Wednesday, 9 August 2017

August 9, 2017, Guwahati: The British Council, UK’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations, is hosting a ‘Discover UK Day, an Exhibition which will help interested students understand the opportunities available for further study in the UK. The exhibition is for students and parents to meet representatives of UK universities and colleges on a one-to-one basis and get all their questions answered on course choices, applications, scholarships and more. A wide range of premier UK universities and colleges will be present at the exhibition. The British Council will be organising seminars to educate prospective students and parents on UK education, UK Student visas, UCAS applications and IELTS. An Officer from UK Visas and Immigration shall be present to give the latest updates on student visa rules and regulations and will address related queries

This year, British Council’s Discover UK Day is being held on August 9 at Hotel Gateway Grandeur, G.S.Road. Cristian Basti, Guwahati-781005, Assam from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

Some of the key UK universities present at the venue would be University of Central Lancashire, Edinburgh Napier University, University of Hertfordshire, Kings College London, London Metropolitan University, Northumbria University, Queen’s University Belfast

Entry to the exhibition is free and parents are also welcome to join.

For further information, please contact Aatreyee GuhaThakurta at 033 40074347 or email at  Aatreyee.GuhaThakurta@britishcouncil.org

For media enquiries please contact:

Swati Guwalani | 9873220117 | swati.guwalani@text100.co.in

 Kumar Ashutosh | 8130479839 | Kumar.Ashutosh@text100.co.in

Notes to Editor

About UK/India 2017UK/India2017 is a year-long celebration of the long-standing relationship between India and the UK, which will see a vast programme of cultural exchange and activity take place in cities across both countries. Working with a huge number of partners and institutions, the British Council is developing a programme of cultural activity which will connect and inspire people in both countries; and strengthen and celebrate the UK and India’s cultural ties. For more information on UK/India 2017 please visit www.britishcouncil.in

About the British Council

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. Using the UK’s cultural resources we make a positive contribution to the countries we work with – changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust. We work with over 100 countries across the world in the fields of arts and culture, English language, education and civil society. Each year we reach over 20 million people face-to-face and more than 500 million people online, via broadcasts and publications. Founded in 1934, we are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter and a UK public body. The majority of our income is raised delivering a range of projects and contracts in English teaching and examinations, education and development contracts and from partnerships with public and private organisations. Eighteen per cent of our funding is received from the UK government.
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