- Date
- 24 March 2016 - 15:04
What does it take to run a successful African business?
We spoke to two very different African entrepreneurs: Maisson Hassan of Fandora, and Mario Demetriou of DroneSnap.
- Tags
- Cultural relations
Voices
Voices
- Date
- 24 March 2016 - 14:35
How to reform a university’s English language department
What problems are common to English language departments at universities in developing countries, and how can they be tackled? The British Council's Ben Gray looks at the issues.
- Tags
- English language, Teaching
- Date
- 21 March 2016 - 09:44
What's it like to be a gay refugee?
We asked Mahmoud Hassino, a Syrian journalist and gay blogger who works at a refugee shelter in Berlin, what it's like to be a gay refugee.
- Tags
- Film, Arts
- Date
- 17 March 2016 - 19:07
One man's experience of being gay in Nigeria
Bisi Alimi, a Nigerian activist who received death threats after he came out tells us about his experience growing up in his home country.
- Tags
- Film, Arts, Equal opportunities and diversity
- Date
- 17 March 2016 - 13:13
Two girls' film kiss helped me make sense of my feelings
Do young people need to see gay characters on screen? Absolutely, says Irish film-maker Kate Dolan.
- Tags
- Arts, Film, Equal opportunities and diversity
- Date
- 17 March 2016 - 11:14
Can film change how we see same-sex relationships?
Briony Hanson, the British Council's director of film, talks about how film can challenge and educate.
- Tags
- Film, Arts, Equal opportunities and diversity
- Date
- 03 March 2016 - 16:06
Can we legislate away sexism?
The fifth of the United Nations' new development goals is to achieve gender equality for all by 2030. We asked Janet Veitch OBE how far we still have to go.
- Tags
- Civil society, Cultural relations
- Date
- 03 March 2016 - 12:22
Why learning Thai made me a better English teacher
Lizzie Lynch, a former English language teaching assistant in Thailand, explains how learning her students' mother tongue compelled her to reassess her methods.
- Tags
- English language, Teaching
- Date
- 02 March 2016 - 09:34
Activities for correcting writing in the language classroom
How can teachers encourage learners to correct their own writing? Second-time winner of TeachingEnglish blog award, Cristina Cabal, offers a few tried and tested error-correction activities.
- Tags
- English language, Teaching resources
- Date
- 02 March 2016 - 09:11
A step-by-step plan to internationalise your university
How can universities develop the best international strategy? We asked Dr Jean-Bernard Adrey of Coventry University, whose Centre for Global Engagement is reaping awards.
- Tags
- Universities and higher education