of member of staff Faris Thabet |
| Educational Counselling Service introduced to advise prospective students wishing to study in the UK: in its first year it handled over 17,000 enquiries in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore |
| Assassination of two members of staff in Greece |
| New Youth Exchange Centre, responsible for all youth exchanges with non-Commonwealth countries |
| Biggest ever British Council exhibition 'Treasure Houses of Britain' at the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, attracts almost 1m visitors |
| First exhibitions on British education held in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong, attracting a combined total of nearly 100,000 visitors |
| Resumption of artistic contact with the USSR, and visit to Moscow of the London Sinfonietta |
| Earnings exceed the Government grant for the first time |
| Announcement of the first increase in the Government grant for 13 years, with planned expansion in Western and Eastern Europe, the USSR and the Pacific Rim |
| Biggest expansion of overseas network in over 25 years, including a return to the Caribbean and new offices in Africa and the Republic of Ireland |
| Expansion of activity in Western Europe includes new academic research programmes in France, Germany and Ireland |
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