British Council
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| Founded | 1934 |
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| Founder | United Kingdom Government |
| Type | Cultural Institution |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
| Product | British cultural and language education |
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Key people
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Christopher Rodrigues CBE (Chair) Sir Ciarán Devane (Chief Executive) |
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Revenue
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£973 million (2014/5) |
| Website | www.britishcouncil.org |
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Abbreviated title (ISO 4)
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Media Educ. Dev. (or MED) |
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| Language | English |
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Publication history
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1967–1989 |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
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| ISSN |
0262-0251 |
| OCLC no. | 8210712 |
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The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the UK and the English language; encouraging cultural, scientific, technological and educational co-operation with the UK; and changing people’s lives through access to UK education, skills, qualifications, culture and society.
The British Council is a charity registered in England and Wales and Scotland and is governed by Royal Charter. It is also a public corporation and an executive nondepartmental public body (NDPB), sponsored by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Its headquarters are off Trafalgar Square, London. Its Chair is Christopher Rodrigues, its CEO is Sir Ciarán Devane and chief operating officer Adrian Greer.
The British Council is organised into 7 Regions.
The British Council has offices in: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Trinidad, Venezuela, Uruguay and the United States of America.
The British Council has offices in: Australia, Brunei, Burma, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and New Zealand.
The British Council has offices in: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland.
The British Council has offices in: Egypt, Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
The British Council has offices in: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka,Myanmar.
The British Council has offices in: Botswana, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Uganda
The British Council has offices in: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
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