Sir Steve Smith, the UK's International Education Champion congratulates
@ugc_india
and
@unisouthampton
on the landmark achievement for the 🇬🇧🤝🇮🇳 education partnership.
#Hampi
was even better the second time around thanks to our wonderful
@ASIGoI
trained guide, Hussein, who made sure
@CScottFCDO
and I experienced all the best monuments ….
@Bihar_Museum
did not disappoint: state-of-the-art, child friendly, extensive collections beautifully curated .. lots to learn. Thank you to DG Dr Kumar Singh for a brilliant visit. I’ll be back!
@inBritish
The ancient site of
#Nalanda
was the birthplace of Sariputra - one of the disciples of
#Buddha
- and where the residential monastic University of
#NalandaMahavira
once attracted students from across Asia from 5th to 12th century. The site is still beautiful even now.
Who better to discuss cultural and educational links between India and the UK with than Director of Nehru Centre in the UK and British Council global experts in Education and the Arts? Wonderful evening thanks
@authoramish
@Maddalaine
#CortinaButler
Delicious treats in Mainak Chowk and Bhadra Fort in Ahmedabad: traditional
#GujaratiThali
, tamarind sweets, grapes from Maharashtra and fresh sugarcane - skillfully cut.
This week we celebrated the fantastic contribution that our Director Education,
@RittikaParruck
, has made to 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 education collaboration over her 20 year career with
@inBritish
Our High Commissioner,
@Lindy_Cameron
awarded her with an honorary
#MBE
- congratulations!!
Our director of
@inBritish
has been with us for >25 years. Before India she led cultural engagement for East Asia. We work in over 200 countries and territories and are on the ground in more than 100. It's our amazing people like Alison Barrett
@albarrett09
who make it work. 👏👏
Celebrating
#Diwali
with the
@BritishCouncil
team in Delhi was very special for me this year as it was my first Diwali since returning to India.
Hoping all your Diwalis are equally special - here’s to another year full of fun and
#light
!
One year is a long time, but it’s flown by!
@inBritish
challenged me to remember everything we’ve done in the last year.
So much has happened - it was impossible to remember everything….
Tell me in the comments what I forgot!
#OneDownForeverToGo
…
Celebrating the
#coronation
in London. Grateful for all His Majesty’s support for the British Council in India. Remembering the day he inaugurated our office in Delhi in February 1992 and when he awarded me an
#MBE
2014 for services to teaching and learning of English in India.
Yesterday, we had the pleasure of welcoming Ms
@albarrett09
MBE, Country Director (India) British Council at our campus. She was happy to see our progress and wished us luck for the future.
Congratulations to
@iitmadras
and
@unibirmingham
for launch of joint PG degree in data science and AI. Great to see more
#HE
collaborations between 🇮🇳 and 🇬🇧 emerging after signing of Mutual Recognition of Qualifications (MRQ) last year.
@Lord_Bilimoria
I’m so lucky to be working with committed colleagues like
#MaheshJaiSinghani
#AshwinShetty
and
#AnthonyDSouza
who have dedicated a total of 82 years to strengthening cultural relations between 🇮🇳 and 🇬🇧 - proud to hand over their long-service letters from our CEO
@McDonaldScott_
Final farewell to lovely colleagues in Thailand - thanks for making the last 5 years in East Asia so special! Scarf from one of our artisan partners: all natural dyes and handmade in Sakon Nakhon.
Happy International Women’s Day to all my amazing female colleagues and partners here in India. Let’s support each other and work together to make a difference for all.
#IWD
#Equity
#StrongerTogether
#IndiaUKTogether
Our director
@albarrett09
, a language teacher and now a cultural relations leader, is committed to inclusive leadership and language for inclusion, driving equity through scaled interventions especially for women and girls.
Stay tuned for more on
#GlobalGenderEquality
#IWD2023
Today we celebrated long service awards for two
@inBritish
colleagues -
@AmitavaDatta12
(26 years) and
@NeetiSaxena19
(34 years). Thanks to them for their incredible contribution to building connections between India 🇮🇳 and the UK 🇬🇧
Never a dull day at British Council India!
Yesterday our global CEO
@McDonaldScott_
and High Commissioner
@Lindy_Cameron
experienced breadth and depth of arts, education & English work we do with partners to connect 🇮🇳 and 🇬🇧
And of course we had
#chai
and
#samosas
Delighted to share that I am joining the panel of distinguished Judges at
@IGFupdates
5th UK-India Awards 2023 ✨ where we will celebrate the outstanding contributions of those who have strengthened the 🇬🇧-🇮🇳 partnership!
#UKIndiaWeek
More here:
Huge congratulations
@RittikaParruck
British Council India’s Director Education, for her well-deserved honorary
#MBE
awarded for nearly 2 decades of service to UK education in India. Rittika’s deep technical knowledge & commitment to quality education is inspiring!
@inBritish
We’re very proud to announce that two of our colleagues have received honorary MBEs from His Majesty The King for their exceptional service to the UK! ✨✨✨
#KingsHonours
The concept of sewa - selfless service - is so inspiring. The Delhi Bangla Sahib Gurudwara is a great place to see it in action. Between 30k-60k eat here every day.
#LoveDelhi
Early morning blessings from the temple elephant at
#Hampi
’s
#VirupakshaTemple
- here in some form since the 7th century.
We’ve been blessed with rain and a cool breeze thankfully 😅
#UNESCOWorldHeritage
A number of inspiring
@BritishCouncil
colleagues in the list this year, but would like to give shout out to
#TimPhillips
who dedicated his career to supporting teachers and teacher educators, and is one of the kindest people you’ll ever meet.
#ELT
#CPD
#TeacherDevelopment
Congratulations to the 2023 Overseas and International New Year Honours recipients.
The list includes those who worked on the UK’s response to the war in Ukraine and in the fields of global health and development.
#NYHonours
Varanasi is home to one of India’s oldest Universities -
@bhupro
- ranked 5th University in India by
#NIRF
.
Look forward to strengthening collaborations with UK Universities, esp in the arts. Thank you
#VC
Prof Sudhir K Jain
#AnuThampi
leads our schools and skill development work with young people and she’s in her 19th year at
@inBritish
!
Yesterday she received a staff award for her unwavering commitment to our partnership with the
@premierleague
and support for
#PM
visit during
#G20
Quiet day exploring our new neighborhood in Delhi. One massive change since we left 7 years ago - you can now buy everything via mobile, even from my local veg stall! Apparently 350m users of mobile payments in India and set to double by 2030.
Revisited
#SafdarjungTomb
again as hadn’t been for years. It was built in 1793-4 in memory of Safdarjung, Viceroy of Awadh under the rule of the Mughal emperor Mohammed Shah. Followed by the best Sunday lunch in India!
#LoveDilli
British Council Delhi now has its own smart bike stop (zoom in)! How many other
@BritishCouncil
public transport stops are there in the world? I know of one. Answers below!
Lovely to meet VC
#ProfSunainaSingh
again yesterday. Together we co-hosted the largest conference series for teacher educators in Hyderabad. The last 4-5 years she’s brought her vision of a thriving, sustainable
@nalanda_univ
to life, combining ancient techniques and modern tech.
Delighted to be in Maharashtra to sign MOU to kickstart collaborations with 🇬🇧 that will support internationalisation initiatives benefitting students here and in UK. Thanks to Education Minister
@ChDadaPatil
and Principal Sec
@vikascrastogi
and my colleague
@rashi_rastogi20
#HE
What an inspiring end to an amazing week.
Loved chatting to
@CW_IndiaTrust
fellow
@radhika_iy
about her beautifully written and important book ‘Fire on the Ganges’ about the Dom community in
#Varanasi
.
Find out more about scholarships here:
More celebrations today - Daljit Singh and Annie Parashar joined
@inBritish
in 1997 - 26 years ago! It was a pleasure to congratulate them today and thank them for their commitment and service to strengthening relations between India 🇮🇳 and the UK 🇬🇧
#Delhi
Join us this evening for
#AchieversDialogues
! We along with
@NISAU_UK
bring you an incredible opportunity to learn from trailblazers, innovators and leaders. Kickstart your dream career journey! 🚀 Register now
#Education
What an incredible concert - thanks to everyone who made it such a fantastic success! I am sure the young musicians from Nagaland, Chennai and Scotland will remember this forever!
#IndiaUKTogether
Exciting week ahead as we welcome the
@biztradegovuk
delegation led by
#SirSteveSmith
, UK’s International Education Champion, and representatives from 31 UK Universities to India to deepen education partnerships between 🇬🇧 and 🇮🇳
@inBritish
@UKinIndia
Did you know that the talented actor
@_AdilHussain
was a
@CW_IndiaTrust
scholar many years ago?
Charles Wallace India Trust grants and scholarships are now available for Indian students to pursue arts and heritage fields of study in 🇬🇧
Apply now: …
Our new “Climate Change and Girls' Education: School resource pack” is now available in eight ASEAN languages, an easy-to-use collection of environment-related topics for teachers to use in the classroom:
#TeachingEnglish
#ClimateConnection
#CCGE
#Opinion
: "Arts and culture exchanges between India and the UK contribute to economic growth and foster understanding between cultures."
✍️ Alison Barrett |
#HTPremium
Huge congratulations to all at St+Art India Foundation for creating such vibrant community art space in the heart of Delhi.
@inBritish
can’t wait to see our new 🇬🇧 🇮🇳 mural.
#CultureConnectsUs
Delighted to join
@BritishCouncil
Global CEO
@McDonaldScott
and
@inBritish
head
@albarrett09
at the Lodhi Art District, 🇮🇳's first art district, exploring the stunning murals by St+art India Foundation - making art accessible to everyone. Can’t wait to come back and see the new
Where would we be without art and creativity? Thanks to Skinder Hundal Global Director Arts for your time this week - our arts team are doing a phenomenal job and we’re proud you can see the tangible impact they’re making here in India
#IndiaUKTogether
@SkinsBC
Pleasure to visit the New Delhi premises of
@JindalGlobalUNI
- one of India’s 20
#InstitutesOfEminence
- and discuss education partnerships between 🇮🇳 and 🇬🇧 with VC Dr C Raj Kumar and Dr Mohan Kumar, Dean Strategic and International Initiatives.
Great read in
@indigo
in-flight magazine on Festivals from India. Have you checked out festivals near you on our new website? Or if you’re running a festival, have you uploaded details to the website? It’s free!
Thought provoking discussion with
@sanjeevsanyal
and
@adrianmutton
on digital future of
#HE
- with the upcoming National Digital University and
#NEP2020
focus on innovative credit transfer systems and micro-credentialing, India is seeking to provide cost-effective HE at scale.
10 months of collaboration between
@NID_India
and
@EdinburghPrints
as part of led to this fantastic exhibition: From Where I Stand explores lived experiences between young people in India and Scotland. Come and see exhibition in Delhi from March 10. …
Packed weekend in Lucknow walking through history with some wonderful guides and teachers. Started with the
#Imambara
built by Nawab Asaf-ud-Duala in the 1780s …
Thanks to colleagues from
#UKVI
for briefing education agents from across India who do a brilliant job supporting Indian students on their journey to the UK to study. If you’re an agent and you haven’t joined our agent’s hub then you’ll find details here: