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The British Council is the UK’s international organization for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We work in over 100 countries worldwide to build engagement and trust for the UK through the exchange of knowledge and ideas between people. We work in the arts, education, science, sport and governance and last year we reached over 128 million people.
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The British Council in Association with NUEPA Presents Global Education Dialogues 2016 in New Delhi

The British Council, as part of the Global Education Dialogue series in South Asia, and the Centre for Policy Research in Higher Education (CPRHE) of the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), New Delhi are jointly organising an International Seminar on Teaching-Lea... (more)
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The British Council Launches 11th Language and Development Conference in New Delhi Today

The British Council today launched the 11th Language & Development Conference in New Delhi from November 18-20. This is the first time that this prestigious biennial conference has been held in India. The conference is being hosted in association with Deen Dayal Upadhya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana... (more)
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British Council to Host the 11th Language and Development Conference in New Delhi

The British Council announced here today that it will be hosting the 11th Language & Development Conference in New Delhi from November 18-20. The conference is being hosted in association with Deen Dayal Upadhya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) of the Ministry of Rural Development, Jawaharlal... (more)
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The British Council to Present Globe Theatre's Hamlet in India via Livestream

The British Council is proud to present for the very first time in India Hamlet by world renowned Globe Theatre. Hamlet is acknowledged as Shakespeare’s greatest play, encompassing political intrigue, sexual obsession, philosophical reflection and violent action, tragic depth and wild humor. ... (more)
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Generation UK Continues to Foster Stronger India-UK Student Relationships

As part of the British Council’s Generation UK-India Study India programme150 UK students and graduates arrived in Delhi recently to learn about and experience living, working and studying in the vibrant and diverse India. The programme is a step forward to the British Council’s consist... (more)
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British Council partners with schools in India and launches the ‘Generation UK India Teaching Assistants Programme 2015’

The British Council, UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities in partnership with various schools across the country is organising a week-long series of events around school education. The ‘Schools Week’ begins today with the launch of t... (more)
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‘Goa Education Trust Scholarships’ to the UK is now Open for Applications by British Council

The British Council, UK’s International organisation for educational and cultural relations has announced the Goa Education Trust scholarships to the UK. These scholarships will fund Indians to pursue a Masters in the UK.
 
This year, Goa Education Trust Scholarship (GET)... (more)
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British Council: UK’s English Experts Launch First-of-its-kind ‘Blended Learning’ Course

The British Council, the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, has launched myEnglish, its unique ‘Blended Learning course’ in Pune. myEnglish combines the latest education technology and student-centred classroom instruction to impr... (more)
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British Council Announces Shakespeare Lives

The British Council today announced Shakespeare Lives, an unprecedented global programme of events and activities celebrating Shakespeare’s life on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of his death in 2016.
Shakespeare Lives is an invitation to the world to join in the celebrations ... (more)
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British Council Celebrates the Second Year of its World Voice Programme in India

As part of a three-year project in arts education, the British Council, UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities today celebrated two years of its journey of the World Voice Project (WVP) in India. The showcase saw close to 300 students perform on ... (more)
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