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Welcome to our press room for more announcement and information about the British Council.  We work to provide journalists with information and advice on the activities of the British Council Taipei.  For more information, please contact British Council at 02 8722 1000 or e-mail us.

PRESS NOTICE

3 – 4 March '08

This year the strategic dialogue Universities in a Globalised World symposium will be held in Japan. Download the press notice ( 141 KB)

Dec 14

Dr. Winston Wen-Young Wong and Director Lan-Chuan Yen were award 2007 Distinguished UK Alumni based on the voting result in Education UK Exhibition. Download the press notice ( 165 KB)

Dec 3-12

4 outstanding Taiwan young people are selected to attend Asian Young Leaders Climate Forum in Indonesia on behalf of Taiwan. Download the press notice ( 170 KB)

Nov 5

In cooperation with the Ministry of Education and universities in Taiwan, the British Council will hold the first of what we are planning to be a series of annual UK-Taiwan higher education conferences. Download the press notice ( 190 KB)

Nov 3-8

Through this event, we aim to present the innovative and dynamic aspects of the UK Education to the Taiwan public. Download the press notice ( 341 KB)

SEP 31

Love & Money, the showcase features 20 projects and designers that balance business ambition and commercial success, will take place at Taipei 101 in October. Download the press notice ( 286 KB)

SEP 12

Starting this year the BTCO is offering a joint scholarship with the Delta Electronics Foundation specifically targeted at those who plan to make a contribution to tackling environmental issues in Taiwan, in particular climate change. Download the press notice ( 141 KB)

AUG 21

English competency is the key to success among job seekers in the future market.  British Council invites you to experience the excellent quality of our English learning.  Download the press notice ( 337 KB)

Highlights of British Council Taipei in 2006/7

• Handled over 55,000 front of house enquiries about Britain, including over 11,000 education inquiries, 35,000 Exams & English course enquiries, and 9000 general enquiries.   
• Attracted over 38,000 visitors per month to the British Council website connecting people to information about the UK.
• Attracted around 25,000 visitors to Education UK exhibitions leading to 9,653 Taiwanese students studying in the UK.
• The Education UK Exhibition website has over 8,000 registered users.
• Registered around 3,500 UK Alumni in the BRAIN database (British Alumni Interactive Network).
• Coordinated with the British Trade and Cultural Office (BTCO) to provide 5 scholarships to postgraduate Taiwanese students worth approximately NTD 8 million.
• Showcased British arts to over 117,000 people in 8 projects including performances, exhibitions and workshops.
• Showcased UK education and science to an audience of over 120,000 through museum research, science exhibition and science education competition.
• Created opportunities through administering over 8,000 UK exams.
• Created opportunities for over 2,500 individuals and strengthened the English capacity of many organisations by delivering high quality, effective English language training courses.
• Showcased UK English language teaching through training programmes and workshops in collaboration with local authorities and government that reached over 2,000 Taiwanese English teachers.

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