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British Council
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British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities
Key facts
- Founded
- 1934 ; 92 years ago ( 1934 )
- Founder
- British government
- Type
- Cultural institution
- Headquarters
- 1 Redman Place, Stratford , London E20 1JQ, England, United Kingdom
- Region served
- Worldwide
- Product
- British cultural and language education
- Key people
- Paul Thompson (chair), Scott McDonald (chief executive)
- Revenue
- £924,965,472 (2020–21)
- Expenses
- £1,015,114,434 (2020–21)
- Website
- www.britishcouncil.org
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Funder, Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1934
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.423193.e · ISNI 0000 0001 2296 9793
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Encyclopedic overview
British Council Delhi launch of Mix The City Delhi, 6 April 2017 British Council building in Hong Kong
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 United Kingdom and the English language (and the Welsh language in Argentina); encouraging cultural, scientific, technological and educational cooperation with the United Kingdom. The organisation has been called a soft power extension of UK foreign policy, as well as a tool for propaganda.
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