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After delivering the New Directions conference online for the past two years, this year’s event was held face-to-face in Bali, Indonesia, on 9 and 10 December 2022.

As Vietnam witnesses a significant increase in the demand for improved English language skills, more and more universities are looking at introducing EMI courses in support of this goal.

Find out this year's most innovative ways to teach and learn English from around the world.

British Council teacher trainers have been undertaking a project to help teachers in remote areas to set up and effectively run speaking clubs for their learners.

Le Thi Thuy Hoan, Vietnam Women's Museum sharing on the occasion of participating in the Women of the World Festival and Summit sponsored by the British Council in Vietnam.

Phan Thao My, an Active Citizens facilitator share her thought on a series of training sessions for social and creative entrepreneurs from ethnic minorities in Northwest regions of Vietnam.

Staff, customers, partners, and audiences become players in the British Council Vietnam’s gender-focussed Inclusion Week.

Kids Read is a literacy project developed by the British Council and funded by HSBC Bank. The project has been implemented in Ha Noi since March in 2016. Read more...

Mr Peter Holbrook, the CEO of Social Enterprise UK, share his blog on the VCSF 2016 and Vietnamese social enterprises development.

24 parents and students from the British Council Vietnam won the organised lucky draw to visit Singapore from 26 to 29 July 2016. Tien Hung shared with us his blog from the trip.

On 16 July 2016 the British Council Vietnam in collaboration with HSBC Vietnam co-organised the 2nd community event within the Kids Read project at the Centre for medical treatment, educa

Our English Education System (EES) team working with HSBC Vietnam held the first community event for the Kids Read Project year 2 on 28 May 2016 at Kim Lien Primary school in Hanoi.

SWEF 2014 creates opportunities for policy-makers, enterprises, politicians and communities to engage in dialogue on the establishment and development of social enterprise.

1,900 lower-secondary English teachers in 19 cities and provinces in Vietnam recently attended 3 hour workshops delivered by the British Council working in partnership with Prudential.

While making a new step in his own journey, Chris Brown reflects on the last 12 months as Director of the British Council in 'amazing' Vietnam.

Now back in Liverpool, UK after the trip to Vietnam, Welsh harpist, singer-songwriter Georgia Ruth shares with us her exhilarating experiences in the two cities of Vietnam.

As part of the social enterprise programme, the Student’s Women Empowerment Movement boot-camp attracted 56 business proposals from various universities in Vietnam.

Lan Dang, the British Council’s Creative Economy Advisor for Vietnam blogs about collaboration, community development and creative hubs and ponders what Vietnam can learn from Indonesia.

On 21 May,Vietnam Maritime University organised an international seminar on ‘Recent researches on Naval architecture and Marine engineering’.

From 19 to 30 May 2014, British Council Vietnam Master trainers conducted the first CiPELT (Certificate in Primary English) trainer orientation course for lecturers at Saigon University.

The International Workshop on "English teaching and learning towards the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages" in Hanoi attracted 600 primary and secondary school teachers.

Our Active Citizens Project is implemented throughout the country in partnership with the Youth International Cooperation Development Centre of Ho Chi Minh Central Communist Youth Union.

Nguyen Minh Giang Tu, the winner of Aquafina Pure Fashion 2013 will represent Vietnam participating in International Fashion Showcase, one of highlight events of London Fashion Week 2014.

In November and December 2013, British Council officially introduced in Vietnam the revolutionary new English language testing and assessment service Aptis.

The British Council, the Premier League and Hoa Hoc Tro e-magazine co-organised an online English competition “Football and Community” for Vietnamese high school students. Read more...

Kate Welch, founder and director of Social Enterprise Acumen, wrote about her visit to Vietnam to talk about why social enterprises are needed and how they can be supported.

An interview with Phan Xi Ne, Vietnam’s winner of the Young Creative Entrepreneur Award (YCE) 2013 Screen and Multimedia, given by the British Council Vietnam.

Story of Hieu who was selected to be British Council’s Ambassador year 20, on the occasion British Council invited the UK’s leading professors to Vietnam for the Sterling Group Mission 2013