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10 October 2007
The Network Effect: Fewer, Older, More Diverse? Europe's Future Society
On the British Council conference from 17 to 19 October in Berlin

10 October 2007
International Dialogue on Education Berlin
On the conference on 15 October in Berlin

5 October 2007
Migrant Integration Policy Index 2007
Invitation to the press conference on 15 October in Brussels

10 May 2007
UK-German e-participation project online
On the launch of www.e-participation.net in Berlin (in German)

9 May 2007
Carbon in the City. International Perspectives
On the climate change workshop at the British Embassy in Berlin (in German)

4 April 2007
British Council Researcher Exchange Programme (RXP)
On the new international exchange programme for scientists (in German)

14 November 2006
British Council appoints new Director General

15 Februar 2006
The latest threat to the UK... The English language
On a report commissioned by the British Council about the future of the English language

3 February 2006
Antenna UK - most creative music videos from the UK
On the video screening at the British Council, Berlin, 9 March 2006

14 July 2005
International Hornby Summer School: Preparing for tomorrow
On the international summer school on change management in ELT, 17-30 July 2005 (in German)

3 June 2005
Gang a bong get it on
On the Dreams+Teams youth theatre project of the National Theatre in London and Schaubühne Berlin, 11-12 June 2005 (in German)

1 June 2005
British Council honoured in Spain
On the 2005 Communication and Humanities award of the Príncipe de Asturias Foundation presented jointly to the British Council, the Alliance Francaise, the Societat Dante Aligheri, the Goethe Institut, the Instituto Cervantes and the Instituto Camoes

8 April 2005
ZeroCarbonCity - reacting to Climate Change
On the British Council climate change campaign throughout Germany,
April 2005 - March 2006 (in German)

28 January 2005
Intercultural Learning - towards a shared understanding in Europe
On the 3rd international British Council ELT conference, 18-19 February 2005 (in German)

6 January 2005
Whose English?
On the 20th Walberberg Seminar of the British Council, 27-30 January 2005 (in German)

14 December 2004
DinnerFor1
On Sigune Hamann's video & online installation at the British Council, 4-20 February 2005

25 November 2004
Mum's the word! British Council Announces Results of 70 Most Beautiful Words survey
On the British Council poll to find the favourite English word in non-English speaking countries

23 November 2004
Cultural Diversity in School Education: UK-German seminar of the British Council and the Heinrich Böll Foundation, 29-30 November 2004
On the 3rd UK-German Education Policy Seminar in Berlin (in German)

25 October 2004
Climate Change: Our Future at Stake? Deutsch-britisches Jugendseminar, 1. – 3.11.2004 / Dreams and Teams in Düsseldorf, 4.11.2004
On the State Visit of Queen Elizabeth II. (in German)

1 October 2004
The Enterprising University: UK-German seminar of the British Council and the Stifterverband, 8-9 October 2004
On the 2nd UK-German Education Policy Seminar in Berlin (in German)

29 July 2004
British-German Youth Survey 2004
On the key findings of a study commissioned by the British Council and the Goethe-Institut, presented on 29 July 2004 at the British Council in Berlin

11 June 2004
Kuratoren aus Bayern erkunden die Kunstszene Schottlands
Press release on a study tour to Scotland, 15 - 20 June 2004 (in German only)

2 June 2004
Come on England - der lange Tag des Fußballs im British Council
Press release on the long day of football on 13 June 2004 (in German only)

28 April 2004
Exploring the Solar System
Press release on the events series in Düsseldorf, Donaueschingen, Kassel and Berlin, May / June 2004 (in German only)

27 April 2004
Dreams + Teams @ Young and Free
Press information on Dreams + Teams for a press conference at the Ministry of Culture in Bavaria, 28 April 2004 (in German only)

27 February 2004
Standards im Sprachunterricht und der Gemeinsame Europäische Referenzrahmen, Berlin, 5./6.3.2004
Press release on the 2nd international British Council ELT conference (in German only)

27 February 2004
British Council and Goethe-Institut agree on closer co-operation
Press release on the Memorandum of Understanding signed on 27 February 2004

15 January 2004
Jugendliche als Bildungsreformer: Deutsch-britisches Seminar des British Council, 22./23.1.2004
Press release regarding the first British-German seminar on education policy organised by the British Council, Early Language Learning Strategies (in German only)

6 October 2003
Minister geben Startschuss für eine deutsch-britische Seminarreihe zum Thema: "Lerning from each other - voneinander lernen"
Press Release by the British Embassy, Berlin (in German only)

19 August 2003
Invitation for the press conference at the British Council Berlin on 3 September 2003, 12 hrs (in German only)

3 July 2003
Tainted Love - Survey of UK/German Youth Reveals Mutual Mixed Feelings (with media coverage)


The British Council in the media

Louise Welsh on Bamberg
Der Tagesspiegel, 17.6.2007
On the artist residency at Internationales Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia in Bamberg in 2006-07

Demokratiebaustelle Internet: Was ist dran an der E-Partizipation?
jetzt.de, Christian Helten, 28.5.2007
On the launch of www.e-participation.net in Berlin

Wonne der Theorie
Die Welt, Eckhard Fuhr, 18.1.2005
On the 'Klartext' conference in Berlin

Die Schattenseiten der Fankultur
Hertha BSC, 26.11.2004
On the Dreams and Teams screening of 'Football Factory', Berlin

Tieeitsch
Berliner Zeitung, Johannes Küng, 25.11.2004
On the British Council's 70 Most Beautiful English Words competition

zibb royal
RBB zibb, 02.11.2004
TV interview with Kathryn Board, Director British Council Germany

Zukunft im Blick
Main-Rheiner / Wiesbadener Tagblatt, 02.10.2004
On the 17th exground film festival in Wiesbaden

Anleitung zum Glücklichsein
Berliner Zeitung, Julia Bauer, 01.10.2004
On Zena Edwards's performance at the British Council House of Literature and Music in Berlin

Mittendrin statt nur dabei
Berliner Morgenpost, Markus Falkner, 10.06.2004
On Come on England - the long day of football in Berlin

Lockerer Start zum 15. Film-Marathon
Emder Zeitung, 03.06.2004
On the opening of the Emden film festival

Spreading the word

The Scotsman, Joyce McMillan, 30.05.2004
On the Theatre Showcase in Düsseldorf

We've got originality and talent, they've got the money
The Scotsman, Sarah Jones, 30.05.2004
On the Theatre Showcase in Düsseldorf

Wo selbst gestandene Lehrer noch manches dazulernen können
Badische Zeitung, Wulf Rüskamp, 26.05.2004
On Exploring the Solar System in Donaueschingen

Literatur nicht sezieren
student!, Anne Hütter, May 2004
On the British Council Reading Group in Leipzig

Im Spiegel der Geschichte
Der Tagesspiegel, Peter von Becker, 24.03.2004
On the Michael Frayn reading in Berlin

Lebendiger Austausch zwischen Schulen
Wiesbadener Tagblatt, 17.03.2004
On an Anglo-German Teacher Fellowship in Naurod

Fremd vertraute Welten
Märkische Allgemeine, rik, 29.01.2004
On the Winterbottom retrospective in Potsdam

Der ultimative Kick. "Ballspotting": Anpfiff zum großen Fußball-Film-Festival im Central-Kino
Die Morgenpost, Josef Engels, 29.01.2004
On the Football Film Festival Ballspotting

Eine todernste Sache mit 7 Buchstaben
taz, Andreas Becker, 29.01.2004
On the Football Film Festival Ballspotting

Fußball im Kinosessel: Das Festival „Ballspotting“ zeigt Filme aus England
Der Tagesspiegel, Christopher Buhl, 29.01.2004
On the Football Film Festival Ballspotting

Fußball-Filmfest
Der Tagesspiegel, 29.01.2004
On the Football Film Festival Ballspotting

Von Ally McBeal bis Frank Zappa - Neben Spielfilmen erscheinen immer mehr Fernsehserien und Musik auf DVD – die Klassiker gibt es zu Sonderpreisen
Der Tagesspiegel, Alexander Dluzak, 01.02.2004
On the centre and our video lending service

Wort ist Mord - Die britische Krimi-Autorin Liza Cody und ihre Übersetzerin Pieke Biermann lesen vor
Der Tagesspiegel, Tanja Buntrock, 02.02.2004
On the Literature Festival Capital Letters

Kein einsamer Abend - Alan Sillitoe und Elke Schmitter lesen gemeinsam
Der Tagesspiegel, 04.02.2004
On the Literature Festival Capital Letters

Berlin: Ballspotting - Fußball Film Festival
Kulturinformationszentrum, 23.1.2004
On Ballspotting, the Football Film Festival in Berlin

Entrella entrinnen
Berliner Morgenpost, 21.1.2004, Gunnar Luetzow
On the reading with Edward Carey in Berlin

Weg mit den alten Vorurteilen
Kölnische Rundschau, 21.1.2004, Julia Frizen
On the German-British Seminar organised by PAD and Thomas-Morus-Akademie in Bensberg

My friend ist dein Freund“ - ganz ohne Vorbehalte
Kölner Stadtanzeiger, 19.1.2004, Michaela Zenker
On the German-British Seminar organised by the PAD and the Thomas-Morus-Akademie in Bensberg

Winterbottom Retrospektive in Potsdam
rbb online, 10.01.2004
On Michael Winterbottom's visit in Potsdam

Abenteuerreisen fürs Auge
Berliner Morgenpost, 13.11.2003, Peter Claus
On the onedotzero-Festival in Berlin

Die ganze Welt von null bis eins
taz, 13.11.2003
On the onedotzero-festival in Berlin

Design made in Germany - Kalender
September 2003
onedotzero in Munich

Die Sonne im Herzen der Mörderin
Der Tagesspiegel, 8.11.2003, Thomas Wegmann
On the reading by Graham Swift at the British Council

Wenn die Musik eigentlich im Weg steht
Berliner Zeitung, 18.10.2003, Peter Uehling
Param Virs Opera "Ion" at the Berliner Festwochen

"Ion" - Oper nach Euripides
Deutschlandradio, 16.10.2003, Uwe Friedrich
Param Virs Opera "Ion" at the Berliner Festwochen

Griechen indisch
Berliner Morgenpost, 16.10. 2003
Param Virs Opera "Ion" at the Berliner Festwochen

Nur noch Kicken im Kopf - Fußball-Kultur
Berliner Morgenpost, 16.10.2003, Oliver de Weert
On football events in Berlin off the pitch

Voneinander lernen -
Deutsch-britischer Bildungsgipfel in Bonn

Kulturinformationszentrum, 8.10.2003
On the British Council's British-German education policy seminar series

Roy Ascott: Telematic Embrace
art in berlin, 7.10.2003
On the book presentation with Roy Ascott in Berlin

Krimineller Kaffeeklatsch mit P. D. James
Alexander Remler, Berliner Morgenpost, 15.9.2003
On the reading / discussion with PD James and Adrian Linacre as part of the House of Science and Fiction in Berlin

Ein Interview mit Matthew Sweeney
Micha Ostermann, Berliner Literaturkritik, 15.9.2003
After the Open Day 2003 in Berlin

Erste Liebe
Tagesspiegel, 14.9.2003
On the film programme as part of the House of Science and Fiction in Berlin

Der europäische Markt verlangt es
Tagesspiegel, 14.9.2003
On our language courses in Berlin

Englisch lernen auf den britischen Inseln liegt im Trend
Neuss-Grevenbroicher Zeitung, 13.09.2003
Comments on language tours to South England

Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin
Tagesspiegel, Jörg Plath, 12.09.2003
On the House of Science and Fiction

Dreams und Teams - Fußball im British Council
Tagesspiegel, 10.09.2003
On the Berlin screening of the EM qualifier Germany - Scotland

Ausstellung: Erbinformationen aus der Zwiebel
Berliner Morgenpost, 07.09.2003
On the DNA50 exhibition at the British Embassy in Berlin

Very British am Hackeschen Markt
inforadio, Ute Büsing, 05.09.2003
Interview with Kathryn Board on the activities of the British Council in Germany

Clip, Clip, Hurra
Süddeutsche Zeitung, 2 September 2003, Peter M. Boenisch
on the onedotzero festival in Munich

Melvin Burgess im British Council
mono mag.de
on the International Literature Festival in Berlin, 10-21 September 2003

Schleswig-Holsteiner Schüleraustausch-Messe 2003
www.wir.schleswig-holstein.de
On the Info-Fair in Großhansdorf

Schüleraustausch: Hier gibts Tipps
Hamburger Abendblatt online, 25.08.2003
On the Info-Fair in Großhansdorf

Erfolgsstory
Hamburger Abendblatt online, 25.08.2003
On the British Council DNA50-exhibition

Mickey und Donald
nd-online, Anouk Meyer, 21.08.2003
On the International Comicfestival in Berlin

Comicfestival mit Micky Maus & Co.

Yahoo! News, 20.08.2003
On the International Comicfestival in Berlin

Internationales Comicfestival in Berlin
Börsenblatt online, 15.08.2003
On the International Comicfestival in Berlin

Rund 40 Lesungen in Schleswig-Holstein
NDR online, 18 July 2003
On the literature summer 2003 in Schleswig-Holstein.

Britische Pop Art im gotischen Gemäuer
Lübecker Nachrichten, 15 July 2003
On the As Is When exhibition in Lübeck.

Formen nachgespürt
Kieler Nachrichten, 4 July 2003
On the Henry Moore exhibition in Heikendorf.

Das Geheimnis des Lebens
Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung, 27 June 2003, Andrea Ullrich
On the DNA 50 exhibition in Potsdam.

Die Doppelhelix aus dem Spielzeugland
Berliner Zeitung, 14 June 2003, rose
On the DNA 50 exhibition in Berlin.

Schwindeleien
Der Tagesspiegel, 23 May 2003, Sybille Salewski
On the Tim Parks reading in Berlin.

Das Geheimnis der DNA
MDR Online, 21 May 2003
On the DNA 50 exhibition 2003 in Leipzig.

Dolly-"Vater" hält Queen's Lecture -
Ausstellung über 50 Jahre DNS

Der Tagesspiegel, 26 April 2003
On the Queen's Lecture and the DNA 50 exhibition 2003 in Berlin.

Tobys Eifersucht lässt Gefahr erahnen
Berliner Zeitung, 26 April 2003
On the Patricia Duncker reading in Berlin.

Success in the translation
The Scotsman, 12 March 2003, Joyce McMillan
On the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, in Leipzig.

Very british: Die Veranstaltungsreihe "uk@nrw" bringt Kultur von der Insel an den Rhein
Westdeutsche Zeitung, 6 March 2003, Valeska von Dolega
On uk@nrw in Düsseldorf.

Modern Love Spoken Word Tour
de:bug, 2 February 2003
On the performance poetry tour (Leipzig, Dresden, Frankfurt/Oder).

"Diversität ist Realität"
taz, 19 December 2002, Manfred Hermes
On Transcultural Turn in European Cinema as part of Berlin-London 2002.

Jenseits von Sensationen
Der Tagesspiegel, 16 November 2002, Claudia Wahjudi
On the gallery swap as part of Berlin-London 2002.

Die Erotik der Roboter
Berliner Morgenpost, 15 November 2002, E. von Elterlein
On the onedotzero festival as part of Berlin-London 2002.

Clips für Clevere
Der Tagesspiegel, 14 November 2002, Pamela Jahn
On the onedotzero festival as part of Berlin-London 2002.

"Gallery Swap": Berlin und London bauen eine Kunstbrücke
Die Welt, 25 October 2002, Eva Herschinger
Interview with curator Mark Gisbourne on the London-Berlin gallery swap as part of Berlin-London 2002.

Verliebt in Berlin
Berliner Morgenpost, 16 September 2002, Eva Herschinger
Interview with curator Mark Gisbourne on the London-Berlin gallery swap as part of Berlin-London 2002.

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