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Scott McDonald

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2 years

Wonderful welcome to the British Council Abuja office. I was danced-in, dressed in traditional garb, honoured with a naming (roughly translated as “culture carrier”) and had a dance. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for the warm greeting. #britishcouncil #nigeria

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The British Council Colombia team recently welcomed the Duchess of Edinburgh to the Dance and Choreography Centre: La Licorera, highlighting our Creative Bootcamp: Dance and Peace programme. @cobritish @ukincolombia #royalfamily 📸 Prensa Embajada Británica en Colombia

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2 years

One who hasn’t seen Lahore is not even born. The Fort at night.

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While we're relieved the UK govt has confirmed a number of our former contractors & their families are eligible for relocation from Afghanistan to the UK, urgent action must be taken to grant them safe passage to neighbouring countries. 1/4

British Council workers in Afghanistan step closer to UK relocation

Minister speaks of ‘progress’ on security checks, but Foreign Office clarifies no green light yet for contractors

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2 years

Thread: Tired attack on the British Council in the @mailonline today. We’re out there promoting British values in 100+ countries. We share the best of British culture, education & the English language which leads to others visiting & studying here, trading & partnering with us.

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1 year

We're celebrating 70 years in #Japan ! Our #Tokyo office welcomes hundreds of English learners each year. Yuka Tomiie is the resources officer - she keeps the centre running smoothly. She's been with us for 30 years, thank you Yuka 👏💐

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The British Council is building the largest UK alumni community - Alumni UK - to connect people who studied in the UK as international students. It's a great opportunity for the UK's international graduates to grow a global professional network:

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2 months

Ran the London Marathon today and finished. I have pains in parts of my body that I didn’t know existed.

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2 years

When government relations are difficult or impossible the British Council continues our long-term work building understanding and trust between people. This week, I will be in Russia strengthening our connections in education and culture. One goal is to reduce future conflict.

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2 years

We met the the Pakistan Federal Minister of Education, State Ministers and Education Secretaries to discuss how the @BritishCouncil can collaborate with Pakistan on education challenges. Thank you Pakistan for your trust. #pakistan #EWF2022 #britishcouncil

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Scott McDonald

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2 years

Rare British sun shining on 23 years of marriage today.

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1 year

Joel Mills, @joelvmills , is our new amazing Director for Music. She's worked in music for over 30 years, joining the British Council in 2009 and has developed international music & arts programmes in South & East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

Mills to become Director for Music at British Council | ArtsProfessional

The British Council has confirmed JOEL MILLS as its new Director for Music following the departure of C

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1 year

The Egypt Exploration Society @TheEES is celebrating 30 years in #Cairo . They marked their partnership with British Council by honouring our Country Director Egypt @ElizBCEgypt & Director Arts Egypt @CathyCostain . Photo of Cathy by @ShaimaaElbana Director Education Egypt.

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Scott McDonald

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Our director of @inBritish has been with us for >25 years. Before India she led cultural engagement for East Asia. We work in over 200 countries and territories and are on the ground in more than 100. It's our amazing people like Alison Barrett @albarrett09 who make it work. 👏👏

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1 year

You can do as many interesting and crazy things as you like but when your Mom sends you love and a wreath from across the ocean, the world stops and you remember home and family.

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2 years

The ties that bind 🇩🇪Germany and the 🇬🇧UK are deep and strong. Today, I met with Miguel Berger @GermanAmbUK to discuss how we build on them through cultural and educational collaboration and exchange. #germany #britishcouncil

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2 years

The British Council’s magnificent new Country Director in India - Alison Barrett - sharing a platform with a serious looking guy.

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1 year

New video capturing a selection of what the British Council does around the world.

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9 months

Meet the wonderful @JonathanKennedy , Director Arts at the British Council in India. He joined us from his career in theatre in 2019 to lead @inbritish ’s strategic arts and culture programme, including the #IndiaUKTogether season of culture that involved nearly 2,000 artists and

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5 months

Historian & TV presenter Dan Snow @thehistoryguy has visited Jordan to explore the legacy of Skills to Rebuild a Nation: The Syrian Stone Masonry Training Scheme Project, which was supported by our #CulturalProtectionFund and led by @WorldMonuments . Here's Dan with Farah Alhasan,

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Scott McDonald

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2 years

In the international student debate we should remember they provide positive UK economic impact, funding to support UK students, a vibrant campus where UK students can develop a global outlook and the opportunity to share UK values and build trust with future global leaders.

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1 year

Caroline Ndifor, our wonderful Country Manager in Cameroon, has been recognised for her service by the British High Commission and the UK’s Minister for Development, Andrew Mitchell during his recent visit to Cameroon.

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Scott McDonald

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2 years

The brilliant British Council comms team in Delhi who tell me what to do (with persistence and sometimes with force).

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2 years

Inspiring and productive meeting with the Indian High Commissioner, HE @VDoraiswami , today, discussing how we amplify our powerful cultural and educational collaboration for the benefit of the UK 🇬🇧 and India 🇮🇳.

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1 year

Shakespeare has returned to the stage in Yemen, with the first performance of #Hamlet in Yemeni Arabic. The play was produced by Khaleej Aden Theatre Troupe, with the help of the British Council, and the entire 10-day run was sold out 👏 👏

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1 year

This morning, my kind friends at the @GermanEmbassy invited me to see "Making Modernism" at the @royalacademy , art from seven female artists active in Germany in the early 20th century. I found the drawings of Käthe Kollwitz particularly moving.

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11 months

Meet Rebecca Gould, our head of arts for @BCouncil_Wales . A talented theatre director, she's the brains behind our music and drama language project #CerddIaith , the #IndiaWales season and ground-breaking creative digital partnerships between #Wales and #Germany , #Pakistan , and

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1 year

Obligatory picture at the door of the big boss.

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Scott McDonald

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2 years

At home pondering on how much the @BritishCouncil delivers for the UK and all our partners around the world. Building long-term trust for mutual benefit! Back on the road in Scotland tomorrow to do my small part to support our incredible team in the UK and across the world.

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9 months

Had a good discussion with HMA Caroline Wilson @CWilson_FCDO in Beijing to discuss the importance of UK-China people-to-people relations and our plans to support UK-China cultural and educational collaboration.

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2 years

The wonderful and eccentric leadership team at the @BritishCouncil spending time discussing how we’ll support peace and prosperity.

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1 year

Congratulations to the 75 winners of the India UK Achievers awards, celebrating the success of inspirational UK alumni from India. Organised by @NISAU_UK in partnership with @inBritish to mark India's 75th independence anniversary. #75at75 #IndiaUKAchievers

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1 year

Meet Hala Ahmed - Head of English Programmes at British Council Egypt. She joined us 12 years ago as an English teacher and now leads our Teacher Professional Development Programmes in #Egypt . She gave an excellent presentation to a packed audience @NileTESOL conference.

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1 year

I gave my team this book by @matthewsyed for Christmas this year. It's a powerful summary of the value of cognitive diversity which will help us move faster as we approach some of our challenges in a different way.

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1 year

Celebrating the British Council’s 75th birthday in fantastic #Indonesia .

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1 year

No idea why Twitter deleted this, but reposting: @TheEES has just celebrated 30 years in Cairo and marked our partnership by honouring our Country Director, Egypt, @ElizBCEgypt and Director Arts, Egypt, @CathyCostain .

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2 years

Our iconic @inbritish Delhi centre reflects our mission to build more connections between India and the UK. The façade, a mural inspired by a banyan tree and designed by the UK artist Howard Hodgkin, is symbolic of the deep roots of @britishcouncil work in India.

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1 year

I thoroughly enjoyed spending a few days with our amazing Country Director in #Malaysia : Jazreel Goh. Many thanks for hosting me.

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Scott McDonald

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2 years

What a wonderful interview with Kate Ewart-Biggs. Very moving and a testament to hope over adversity. She is very funny as well. #britishcouncil

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2 years

This week’s #DesertIslandDiscs castaway is Deputy CEO of the British Council Kate Ewart-Biggs. The life-changing power of education, culture, travel and eight wonderful discs too… join us! @BBCRadio4 @BBCSounds ( @EwartBiggs ) 🏝

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Scott McDonald

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1 year

Our new Head of Arts, China @domhastings was Arts Manager for @BCScotland where he worked closely with the Scottish cultural sector. At @cn_British he'll lead our arts work across mainland China, connecting artists and organisations in China with peers in the UK.

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Scott McDonald

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2 years

The perils of running the British Council in Bratislava in 1949 (Donald survived). We still have many dedicated and brave people leading our operations in volatile and difficult places today.

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1 year

We have just hosted a delegation of 20 Vice-Chancellors from #Pakistan as part of our #PakUKeducationgateway . Thank you to HEC Chairman @MAhmedhec for the fine scarf. @hecpkofficial @pkbritish

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1 year

A new report from our team @InsightBritish examines countries' soft power & cultural relations approaches worldwide. All countries surveyed believe #culture plays a vital role in foreign policy and engagement: #softpower @ICR_Researchers

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1 year

Great to meet with John Akomfrah RA who will represent Great Britain at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in 2024, seen here with our director of arts Skinder Hundal @SkinsBC and myself.

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Scott McDonald

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2 years

My support and love goes out to all our Ukrainian colleagues today. Do what you can to stay safe and we will do all within our power to support and protect you. #britishcouncil

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2 years

Last night, we hosted British Council UK alumni (Nigerians who we supported in some way to study in the UK) in our office garden in Lagos. It was wonderful to hear their stories and talk about their future and the future of Nigeria. #britishcouncil #nigeria

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2 years

Greetings to all of our colleagues and partners from the @BritishCouncil team in Lahore. All happy to be back in person here on the most beautiful day of the year. #britishcouncil

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5 months

Welcome to 2024! And farewell 2023 - it was a great British Council year, here are just a few of our highlights. In January we launched our new agent & counsellor training hub, and we announced that John Akomfrah RA will represent Great Britain at La Biennale di Venezia 2024 -

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1 year

Over the past seven years, #NewtonFund programmes delivered by @britishcouncil have built science partnerships across 18 countries, with 14,000+ researchers collaborating on over 2,100 research and innovation projects @SciTechgovuk @NewtonFund

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2 years

When art meets science! A brilliant reflection of #IndiaUKTogether at the #VaccinesInjectingHope exhibition in Delhi. An inspiring story of the world tackling the largest vaccination drive in the last two years @alexwellis @ncsmgoi @sciencemuseum @inbritish

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2 years

Egypt: A joyous working breakfast with the delightful British Council education and culture programs team…by the pyramids of course (they are real).

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Through the wonderful @BritishCouncil art collection, which we have been collecting since the 1930s, we conserve, protect, research, share and lend the art of hundreds of the UK’s greatest modern painters, sculptors, photographers and other artists.

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1 year

Our team @inBritish and @MicrosoftIndia have signed an MoU for an excellent co-developed three-year partnership programme #English Skills for Youth, to benefit 60k young people. The MoU was exchanged between @albarrett09 and @NavtezB in the presence of Minister @tariqahmadbt 👏

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11 months

Congratulations to the British Council Pakistan team on winning the Diversity and Equity Champion award @DefiningFutures , for supporting female higher education by delivering the @scotgov Scottish Scholarship Scheme to 1,900 young girls and 16,000 school children.

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2 years

Great evening as part of the UK/Australia cultural season orchestrated by the wonderful Helen Salmon, the @BritishCouncil head of Australia, with Zubin Mehta conducting the Australian World Orchestra at the BBC Proms.

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1 year

On Friday at the @hayfestival @alexwhartonpoet was appointed the new Children’s Laureate for Wales. What an interesting man and fine poet. He will be wonderful for the children of Wales, and beyond.

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2 years

More alliances and less conflict create more influence for the UK & an ability to shape the world. Also more peace & prosperity everywhere. What are @toadmeister & Chris Hastings doing to support UK ambitions and peace & prosperity other than reading our internal HR documents?

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1 year

The window gallery of Central Saint Martins College of Art, on Granary Square London, has a display of stunning rugs. They were co-designed by 24 artisan weavers from @JRFIndia & 24 students, as part of the @inBritish Crafting Futures programme:

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1 year

Congratulations to Professor Penny Ur OBE, who won the Outstanding Achievement award at the #ELTons - the British Council awards that highlight the best in English language teaching 🧵

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2 years

Excited to be in New Delhi and Kolkata for the next three days to visit @inbritish cultural centres - looking forward to celebrate the #IndiaUKTogether #SeasonOfCulture with partners from across our work in arts, education and English

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Scott McDonald

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2 years

To start my holiday in Devon I went fishing. Deserted beach, pink and orange sunset, small campfire ready for the fish, seagulls going crazy and the sea bubbling with bait fish. About 100 casts later - nothing. Julia picked up the rod and had one cast and caught a sea bass.

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1 year

The ball of energy from Egypt that is about to hit Wales is frightening.

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📣 It's official! Ruth Cocks is the new Director for British Council Wales. Read more about her appointment and her ambition in building global connections for Wales around culture, education, and sports diplomacy:

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2 years

The wonderful Eilidh Kennedy McLean, our Country Director KSA and Chris Rawlings our Region Director in MENA in Al Ula.

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1 year

We officially launch the UK/Viet Nam Season 2023 in Hanoi today, celebrating partnerships and collaborations from the UK and Viet Nam across the arts and creative industries, higher education and English language. #Vietnam

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2 years

Great evening at the @sciencemuseum India Late reception with @britishcouncil colleagues and talks by Sir Ian Blachford, Lord Parkinson @dcms and Mr. Shri Sujit Ghosh, Dep. High Commissioner of India. Wonderful season of UK/India science and culture ahead. @inbritish @britisharts

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2 years

From the 1940 @BritishCouncil annual report. They were wonderful with words.

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2 years

Our English academic lead in the region, Alastair Bassett, and me outside the British Council Bratislava office. Very fine day of meetings.

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3 months

Greeting from our courageous and resilient team in Kyiv, Ukraine to all of our colleagues and partners around the world. Despite the war, they continue to work everyday building connections, understanding and trust as the foundations of peace. And they all keep dreaming of a

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2 years

In 2022, the British Council is working with partners across the UK and around the world to support our international priorities and project a vibrant vision of the UK. We are championing Global Britain, highlighting UK sector excellence and supporting pandemic recovery.

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2 years

The delightful British Council team in #Kolkata @inBritish .

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2 years

Slight detour late in the schedule today to visit the impressive Faisal Mosque in Islamabad with my wonderful British Council colleagues: Adrian Chadwick, Nishat Riaz and Amir Ramzan. A great relief to have a picture of someone else! #britishcouncil #pakistan

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9 months

Over the last eight months, the British Council in India has been working on the culture and education tracks of the @g20org . Actively taking part in Culture Working Group meetings, Policy Roundtable on Creative Cities, the G20 Culture Ministers’ Meet, and a host of other

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1 year

Great to see some of our team attend an event at Buckingham Palace hosted by The Queen Consort in her capacity as President of the Women in the World (WOW) Festival. WOW is a key partner and together we've taken the festival to countries including Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal.

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Language learning on the agenda at the British Council. We teach English around the world and encourage young people in the UK to learn languages. Good comments from people in #Manchester in our video, plus great advice from our brilliant Vicky Gough. #MFL #MFLTwitterati

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If you work in higher education you'll know the value of international students goes way beyond the economic. Our report 'The Value of Transnational Education Partnerships' offers strong evidence of how TNE contributes to the UK’s global ambitions

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The UK Soft Power Group, convened by the British Council and @TheBFPG , has published a new report, The Future of UK Soft Power: Building a Strategic Framework. You can read it here:

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9 months

The @britishcouncil and @WJRelief have been appointed by the UK Government’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities @luhc to provide free, online English education and employment assistance to up to 10,000 Ukrainians living in the UK. Through free access to our

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2 years

Off again today to Jordon🇯🇴 where I will visit the @britishcouncil team, our partners from @UNRWA , arts & culture and exams and beneficiaries of our awards and grants, HMG and others. Last time I was in Jordan was around 1980. I look forward to seeing the change.

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11 months

Our team @BCScotland are welcoming six Ukrainian arts professionals this year to stay with five leading arts organisations - allowing them time to think, create, and look to the future 👉 📸 Veronika Skliarova, a Scotland-Ukraine Arts Resident with

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2 years

On behalf of the @britishcouncil , I extend our best wishes to our Patron, Her Majesty The Queen, on her #PlatinumJubilee . For 70 years, the #BritishCouncil has received tremendous support & encouragement from Her Majesty. We are forever grateful for her patronage. #Celebrating70

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The @BritishCouncil welcomes the news that the UK will rejoin the world’s largest research collaboration programme, Horizon Europe. Scientific research is a key driver of cultural relations. Sharing the UK’s expertise and learning about the latest research and innovation from the

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1 year

Celebrating with some of the wonderful British Council literature team - Sinead and Matt - at the last night of @hayfestival

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2 years

Biggest British education delegation, led by Sir Steve Smith and @HelenGrantMP , to Nigeria in history. Productive meetings all day and I admit I am now tired. #britishcouncil #education #nigeria

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10 months

Congratulations to Dr Nishat Riaz MBE @nishatriaz , our Head of Higher Education Systems, awarded an honorary doctorate by @cardiffmet for her contributions to higher education 👏👏

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"Nothing is impossible. Everything is possible and achievable, and I think we could also achieve things which we can’t even dream of. " 🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Nishat Riaz MBE, our final Honorary Doctorate of the week.

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1 year

In Glasgow at @ccfest , the traditional music festival led by the amazing @ShawDonald . We support @ShowcaseScot to bring more international musical flavour and forge partnerships. Enjoyed fantastic music tonight! @bloodharmony1 @GwilymBowenRhys @ClaireHastings1

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2 years

We signed a new partnership agreement with Al Azhar today extending our long, deep and strong relationship for another three years. With hard work, honesty and goodwill, we partner across cultures and faiths.

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A pleasure to meet with Dr. Arturo Reyes Sandoval, Director General of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional and his team. We signed a letter of intent for the second @IPN_MX and @britishcouncil collaboration. @ArturoReyesS_ #partnership @mxbritish

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1 year

Excellent news - UK Science Minister @GeorgeFreemanMP has announced phase one of #ISPF , a new global research fund that will help researchers tackle some of the most pressing issues facing the UK and the world. @beisgovuk

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2 years

Wonderful afternoon and evening working on the future with @johannes_ebert_ and our friends from the Goethe Institut. They are an amazing organisation that we admire. #culturalrelations #germany

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I am delighted to present the @BritishCouncil 's Review of the Year! We've been #BuildingConnections that matter, from helping 1,400 arts institutions to work in collaboration, to supporting 430 further and higher education institutions to build partnerships, to engaging with over

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And now, greetings from the British Council team in Islamabad to our colleagues and all of our partners #britishcouncil #pakistan

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2 years

Yesterday, I danced and sang with this formidable and lovely woman at a British Council Arts & Culture event. I believe it is now the second time I have danced in the last decade (the other was yesterday at the Abuja office). #britishcouncil #nigeria

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Our team @nzBritish have helped bring together Māori and Welsh musicians who sing in their indigenous languages. New Zealand punk band Half/Time appeared @FocusWales in #Wrexham , alongside Welsh post-punk band Adwaith. Great article in the Guardian:

Māori punk band’s tour of Wales puts spotlight on indigenous languages

New Zealand group Half/Time to perform alongside artists who sing in Cymraeg as part of musical cultural exchange

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Our festivals and seasons are a key part of our work, and our UK/Ukraine season is a great one. This video from our amazing Ukraine team @uaBritish shows the breadth and impact of the season. #UKUASeason

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2 years

OK, we’ve made it this far. 18 years of nurturing. Now she is off and spreading her wings. Happy Birthday Ines.

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2 years

Our first Artist-in-Residence at the Jerusalem British Council office. Bashar Mourad is a Palestinian singer-songwriter and video artist (sometimes known for his collaboration with Icelandic techno-punk band Hatari). #britishcouncil #palestine

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The British Council in Pakistan @pkBritish in partnership with @DCMS has launched a funding round for the Cultural Protection Fund. We are looking forward to the creative applications and can't wait to see the innovative approaches that will emerge.

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2 years

With 40 young women football coaches in Uganda receiving training in community coaching, @PremierSkills continues to empower girls across the world so they can become a force for good. Thanks @OfficialFUFA @SWBUganda for your support for #PremierSkills

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The Foreign Secretary delivered an excellent speech on policy this morning. I was delighted with the strong focus on the importance of the English language and the British Council.

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1 year

Wonderful event in Stratford last night to celebrate @steviespring1 retirement as Chair with special guest @PoppyAjudha doing some songs for Stevie.

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