Society 365 / 2014
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GROSSBRITANNIEN<br />
INTERVIEW<br />
Connecting<br />
People<br />
The British Council<br />
has a long tradition<br />
of bringing the<br />
culture of the UK<br />
to the world. In the<br />
interview for<br />
SOCIETY director<br />
Martin Gilbert<br />
spoke about the<br />
British Council’s<br />
involvement in<br />
Austria.<br />
Interview: Tanja Tauchhammer<br />
For how long have you been<br />
director of the British Council<br />
in Austria?<br />
I have been Director of<br />
the British Council in Austria<br />
since 2011. I took up this<br />
position from David Alderdice who transferred<br />
to another British Council appointment.<br />
What is the main focus of your work<br />
as director?<br />
We are a cultural relations organization<br />
and in Austria our focus is primarily on<br />
English, English language examinations<br />
(Aptis, Cambridge and IELTS) and Study in<br />
the UK. Our role is to support the promotion<br />
of UK English, Education and the Arts<br />
in Austria. We work closely with the British<br />
Embassy and UKTI. We support selected<br />
projects in the Arts such as the Contemporary<br />
Talks series at the Kunsthistorisches<br />
Museum Wien. Two recent highlights have<br />
been the talk by Edmund de Waal – well<br />
known for his book The Hare with Amber<br />
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