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The British Council is a charity governed by Royal Charter. It is also a public corporation and an executive nondepartmental public body (NDPB), sponsored by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Its headquarters are in Stratford, London. Its chair is Paul Thompson, and its CEO is Scott McDonald.
Website. ielts.org. International English Language Testing System (IELTS / ˈaɪ.ɛlts /) [6] is an international standardized test of English language proficiency for non-native English language speakers. It is jointly managed by the British Council, IDP and Cambridge English, [6] and was established in 1989.
Scott McDonald (born 1967) is Chief Executive of the British Council (appointed September 2021). Prior to joining the British Council, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Oliver Wyman – the management consulting business of Oliver Wyman Group. [1] McDonald graduated from the McGill University Desautels Faculty of Management, where ...
e. The British–Irish Council (BIC; Irish: Comhairle na Breataine–na hÉireann) is an intergovernmental organisation that aims to improve collaboration between its members in a number of areas including transport, the environment and energy. [1] Its membership comprises Ireland, the United Kingdom, the devolved governments of Northern ...
Founded over 30 years ago, COBIS is governed by an elected executive committee consisting of headteachers and governors from member schools worldwide. The association is a constituent member of the Independent Schools Council and operates on a not-for-profit basis to reflect being a UK-registered company 'Limited by Guarantee'.
The British Judo council, was founded by Masutaro Otani and Kenshiro Abbe, following the amalgamation of their two preceding organisations which were amalgamated in 1970 to create the modern day British Judo Council, although its origins can be traced as far back as 1954. Otani arrived in the United Kingdom in 1919 and Abbe in 1955.
Counsellor of State. As Counsellors of State, Charles, Prince of Wales, and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, opened Parliament in May 2022 on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II. Counsellors of State are senior members of the British royal family to whom the monarch can delegate royal functions through letters patent under the Great Seal, to prevent ...
OPENCities is a project initiated by British Council Spain, to help cities to become more open and competitive. OPENCities demonstrates how international populations contribute to cities long term economic success and advocates for openness as a way forward for cities willing to play an international role. It has developed a tool to benchmark ...