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The Erica Dirou Scholarship 2024 - Announcement of Winner

NILE and University of Chichester are proud to announce that the 2024 recipient of the Erica Dirou Scholarship is Asmaa Othman. The award committee was impressed by her proactivity in education both within Egypt and internationally.

31 May 2024 | Martyn Clarke

NILE signs MoU with Uzbek Government

NILE Director Thom Kiddle’s ninth trip to Uzbekistan was a hugely productive mix of events and activities this May, followed by the signing of an Memorandum of Understanding with the Uzbek Minister of Preschool and School Education at the Uzbek Embassy in London.

25 May 2024 | Thom Kiddle

NILE in Bogotá

It is a pleasure to announce that British Council Colombia and Norwich Institute for Language Education (NILE) now offer Colombian teachers professional development opportunities in Bogotá!

20 May 2024 | Hanna K. Furre

Teaching English with Authentic Video

As video has become an integral part of language learning, learn how NILE can help you exploit the potential of teaching with authentic video materials.

2 May 2024 | Susi Pearson

The Erica Dirou Scholarship 2024

In memory of our outstanding alumna, Erica Dirou, NILE and the University of Chichester are proud to invite applications to the 2024 scholarship for the NILE Masters in Professional Development for Language Education (MAPDLE), validated by the University of Chichester, awarded each calendar year to an English Language Teacher or Teacher Trainer working in Egypt.

8 April 2024 | Hanna K Furre

Meet us at IATEFL

The NILE team is delighted to meet friends and colleagues people at the IATEFL conference this month, the biggest event in the industry!

10 April 2024 | Hanna K. Furre

Language training to Secondary school teachers in Rwanda

NILE delivers language training to thousands of teachers in Rwanda

A programme delivered virtually in collaboration with British Council has so far supported 2500 secondary school teachers across Rwanda. First started in August 2023, the second phase will finish soon.

22/02/2024 | Hanna K. Furre

AI Guidance

Following extensive work by NILE academic colleagues on the impact of Artificial Intelligence for our NILE Master’s programme, we have put together a parallel version of our guidance for our CELTA and DELTA programmes, which has been approved by Cambridge Assessment English.

We are happy to share this with the wider language teacher education sector. Read NILE's guidelines for the appropriate, positive use of AI tools when studying CELTA and DELTA courses here.

9 January 2024| Carole Anne Robinson

NILE supports local sustainable project

At NILE we are committed to minimising the impact of our activities on the environment. One of our aims - to engage in local, national and global community efforts to minimise climate change - has propelled us to team up with local educational charity The Papillon Project, which works with Norfolk secondary schools to set up allotment projects.

16/03/2024 | Miriam Anderson