
Aida Salamanca M.B.E.
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Always learning about cultural relations & education. Director of the British Council at the UAE. All views are personal, retweets are not endorsements.
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Delighted to launch our latest research report with Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Ed Professor Nicola Walshe University of Stirling about whole-school approaches for climate change and sustainability education. Find out more: bit.ly/41gJPCM #TheClimateConnection



One of the privileges of my job is to experience the unique #DesertStanzas, a lineup of brilliant poets sharing their voices between the desert dunes. Ben Okri #TheWorldIsRich #TigerWork #TheVoid British Council Arts Thank you EmiratesLitFest


70 delegates, 25 countries from MENA & SA attending the #IELTS administrators meeting in Dubai. BritishCouncilUAE welcomes you to 3 days of conversations, feedback, learning and new friends. It was an honor to open your meeting this morning.


Ever wondered how someone becomes a chief executive of a major international organisation? Our Chief Executive Scott McDonald spoke to the How I Became Podcast to share how he developed his high-flying career. Watch it here 👉🏻 youtu.be/-fpauPuz2mg?si… @howibecame__

Well said Violinist Leia Zhu, "music has the power to bring us together" The words of this talented British national of Chinese origin performing in the UAE with the future generation of musicians from all over the world. BSAK Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation

👩🔬On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, tell a keen scientist you know about the British Council scholarships for #WomenInSTEM and help them realise their dreams👇 tinyurl.com/2yr5zk6a #WomenInScience


Yes - we've extended the deadline for our new prize with BISA - British International Studies Association for outstanding International Relations Masters dissertations. Details in the link below.

📚 New literature grant open for applications! We're working with @speaking-volumes.bsky.social to launch Beyond Literature Borders - a grant for new international work open to UK organisations that work with underrepresented voices/are diverse-led. ⭐ Find out more: speaking-volumes.org.uk/beyond-literat…



Thank you Alison Hall for joining us today at the UAE Agents Networking Event. This is a first step to enhance #UAEStudents' experice from the moment they request informatuon on UK Education. BritishCouncilUAE UAE Embassy UK



Meet Luh Ayu Susila Dewi, who teaches digital skills to rural communities in Bali, inspired by our Skills for Inclusive Digital Participation (SIDP) programme. SIDP is funded by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office & delivered in partnership with Udayana University and Foundation CIMD. #SparkSuccess



HE Zaki Nusseibeh speaking about TIME and cultural arts at the Culture Summit Abu Dhabi "for cultural arts time is a canvas". A message of hope on the power of culture to illuminate us in times of crisis.



Thought provoking keynote of the #InternationalCongressofArabPublishing&Creative Industries. My takes: the UAE is harnessing the mindshift & structural changes to empower & unleash the creative capacity of an interconnected Arab youth. Mohamed A. El-Erian Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi


Throughout its 90-year history, the British Council has brought the work of hundreds of writers, musicians, artists and performers to the attention of audiences across the globe – from taking acting greats Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh on an Australian tour in 1948 to artist

A great piece by Patrick Wintour on the value of the British Council in supporting the UK's #softpower, particularly at a time of global volatility and increased competition. theguardian.com/politics/2025/… (1)