British Council Albania

24/08/2026

🌟 Build the future of culture with fresh skills!

The Empowering Creative & Cultural Professionals training is perfect for artists, cultural managers, creatives and innovators.

🚀 Programme highlights:

✅ 12 modules across 4 themes
✅ Live sessions with experts
✅ New European Bauhaus (NEB) bonus unit
✅ Flexible online learning
✅ Opportunity to be selected for the international networking event in Matera, Italy

Secure your spot today → https://ow.ly/LcM150ZCjFN

24/08/2026

Asking questions in English isn’t as simple as adding a question mark. ➡️❓

Find out when to use inversion, where questions words go and why some questions break the rules.

Practise asking and answering questions in the comments!

More grammar explanations on our website: https://ow.ly/Xemh50ZBUln

24/08/2026

One of the marking criteria for the IELTS Writing test is lexical resource, i.e. vocabulary. 📝

The two Writing tasks are designed to give you the opportunity to show you have a wide range of vocabulary that you can use accurately and effectively.

Using collocations is a great way to showcase your vocabulary knowledge, particularly on a given subject.
Look at this introductory paragraph about money management in schools and complete the financial collocations.

Can you use any of these collocations with finance in an example sentence? Share it in the comments below. ⬇️

Find more free prep on our website. ✍️
https://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/take-ielts/prepare/ielts-ready

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22/08/2026

A creative economy needs more than ambition. It needs a plan, institutions ready to deliver it and partners willing to stay involved.

In 2026, Montenegro’s Ministry of Culture and Media formed a working group to develop a national plan for the creative industries. The draft covers the period from 2026 to 2030 and sets out a framework for turning the sector’s potential into coordinated action.

Marko Gošović, Director General for the Development of Creative Industries at the Ministry, explains how the Berlin Process Forum helped test and strengthen that work. Members of the working group used discussions with regional experts and partners to refine their conclusions before presenting the plan at the ministerial meeting.

Delivering it will require sustained work from the Ministry, cooperation with the British Council and support from the Government of Montenegro. The aim is not simply to publish another strategy, but to create the conditions in which creative businesses, professionals and ideas can grow.

Recorded at the Berlin Process Ministerial Forum on Creative Economy in Herceg Novi.

21/08/2026

Teachers! The Commonwealth Games are now underway! If you’re looking for a fun and meaningful way to mark the occasion with your class, our FREE Commonwealth Games resource pack has everything you need. Explore global cultures, teamwork, fair play and sport with your pupils and make the most of this brilliant moment in sport.

Download the pack here: https://bit.ly/4lTFKyM

With the Commonwealth Games as inspiration, this classroom resource pack helps teachers start discussions about the Commonwealth and its values.

20/08/2026

🌱 Want to make your creative career more sustainable, both environmentally and financially?

The Empowering Creative & Cultural Professionals course covers:

🌿 Green and sustainable practices
📈 Entrepreneurial skills
💻 Digital creativity and tools
🧩 Transversal skills for collaboration and innovation

Grow your skills and connect across the region.

🗓 Deadline: 29 August 2026, 20.00 CET
🔗 https://ow.ly/V4Lw50ZBn3z

✨ Plus a dedicated New European Bauhaus bonus unit on sustainability, beauty, inclusion, and innovative cultural initiatives.

20/08/2026

It’s hot … 🥵

… but let’s learn some more varied ways to say it!

Which will you start using?

19/08/2026

Talent is not the problem. Access is.

Milena Đurđić, a fashion and costume designer from Podgorica, believes the Western Balkans already has designers whose work can compete internationally. What is missing is a stronger route to the people who can take that work into new markets.

For Milena, fashion weeks should be more than local showcases. Buyers, agents and international editors need to be in the room, ready to discover new names, place collections and open doors to global retailers.

Her own work, shaped by costume design and narrative, has already gained recognition in markets including Dubai, Riyadh and Doha. She sees this international interest as proof that the fashion industry is looking for fresh ideas and new creative voices.

Montenegro could play a distinctive role. Its coastline, climate, growing investment and rich historical motifs offer material not only for fashion collections, but also for accessories, interiors and wider design products.

The opportunity is there. The next step is to build the connections that allow regional talent to travel.

Recorded at the Berlin Process Ministerial Forum on Creative Economy in Herceg Novi.

18/08/2026

Do you want to study medicine?

Choose to study in the UK for the world-class education and teaching you need, ready for a career with global impact and recognition.

Gain practical experience in the National Health Service (NHS) and learn from academic experts and medical practitioners.

Find out more on our website: https://ow.ly/fc6850ZAkqB

17/08/2026

Most phrasal verbs in English have a more formal equivalent. 🎩

e.g.
ask over → invite
put together → organise
bring up → initiate

Can you rewrite this message in the comments with all the phrasal verbs replaced? ✍️

Find more free prep on our website. ✍️
https://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/take-ielts/prepare/ielts-ready