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Contact us   

LILONGWE    

Telephone    +265 (0) 1 773244   
Mobile/SMS    +265 (0) 888 208 879   
Fax    +265 (0) 1 772945   
E-mail    info@britishcouncil.org.mw   
PO Box    P.O Box 30222
Lilongwe 3, Malawi   

Office hours   
Monday to Thursday    0730 - 1630   
Friday    0730 - 1230   

Examination Services hours   
Monday to Thursday    0800 - 1400   
Friday    0800 - 1230   

Find us   
Address    Plot Number 13/20
City Centre, Capital City
Lilongwe 3, Malawi   

BLANTYRE    

Telephone    +265 (0) 1 831 981   

Find us   
Address    Upper Ryalls Hotel Administration Block
Blantyre   

Malawi   

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British Council in Malawi connects people with learning opportunities from the UK and aims to build lasting relationships between the UK and Malawi. So whether you want to take a UK exam, study in the UK, improve your English language or position your organisation to be the best in its industry, this is the place to start.

Exams   

We administer a wide range of English language, school, professional and university exams including IELTS, ACCA, CIE, CIPS and more. Find out more here.   

Take IELTS

English   

English online:We offer three free websites to help you improve your English: LearnEnglish, LearnEnglishKids, and TeachingEnglish.   
Newspapers: In partnership with the Guardian and Mkwaso Newspaper in Malawi you can read the articles and improve your English every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. To learn more about our plans for English language in Malawi please contact Patience Mahlalela .   

Education & Society   

Leadership for organisations: We offer customised training and interventions for organisations.  Examples of our work include culture change management, customer service culture management and change management. To receive more information on what we can offer your organisation please contact Patience Mahlalela .   
Education: We are committed to creating opportunities through education and provide information about studying in the UK .   
Climate change in schools: Our climate change work supports young people to find practical ways to mitigate the effects of climate change and environmental damage. Through specially commissioned radio programmes we encourage millions of Malawi citizens to engage with climate change and environmental issues   
Global School Partnerships: We support partnerships that promote global education through the curriculum. We provide support to teachers and grants to schools. Funding is available for visits between partner schools to help them develop curriculum projects together based on global themes.   
Connecting Classrooms: Our school partnership programme that promotes interaction between schools in Sub-Saharan Africa and the UK. By establishing ICT hubs we are able to further engage learners and teachers in collaborative activities with their counterparts.   
Delphe: Development Partnerships in Higher Education enables higher education institutions to act as catalyst for poverty reduction and sustainable development.    
International Health Links Funding Scheme: This project strengthens the capacity of health services in developing countries by creating links between hospitals in the UK and Malawi.   
Governance projects: In partnership with UK and local Non-governmental Organisations we provide access to advice on women’s rights issues. In Dedza and Mangochi districts we have established two Rights Advice Cetres. In Dedza we are in the Red Cross Building, Box 350, Dedza and in Mangochi we are in the Post Office Building, P.O. Box 319, Mangochi.    

Arts   

The Selector: This international radio showcase enables us to strengthen the international profile of UK music, creativity and communicate the diversity of UK society. Presented by DJ Goldirocks the station showcases the most exciting tunes from the UK music scene. Check the website to listen online or tune in to Power FM 101 from 10:30am – 12:30   

Equal opportunities and diversity   

View our Equal Opportunities and Diversity policy.   

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