Our work in education and society

British Council Albania have been working in the education sector for a number of years. We work with partners in the public and private sectors, as well as in civil society. Together we promote education reform, improve the quality of education and enable access to high quality education while fostering greater cultural understanding between citizens of the UK and Albania.

Latest programmes

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Youth Connect Western Balkans (2026-27)

Join 36 young people from across the region to build skills, collaborate across communities and turn ideas into action through training, mentoring and research.

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Open call: public speaking training provider

Apply by 30 June 2026 to deliver tailor-made public speaking training for SPARK participants, supporting presentation, pitching and confidence-building skills.

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Call for Grants for ELTAs (English Language Teacher Associations)

English Language Teacher Associations in Wider Europe can apply for British Council grants of up to £10,000 to share TeachingEnglish resources. Deadline: 30 June 2026.

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Next Generation What We Know: Mis/disinformation in the Western Balkans

A new British Council report explores how young people in the Western Balkans navigate online information, credibility cues and mis/disinformation.

The Berlin Process Civil Society & Think Tank Forum 2025

The Berlin Process Civil Society & Think Tank Forum 2025 will take place in Podgorica,Montenegro on 22–23 September, bringing together civil society to shape regional policy and cooperation.

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Her Cyber: Empowering Women and Girls in Cyber

Her Cyber is a programme dedicated to increasing the participation of women and girls in Albania’s cybersecurity workforce.

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Request for Proposal: Service Provider for Organising Coding Challenge and Other Activities for the "Alternative Pathways programme, Output 1”

The British Council invites all experienced event management entities to participate in this request for proposal by 7th September 2024.

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Request for Proposal: The Production of a Video Documentary on Illegal Migration, in the framework of the “Alternative Pathways Programme” until 26 August

The British Council invites all entities with experience in video production to participate in the request for proposal.

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Alternative Pathways Grant Scheme – Open Call for Applications

The British Council invites media and local media outlets, civil society, community-based organisations and other organisations to apply for the Alternative Pathways Grants Scheme.

Western Balkans Media for Change

The Western Balkans Media for Change project provides support to media outlets and individual journalists.

The Western Balkans Science Engagement Programme (SEP)

Programme aims to contribute to resilience of states, communities and citizens across the Western Balkans to the COVID-19 pandemic and its adverse impacts, by using and promoting science.

21st Century Schools: improving classroom practice

Learn more about our programme designed to support schools in the Western Balkans countries to develop capacity and offer their students skills essential to 21st century.

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Media for All

The Media for All programme provides expert training, mentoring and support for local media outlets across the Western Balkans to engage more effectively with their audiences.

Digital Cities

Learn more about our new project, which aims to connect the Western Balkans and the UK through digital technologies.

Western Balkans Extremism Research Forum

Regional, UK government funded, research project on violent extremism aiming to assess dimensions of threats emanating from the Western Balkans region.

EU Scheme for Young Professionals in the Western Balkans

Regional executive programme with an exchange component for young civil servants from the Western Balkans.

Active Citizens

If you want to makes changes in your community, find out more about the Active Citizens programme.

Breaking barriers to entrepreneurship

Study focused on barriers to development of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the Western Balkans.

Higher Education Dialogues – Deep Dive

Created as a natural extension of our 'Higher Education Dialogues', the 'Deep Dive' series aim to connect higher education representatives from across Europe and Asia with their peers in the UK.