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WELCOME TO THE BRITISH COUNCIL IRAQ WEBSITE

We connect people with learning opportunities and creative ideas from the UK and aim to build lasting relationships between the UK and Iraq.

Education is the focus of our re-engagement with Iraq, working in partnership with Iraqi institutions and individuals to reconnect Iraq with the international educational community and sharing the UK’s experience to help design Iraqi solutions to Iraq’s challenges.

About us

Our links with Iraq and its great tradition of culture, science and academic achievement go back a long way and have been very strong - we first opened in Iraq in 1940 - and we are delighted to be renewing them now.

Middle East website

We build lasting relationships between countries across the Middle East and the UK. Find out more about what we do and where we are in the Middle East.

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BRITISH FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

Announcements for.Chevening.Scholarships Programme

From 1 April 2012, the British Council ceased to be the administrator of the Chevening Scholarships programme and will no longer be able to deal with Chevening enquiries.

The FCO and the Association Commonwealth Universities (ACU) have set up an email contact point for the management of 2013/14 Chevening application process.

For all enquiries please contact  info@chevening.org – the new email gateway for Chevening enquiries

Those existing candidates who have been provisionally selected as a Chevening Scholar for the 2012/2013 academic year will be contacted by the new administrator

For more information please refer to;

The Chevening Scholarships Secretariat at the ACU

Further information can also be found at www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/what-we-do/scholarships/

Education

Education is the focus of our re-engagement with Iraq.Find out how Iraqi institutions and individuals are reconnecting with the international educational community.

English
As part of our focus on education, we're working in partnership to develop English language skills. Plus a range of on-line resources to help you learn English.

Equal Opportunity & Diversity

The British Council is strongly committed to Equal Opportunities & Diversity. In Iraq, we follow the most appropriate practices and integrate EO&D principles in all that we do. Please visit the Diversity page for further information.

Information and resources

We're providing access to information and materials, through the Iraqi universities resource centres, the books donation programme, and visits and training programmes. Find out more.

Society

Find out how we worked in partnership with the BBC World Service Trust to address the most urgent needs of the Iraqi media.

Subscribe to Talking English
Find out about global news and local events for English language teaching professionals by subscribing to our Talking English newsletter.

Arts and culture
Global Changemakers will create and support a large global network of future young activists and social entrepreneurs aged between 16 and 25 and develop them into Changemakers.It is worth to mention that two Iraqi participants involved in this activity; one of them met UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the margin of this conference.

Calling Iraqi graduates from UK institutions
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Get Connected

Did you graduate from a UK university, college or other institution? Would you like to be kept up-to-date with events and developments happening at your UK institution? Would you like to get in touch with fellow graduates? Then why not get connected?

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