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		We connect people with learning opportunities and creative ideas from the UK to build lasting relationships around the world.

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What's happening

Challenge Europe

British Council has made a commitment to focus its Challenge Europe projects in Finland in 2010/11 to improving the state of the Baltic Sea. Read more about the project in Finland.

Active Citizens

Active Citizens is British Council’s global programme in the field of intercultural dialogue, community cohesion and diversity. Read more about the project.

Creative Cities

Creative Cities creates a network of urban influencers who can contribute to the economic, social and cultural prosperity of Europe. Read more about the project.

Long Horizons		Growth in Transition
Greening the Arts - a collection of personal reflections about art, artists and climate change. Download a copy of the brochure.		Author of the Prosperity without Growth?" report Tim Jackson is a key-note speaker at the Growth in Transition conference on 24 September

The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered as a charity: 209131 (England and Wales) and SC037733 (Scotland). Our privacy and copyright statements. Our Freedom of Information Publications Scheme. Double-click for pop-up dictionary.