British Council

The British Council is the United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities: the business of building trust and understanding between nations. The British Council office in the United Arab Emirates was established 46 years ago and is one of our most important operations today.

We work in three key areas: arts, English and education, with a focus on young people.

Our work in English supports the Emirati and UAE resident community through English language courses at our Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah centres. We work closely with schools and universities providing examinations to students both directly and through our partners. Our arts programme promotes UK participation in major cultural events, capacity building in the creative sectors and opportunities for UK engagement in the development of the UAE cultural sectors.