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February 15, 2024

Youth-led businesses can be a vital catalyst for change, sparking multiple positive ripple effects. This month, the British Council Sri Lanka launched a new project, ‘Youth-Led Green and Inclusive Initiatives in Businesses’, to harness the enthusiasm and energy of young business leaders and spearhead green and inclusive transitions in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in […]

February 12, 2024

The British Council in Sri Lanka successfully hosted its annual networking event to welcome home the most recent batch of Sri Lanka’s Commonwealth Scholars from the UK on completion of their studies. The event held at the Mövenpick Colombo was attended by a large number of Commonwealth Scholars from Sri Lanka along with British Council […]

January 16, 2024

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence visited the British Council office in Colombo on Friday, 12 January for a series of engagements as part of their visit to Sri Lanka. They were welcomed at the British Council with a traditional dance performance by school children from the […]

December 4, 2023

The British Council is supporting six climate leaders from Sri Lanka that will attend COP28. The climate leaders are: Sajini Wickramasinghe, Jayanthan Amalanathan, Minuri Perera, Erandika Ediriweera, Shamla Saleem and Mohamed Husni. Our youth leaders are part of the accredited COP28 delegation representing Sri Lanka. The British Council Sri Lanka is working […]

October 30, 2023

The British Council, in partnership with Edinburgh Napier University, is inviting applications to the South Asia Festivals & Culture Academy (SAFCA) in response to the growth of independent and established arts and culture festivals. This pioneering initiative bridges the gap between festival enthusiasts and industry experts, facilitating an exchange of knowledge and insights online in […]

October 9, 2023

The British Council is pleased to announce the tenth year of its Study UK Alumni Awards programme, celebrating the outstanding achievements of UK alumni around the world. The award winners and finalists are leaders in their fields who have used their experience of studying at a UK university to make a positive […]

September 25, 2023

British Council IELTS test takers who do not achieve their desired results first time around will no longer have to resit the full test, after the launch of a game-changing new feature. One Skill Retake increases a test taker’s chances of success by offering them the opportunity to retake just one section […]

July 21, 2023

British Council IELTS have launched a new service, IELTS Ready: Premium, providing innovative support for those preparing to take an IELTS test with the British Council. The new platform will include 40 IELTS mock tests, recorded classes and will be fully supported by native English speaking IELTS experts. Users can perfect their […]

June 20, 2023

The annual competition supports IELTS test-takers with up to £5,000 towards university tuition fees in English-speaking universities. This year, the IELTS Prize is open to test takers living in Sri Lanka, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal. It will be open to […]

March 21, 2023

On Monday the 13 March, the British Council in Sri Lanka hosted an interactive briefing for UK education agents and school counsellors at the Movenpick Hotel in Colombo. The well-attended event saw attendees being introduced to the newly revamped British Council UK agent and counsellor engagement platform – The Hub -, with […]

British Council launches Youth-Led Green and Inclusive Initiatives in Businesses project in Sri Lanka

British Council’s networking event brings together latest cohort of Commonwealth Scholars from Sri Lanka

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence visit British Council office

Empowering the Future: British Council Supports Six Sri Lankan Youth for COP28

British Council invites applications for South Asia Festivals & Culture Academy (SAFCA 2024) Intermediate Course

British Council launches international awards to celebrate UK alumni achievements

British Council IELTS launches One Skill Retake in Sri Lanka

Launch of “IELTS Ready: Premium” provides British Council IELTS test-takers with advanced test prep

Applications for the British Council IELTS Prize 2023 in Sri Lanka are now open

British Council launches revamped UK agent and counsellor engagement platform – hosts successful interactive briefing for UK study visa agents in Sri Lanka