The British Council is the United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We have been working in the Netherlands since 1945.
We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK. We support them to build networks, to get high quality education and gain internationally recognised English language qualifications.
We foster international dialogue between education institutions, arts organisations and policy makers in the UK and the Netherlands. We collaborate closely with our Dutch arts and education partners to identify and design specific activities and programmes in the Netherlands where the UK can add significant value.
In 2024-25 we reached over 127,000 people. We supported over 20 UK universities to engage in the Netherlands. We engaged over 7,000 people in cultural events. Our education work directly engaged over 6,200 people. Over 17,700 young people gained a British Council certified English language qualification.