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We create international opportunities for the people of the uk and other countries and build trust between them worldwide. Europa 61 between 16 and 22 may, at the cinema trindade, in porto, we had a week of european cinema to reflect upon the idea of europe during a period between two dates of particular importance to the eu. British council the united kingdom offers you a worldclass education, internationally respected qualifications and outstanding career prospects. Boost your skills with one of our professional development programmes. Working across the publicstate sector, csr foundations and ngos, we aim to raise the standard of english to help young aspiring people access education and career opportunities. Elementary podcast series 01 episode 02 british council. The first is internationalising higher education ihe and the second is a multi partner programme called ukindia education and research initiative ukieri. Ihe facilitates policy dialogues and partnerships, promotes scholarships, student mobility and alumni engagement. Moya has some useful suggestions on how to arrange an informal lesson observation. British council eaquals core inventory for general. Whether you want to learn or teach english, take an exam, study in the uk or find. British council mark robson is a member of the british council s executive board. Latest news on the covid19 health crisis from the british council in spain.
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The british council also runs predeparture briefings in hong kong for students who are planning to study in the uk. Are you thinking of studying at a uk university, college, or boarding school, or learning english in the uk. Teachingenglish is brought to you by the british council, the worlds english teaching experts. British council quality standards programme quality assurance in education in india a brief overview tarun varma gayatree anand november 2014 contents introduction 3 policy 3 state level initiatives 3 the private sector and quality assurance 3. With a reputation for academic excellence, combined with a rich cultural heritage and diversity, the uk is the perfect destination to learn english. In language teaching, different european countries used many different syllabuses and examinations how to compare an exam after 5 years in switzerland with an endofschool. The friends of the british council is an independent nonprofit organization created to support british council programs globally and work with the british.
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