Helga Stellmacher

British Council Director Germany 🇩🇪 Previously Director Thailand 🇹🇭 Mum. Linguist & Educationalist. Staunch Northener.

[Helga Stellmacher @HelgaStellBC]

“Rigorous & uncompromising”- a review of Kairos and another successful UK at Frankfurt Book Fair reception yesterday evening! A great pleasure to have Jenny Erpenbeck and Michael Hoffman, this year’s International Booker Prize winners, as our guests of honor. 🇩🇪🇬🇧

[Helga Stellmacher @HelgaStellBC]

Calling UK and German socially engaged arts organizations and practitioners! Sign up for our matchmaking session by 2nd Sept to find a partner to apply for our bilateral Cultural Bridge project in October #makeadifference

[British Council Germany @deBritish]

📅 Mark your calendars! The 2025/26 #CulturalBridge application window opens in October. With £360,000 available, it's a fantastic opportunity for UK & German arts organisations.
Need a partner? Don't miss our matchmaking sessions! Register by 2 Sept.
https://t.co/tzmpmEROki

[Helga Stellmacher @HelgaStellBC]

Great to be so close to the street level emotion of the EUROs. Born & bred in the UK with a German father, 10 years living in France & Spain, having drawn Albania in our office sweepstake.. my allegiance is totally hedging bets :)

[Helga Stellmacher @HelgaStellBC]

“A War on Identity” Delighted to be at the @MunSecConf for the first time where our @BritishCouncil-@goetheinstitut intervention is discussing the critical role of culture and education in the conflict in Ukraine and its value alongside hard power. @UKinGermany @aliciakearns

[Helga Stellmacher @HelgaStellBC]

Couldn’t have wished for a more engaging, enthusiastic speaker in Prof Hensinger sharing his groundbreaking work in Quantum Computing at my first Queen’s Lecture! A dual UK-German citizen leading research @universityofsussex & production in Hamburg = 🇬🇧🇩🇪 collaboration in action!

[Helga Stellmacher @HelgaStellBC]

Fantastic to have attended the preview of this, Victoria’s first exhibition in Germany, yesterday and to meet members of the ‘kunstverein’ (member based arts associations) who, from diverse backgrounds, share a passion for art and making a difference in their communities.

[British Council Germany @deBritish]

Delighted that the British Council is supporting @VictoriaCantons' solo exhibition at @kunstverein_dresden. Cantons is a conceptual artist working in multiple media incl. painting neon, poetry, text, performance, photographs & videos. 10 Nov-20 Dec. Image credit @VictoriaCantons

[British Council Germany @deBritish]

The #FrankfurterBuchmesse @Book_Fair holds special significance for the British Council. Our Country Director @HelgaStellBC shares insights on fostering literary connections and boosting cultural exchange. @PublishersWkly
#FrankfurtBookFair #Literature📚

https://t.co/hTDnLnJUaz

[Helga Stellmacher @HelgaStellBC]

A great privilege to have had Sir Salman Rushdie as the guest of honor at our British reception at the Frankfurt Book Fair last night held with Penguin Random House. Truly inspiring. @deBritish

[Helga Stellmacher @HelgaStellBC]

Great to attend my first British Council-Goethe Institut annual meeting. To echo Scott, a lot to share with and learn from our like minded and much valued partners.

[Scott McDonald @McDonaldScott_]

Annual meeting in Berlin this week to talk about opportunities and challenges with our partners and friends at the Goethe Institut. It is unusual to find two institutions so aligned structurally, intellectually and culturally and we value our relationship immensely. 🇩🇪🇬🇧

[Helga Stellmacher @HelgaStellBC]

@jamesahampson Danke schön James! Congrats & all the best for your new role in Pakistan.

[Helga Stellmacher @HelgaStellBC]

@nishatriaz @deBritish Thanks for your kind words dear Nishat!

[Helga Stellmacher @HelgaStellBC]

@McDonaldScott_ Vielen Dank Scott! Great to be here and looking forward to welcoming you next week 😊 🇬🇧🇩🇪

[Helga Stellmacher @HelgaStellBC]

Walk to work reflections 😎 🇩🇪🇬🇧

[Helga Stellmacher @HelgaStellBC]

Very much enjoyed my first work trip - to the annual Anglistentag in sunny Siegen! Much deserved Anglistenverband prize awarded to Gina Thomas. Personal & engaging reading by Lucy Caldwell, including extracts from her forthcoming ‘Unter den Linden’ publication!

[Helga Stellmacher @HelgaStellBC]

Delighted we have this valuable school resource now available in 8 ASEAN languages. Thanks to all for making it happen! @CKwauk @SEAMEO_S @unescobangkok @ukinthailand @UKinLaos @ukinmyanmar @ukincambodia @ukinphilippines @UKinMalaysia @UKinVietnam @UKinIndonesia @AttfieldIan

[British Council Thailand @thBritish]

Our new “Climate Change and Girls' Education: School resource pack” is now available in eight ASEAN languages, an easy-to-use collection of environment-related topics for teachers to use in the classroom: https://t.co/UKA1hNteJ2
#TeachingEnglish #ClimateConnection #CCGE

[Helga Stellmacher @HelgaStellBC]

Bowled over once again by the creative and inspirational work of our UK Alumni following their studies and the significant impact on Thai society in so many different fields 😍 🇹🇭🇬🇧

[British Council Thailand @thBritish]

Big congratulations to all winners of Thailand’s #UKAlumniAwards 2023 who show their outstanding achievements and their contribution to strengthening ties between the UK and Thailand. #StudyUK @ukinthailand

[Helga Stellmacher @HelgaStellBC]

Reconnecting across British Council Thailand today made my heart sing. Not had such a gathering since I joined in Jan 21 😍

[Helga Stellmacher @HelgaStellBC]

Chiangmai Design Week - showcasing the project Plasti City focused on the low income Nang Loeng market community in BKK. Up cycling plastic into all things creative. Changing attitudes and providing new income sources @thBritish @weaveartisansociety @E-Loeng

[Helga Stellmacher @HelgaStellBC]

Calling Thai & UK ELT/EdTech organisations! A unique opportunity to co-create innovative tech-enabled English teacher development solutions for Thailand through our Digital Innovation Grants. Register to find out more about and meet prospective partners on 4th Nov!

[Helga Stellmacher @HelgaStellBC]

What are the differences in English levels/policies across ASEAN and how can EdTech play a role in supporting teacher professional development? Join the debate on Oct 6th with speakers from UNESCO, DIT and MoE Thailand.

[British Council Thailand @thBritish]

Join our online webinar “English teaching and EdTech: Innovative solutions for teacher development” a Bett Asia partner event on 6 Oct 1500–1630 ICT for ASEAN research findings. Register: https://t.co/JNLl68kYvj
@BritishCouncil @Bett_show @BettGlobal @FCDOGovUK @BettAwards