British Council

Summary

British Council is an international organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of international_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,148 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• British Council held citizenship in United Kingdom^[3].
• British Council received the Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities^[4].
• British Council was a member of European Film Promotion^[5].
• British Council is in the country of United Kingdom^[6].
• British Council's instance of is recorded as international organization^[7].
• British Council's instance of is recorded as cultural institution^[8].
• British Council's instance of is recorded as educational institution^[9].
• British Council's instance of is recorded as educational organization^[10].
• British Council's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[11].
• British Council's founder is recorded as Government of the United Kingdom^[12].
• British Council's headquarters location is recorded as London^[13].
• British Council's chief executive officer is recorded as Ciarán Devane^[14].
• British Council's child organization or unit is recorded as British Council Czech Republic^[15].
• British Council's Commons category is recorded as British Council^[16].
• British Council's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[17].
• 1934 marks the founding of British Council^[18].
• British Council's official website is recorded as https://www.britishcouncil.org^[19].
• British Council's sponsor is recorded as Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office^[20].
• British Council's topic's main category is recorded as Category:British Council^[21].
• British Council's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+9624'}^[22].
• British Council's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+10596'}^[23].
• British Council's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+10677'}^[24].
• British Council's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+10963'}^[25].
• British Council's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+11523'}^[26].
• British Council's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Country: GB^[28]

• Began / founded: 1934^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: b66e1290-468c-477b-bc1a-be21bb2745d5^[30]

Body

Founding

British Council's founder is recorded as Government of the United Kingdom^[12]. 1934 marks the founding of it^[18].

Identity

British Council's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BC'}^[31].

Leadership

British Council's chief executive officer is recorded as Ciarán Devane^[14].

Operations

British Council's headquarters location is recorded as London^[13]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as British Council Czech Republic^[15].

Recognition

British Council received the Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities^[4].

Why It Matters

British Council ranks in the top 6% of international_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,148 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

FAQs

What awards did British Council receive?

Honors received include Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities^[4].