British Council Austria

07/06/2026

Career Essentials Series: thrive in the transforming workplace

📅 Thursday 11 June | 12.00 – 13.30 BST | Online
Register your free place: https://ow.ly/QwGp50Z7u7Z

The workplace will experience more change in the next five years than it has in the previous twenty. AI is a key driver – even for non-technical roles. Green skills are also in rising demand. This session explains what employers are looking for in the ever-changing workplace and how you can position yourself for success.

Hear from industry experts and careers professionals as they share insights on emerging skills, career strategies and future trends.

This free webinar is for any final-year international students and graduates of UK universities. Join us to:

👉 Stay ahead of emerging workplace trends.
👉 Understand how to adapt and thrive in a changing environment.
👉 Gain actionable insights from leading experts and employers.
👉 Build the skills and mindset needed to succeed in the future of work.

06/06/2026

In France, Manon Luquand is helping women turn ideas into businesses – even when confidence isn’t there yet at the start.

Through workshops, coaching and pitching sessions, women build skills, test ideas and step into entrepreneurship on their own terms.

It’s about more than business plans – it’s about belief, confidence and backing yourself. 💡

https://ow.ly/AnEA50Z66k1

05/06/2026

Missed our about the power of community research?

Good news — the full session recordings are now available 🎥: https://ow.ly/zVEg50YVWgc

Catch up on practical tips and actionable techniques on using community research to influence the issues that matter most.

05/06/2026

When was the last time you painted the town red? 🖌️🔴

In English, this means to go out and enjoy yourself in a lively way! 💃🕺

Check out our latest post for more colourful idioms.

Can you think of any others?

04/06/2026

How can we support children in developing multiple languages?

Find out at the 6th Online Colloquium on Early Plurilingualism, organised in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Paris.

The event will explore language-responsive education, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), and wider perspectives on supporting children’s multilingual development across the curriculum.

With simultaneous translation in French, English and German, the event is open to everyone – including teachers, teacher educators, researchers and parents.

📅 10 June 2026
🕝 2.30–4.30 pm CEST
📍 Online via Zoom
🎟️ Free registration

https://ow.ly/Eaqc50Z65Ob

03/06/2026

How is your IELTS preparation going? 📚

If you’re doing well in your practice tests and feeling confident, there’s an idiomatic expression for that. You can say ‘so far, so good’.

Share more sentences you can say with ‘so far, so good’ in the comments. 💬

Find more free prep on our website. ✍️
https://ow.ly/PCor50Z65zw

02/06/2026

🎙 What are the factors driving change in the relationship between nations?

We hear from Jane Ohlmeyer, Professor of Modern History Trinity College Dublin on UK-Ireland relations .

👉 Tune in: https://ow.ly/yZgn50Z5TC3

01/06/2026

Are you bored or boring? 🥱

These two adjectives look similar, but they mean slightly different things.

Read our guide, then write one sentence using an -ed adjective and one with an -ing adjective in the comments below! 👇

31/05/2026

What is the difference between dialect and accent?
Professor Rob Drummond explains in the video 👇

31/05/2026

Join us in exploring our latest article! Maryam Rab and Zarif Mohammadinia share fascinating research showing that the more opportunities young people have to learn, the more likely they are to recognise climate change as an urgent issue and to care about what happens next.

Read the article:
https://ow.ly/4Ki650Z3fC8

Maryam Rab and Zarif Mohammadinia look at research that shows the more opportunities young people have to learn, the more likely they are to recognise climate change as an urgent issue.