The British Council Archives

October 4, 2024

The British Council Sri Lanka recently hosted an interactive and informative seminar for UK education agents and school counsellors in Colombo recently. The event was attended by a large gathering of UK education agents and school counsellors, receiving an opportunity to engage with visiting senior UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) expert Neetu Prakash – Customer […]

October 2, 2024

Colombo, Tuesday 1 October 2024: The British Council Colombo office today adopted solar power to generate 100 per cent of its energy requirements. As part of the project and our commitment to becoming greener, the Colombo office is installing 353 units of 220kWp Solar PV panels. Through this first-of-its-kind project, the British Council Colombo office […]

July 15, 2024

The British Council is thrilled to announce the opening of applications for its Connections Through Culture arts grants, a £700,000 grant programme designed to foster artistic and cultural collaborations between the UK and Asia-Pacific countries. Applicants in Sri Lanka can apply for grants of up to £10,000, for projects that enable genuine international […]

December 4, 2023

The British Council Sri Lanka awarded six exceptional IELTS students from across the country with the promise of a superior university education, at the British Council’s IELTS Prize awards ceremony 2023 held at the British Council library in Colombo on Monday 27 November. The winners were awarded up to £5,000 which would […]

November 3, 2023

The British Council in Sri Lanka -under its Alumni UK Programme – together with The Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) and The National Science Foundation (NSF), held the programme’s inaugural forum on Tuesday the 24 October. The enlightening symposium brought together a distinguished gathering of well-established scholars, researchers, […]

September 7, 2023

As the 2023 cohort of Commonwealth Scholars prepare for their departure, the British Council hosted an interactive and informative Pre-departure Briefing at their library in Colombo to help scholars ensure a smooth transition to their respective university destinations in the UK. The briefing equipped the talented students with the tools and information […]

July 17, 2023

The British Council -in partnership with Study UK- is helping students prepare for their move to the UK by hosting an exclusive Pre-Departure Briefing on Wednesday the 26th of July 2023. Open to all students from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal who have received either a conditional or unconditional offer […]

September 21, 2022

The British Council marked the end of the Commonwealth Connections programme in Sri Lanka with an exciting two-day festival of Sport and Art. Held on Wednesday the 10th and Thursday the 11th of August 2022 at Ranabima Royal College, Gannoruwa, in Peradeniya, school children, members of their teaching faculty, as well as […]

April 12, 2022

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The British Council Sri Lanka hosted a premier networking event with around 15 higher education institutions from the United Kingdom (UK), with the aim of showcasing the UK’s world-class higher education system and foster collaboration with local stakeholders. The event was well received, and it many of the British Council’s local […]

March 31, 2022

The English Communication Skills for Remote Delivery Project funded by HSBC and managed by the British Council was launched on the 21st of March 2022. This nine month-long project is to be delivered across the island, targeting English language secondary teachers and Regional English Support Centre mentors. The end objective is […]

The British Council Sri Lanka and UKVI conduct insightful session for UK education agents and school counsellors

The British Council Colombo office goes solar in celebration of 75th Anniversary

The British Council announces new arts grant supporting cultural projects between UK and Sri Lanka: £700,000 grant programme to foster artistic and cultural collaborations between the UK and Asia-Pacific countries

The British Council rewards academic excellence with IELTS Prize – six Sri Lankan students awarded scholarships for foreign universities of choice

The British Council together with Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science and National Science Foundation hosts inaugural Alumni UK forum with ‘Transdisciplinary Approach for Sustainable Development’ theme

The British Council hosts a pre-departure briefing for Sri Lanka’s 11 selected Commonwealth Scholars

The British Council facilitates seamless transition to student life in the UK with Study UK Pre-Departure Briefing

The British Council celebrates successful culmination of Commonwealth Connections programme in Sri Lanka with two-day festival of Sport and Art

The British Council Hosts Premier Networking Event with Representatives from Top Universities in the United Kingdom

The British Council in partnership with HSBC, launches The English Communication Skills for Remote Delivery project