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DailyArt is a very simple app — everyday, it sends subscribers one piece of fine art, plus a short story about the artwork. Screenshots by Zuzanna Stanska, used with permission.
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16 July 2014 - 14:06

How to invent a mobile app that people love

Zuzanna Stanska, one of the British Council’s Young Creative Entrepreneurs, created DailyArt, a mobile app that sends users a piece of art every day, now downloaded by 100,000 people

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Creative Economy, Arts
'The children are a delight, always smiling and so keen'. Screen shot from British Council video.
Date
12 July 2014 - 12:34

What's mentoring English language teachers in Borneo like?

Can you imagine living and working in beautiful, tropical Malaysian Borneo? Rob Gordon is one of over 120 British Council mentors working with primary school teachers

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English language, Teaching
'One day I decided to go into school with one black contact lens, just to surprise my students. It worked.' Photo (c)  Mat Wright
Date
09 July 2014 - 14:44

Essential tips for English language assistants in Thailand 2

Charlotte Ogilvie, who taught in a Thai school last year through the British Council’s Thailand English Teaching programme, explains how to make the most of your time outside the classroom

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Teaching, Teaching resources, Work outside the UK
'Many students only want to pack their suitcases for a short stint studying abroad, rather than a full year.' Photo (c) Natasha Mileshina, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
07 July 2014 - 14:58

Will the trend of short-term study abroad catch on?

What are the trends in study abroad? Janice Mulholland of the British Council’s US office explains the big issues in US universities’ international education programmes.

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Universities and higher education
Universities working directly with their communities might be looking into questions such as: 'What are the effects of an ageing population in a particular town?' Photo (c) Garry Knight, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
01 July 2014 - 15:16

How can universities create stronger communities?

The British Council’s Caroline Chipperfield explains how more and more higher education institutions are becoming an integral part of their local communities.

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Universities and higher education
Match between All Stars DOSTI Karachi Team and Team Pakistan. Photo: Omer Farooq; copyright: British Council
Date
24 June 2014 - 16:40

These children value education more than anything

A football programme has helped Pakistani children leave behind a life of drugs and beatings. Former street children Meher, Rajab and Awais speak here about their experience

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Sport
'The education minister recommends reducing the number of universities from 800 to 40.' Photo (c) Photo by Sergey Galyonkin, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
19 June 2014 - 12:32

Why Ukraine is reforming its higher education system

Lyudmila Tatsenko of the British Council in Ukraine surveys the scene, as the Ministry of Education and Science in Ukraine prepares for a UK visit next week.

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Universities and higher education
'Clearly, you cannot talk about the First World War without talking about Germany' Photo: German ring ‘Vaterlandsdank 1914’, which was awarded for the donation of precious metals to the war effort. © Max Ackermann
Date
18 June 2014 - 16:09

Beyond 'us versus them': UK, Germany and the First World War

As we mark 100 years since the start of the First World War in 1914, Anne Bostanci argues how it’s no longer useful to think about a country’s contribution and loss in national terms.

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History
What's the future of English? Photo (cropped; levels adjusted) of dictionaries by John Keogh on Flickr under Creative Commons licence
Date
13 June 2014 - 10:19

What's the future of English?

David Crystal described ‘the future of Englishes’ and the evolution of global varieties of English across the world.

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English language
'India will soon overtake China as the largest population in the world.' Photo by McKay Savage under Creative Commons licence.
Date
11 June 2014 - 15:53

Why UK universities need to partner with India

What should British universities know when working with their Indian counterparts?

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Universities and higher education
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