Samarqand Al-Jabery, Muhsin Mohammed, Lucy Caldwell and Rachel Holmes in discussion at the Erbil Literature Festival. (Image credit: Charla Jones)
At the Erbil Literature Festival, award-winning UK playwright and novelist Lucy Caldwell was surprised to find parallels between Iraq today and the Belfast of her youth.
Students at Rabia Balkhi High School
John Mitchell, Director of British Council Afghanistan blogs about the improvement in education provision in Afghanistan and the part that the British Council is playing, in helping to support it as one of the keys to Afghanistan’s future.
Masks at Geese Theatre. (Image courtesy of the author.)
Los Angeles-based arts professional Sabra Williams spent three weeks in the UK visiting with organisations that bring the performing arts into prisons as a form of rehabilitation through British Council USA’s Cultural Exchange International fellowship.
Students made paper lanterns to mark the end of the Chinese Spring Festival at Greasby Infant School. (Image courtesy of the school.)
Two UK primary school teachers explain how teaching Mandarin has benefited students, teachers and parents alike.
Julie Webster studying in Wales.
American student and Education UK student ambassador Julie Webster explains why she couldn't be happier sailing and studying Computing and Future Interaction Technologies as a postgraduate student at Swansea University in Wales.
The British Council is the UK’s international cultural organisation. Read about the work we’re doing building relationships between the UK and other countries through our work in Arts, English, Education and Society.
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