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Posts Tagged ‘British Council’

THE ELTONS SHORTLIST 2010 HAS ARRIVED

December 15th, 2009 posted by Felicity Pont

The shortlist for the ELTons, a celebration of excellence in English language teaching from around the world has been announced in the following categories: The UK Award for Innovation, The Cambridge ESOL International Award for Innovation and The Macmillan Education Award for Innovative Writing.

BRITISH COUNCIL LAUNCHES UK-US UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE NEW PARTNERSHIPS FUND 

November 27th, 2009 posted by Felicity Pont

The British Council announced £300,000 (approximately $500,000) of funding to support a new initiative, the UK-US University and College New Partnerships Fund, to increase relationships between United Kingdom and United States education institutions.

CELEBRATING ERASMUS MILESTONE

October 9th, 2009 posted by Felicity Pont

A Cardiff University student has been chosen to represent the UK at a European conference that will celebrate the popular exchange programme Erasmus and address ways for the scheme to develop in the future.

STUDENT RECOUNT REVEALS UK INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FIGURES AT OVER HALF A MILLION

May 22nd, 2009 posted by Felicity Pont

New figures revealed by the British Council now suggest that there are 513,570 international students currently studying at UK universities, opposed to 389,330 as previously thought.

A NEW ERA OF EDUCATION FOR IRAQI STUDENTS

May 8th, 2009 posted by Felicity Pont

A new two-part scholarship scheme has been introduced by the Iraq Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, to help improve the education system, reports the Guardian. The first part of the scheme will aid Iraqi students in pursuit of a higher education overseas and the second part is set to improve the quality of further and higher education in Iraq.