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30/04: Benefit gig at the Wardrobe to support South African school choir
A fundraising event is being held by Garforth Academy to bring over a choir from their South African partner school to perform at the Garforth Arts Festival in July.

18/04: Leeds African Cup of Nations football tournament announced
This year’s Leeds African Cup of Nations tournament will take place on Saturday June 9 2012 at Leeds City College Thomas Danby campus.

11/04: Olympic Dreams 2012
Olympic Dreams 2012 appeal for Bosnian disabled athletes training in Leeds

28/03: Fairtrade fun in Leeds schools
Leeds schools shortlisted for Fairtrade competition - watch the shortlisted films and vote for your favourite.

27/03: International opportunities for schools around Olympic and Paralympic games
The Olympic Games presents schools with amazing opportunities to get students involved in international events and projects.

26/03: Leeds companies look to Mexico for business development
Leeds companies are looking to Mexico for business development after hearing that the Latin American country has record levels of investment.

16/03: Education cooperation agreement signed between Leeds and Lille
A delegation from Lille City Council and the Académie de Lille, the city’s education authority, visited Leeds.

12/03: French Ambassador leads trade delegation visit to Leeds
His Excellency Bernard Emié, the French Ambassador to the UK, visited Leeds on 8 March 2012.

30/06: Poets for Poets event - 15 July
A reading to raise funds for Leeds Young Authors featuring Rommi Smith, Michelle Scally Clarke, Ian Duhig, John Siddique, Antony Dunn and more

27/06: Visit of Durban procurement and business support specialists
A delegation from Durban, Leeds’ partner city in South Africa, visited Leeds between 20 and 23 June to exchange good practice on procurement and how this can be used to support local enterprise and economic development.

13/06: Voices Against Apartheid Project
The International Relations team have initiated a project to document the history of the anti-apartheid movement in Leeds, which forms the roots of the Leeds-Durban partner city relationship.

08/06: International Leeds Summer 2011 Newsletter
The summer newsletter is out now with Leeds' latest international stories.

07/06: Leeds girls team play international football
Wigton Moor Under 15 girls team represented Leeds at the One Nation Cup (ONC) U15 world football festival, which took place in Bremen, Germany in June.

23/05: Dialogue Among Civilisations
The ‘Dialogue Among Civilisations’ exhibition, which was first shown in Leeds’ partner city Durban in South Africa, was on display at Union 105 gallery in Chapeltown in May.

23/05: Exciting international partnership opportunity for schools – would you like to link up with a school in South Africa?
The international relations team is looking for at least 10 schools who would like to form partnerships with schools in Durban, South Africa.

15/05: Building school partnerships with Lille
A group of teachers and headteachers from eight Leeds primary schools visited Leeds’ French partner city of Lille.

18/04: Celebrating 45th Anniversary with Siegen
Leeds welcomed thirteen elders from its partner city Siegen, which is situated in South Westphalia, Germany.

04/04: International Relations' priorities
Our new brochure is out now.

31/03: U-Gallery: Summary of Capital of Culture project
With pictures, press releases and cuttings as well as information about the project.

14/03: South African education minister to learn from Leeds schools visit
A delegation from the Ministry of Education for the KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa is in town this week to learn more about the partnerships between schools in Leeds and Durban.

14/03: Music bridges gap between cultures in Leeds and Durban
A group of musicians from the Garforth Academy have returned from Durban after a hectic six days of musical collaboration.

07/03: Louisville photo project
Photographer Michael Brohm from Leeds’ US partner city Louisville commenced a Leeds/Louisville photography project with a visit to our city where he captured his impressions of the history, culture, arts and business through portrait of Leeds people.

18/02: Spring Newsletter out now
The Spring 2011 edition of International Leeds is out now.

14/02: Leeds announces major Chinese coup for 2012 Olympics
Leeds has been chosen as the training base for China’s track and field team ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

02/02: South African visit to strengthen ties with Leeds schools
Educationalists from South Africa are in Leeds 7-11 February to further strengthen partnerships with several primary schools in the city.

26/01: Northern Ballet starts the New Year in China
2010 was a busy year of overseas touring for Leeds’ ballet company, Northern Ballet, with performances in Hong Kong and Macau and most recently China.

14/01: U-Gallery: Students exhibits back in Leeds from Capital of Culture project
Leeds students’ winning art work returns back home from Dortmund’s U-Gallery exhibition and can now be viewed at Leeds Art Gallery until 6th March.

09/12: Leeds launches Volunteering in Europe project with partner cities
The 26-strong delegation from Leeds’ partner cities Brasov, Brno, Dortmund and Siegen and Lille visit Leeds and launch the European Year of Volunteering 2011.

05/12: Leeds shares low carbon policies and initiatives with Beijing
Leeds was host to a Chinese government delegation from Beijing who came to the UK on a study visit to look at low carbon development.

26/11: International working makes a difference
International Relations has been commended for its outstanding work with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller families at Making a Difference Awards.

19/11: Leeds conference to launch the European Year of Volunteering 2011
Voluntary organisations are invited to attend the free event onTuesday, 7 December at Royal Armouries.

15/11: Partner city Siegen attend Remembrance Sunday in Leeds
The Mayor of Leeds’ partner city Siegen in Germany attended a very moving Remembrance Sunday parade together with the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor James McKenna.

12/11: Lord Mayor meets Leonardo Project visitors
Teachers from Dortmund and Puerto del Rosario in Spain received a warm Leeds welcome from the Lord Mayor.

08/11: Autumn Newsletter out now
Download the latest edition of International Leeds Newsletter.

02/11: Leeds International Student and Business Network launch
The LISAB launch took place on the 27th of November with a reception with Lord Mayor and local businesses.

18/10: Social Enterprise in Lille and Leeds
South Leeds Alternative Trading Enterprise (SLATE) represented the city of Leeds at the Social Enterprise conference in Lille on 16th October.

17/10: Leeds healthy eating expert speaks at European conference
A Leeds expert on healthy eating and free school meals has just returned from a European conference on combating poverty and social exclusion.

12/10: International teachers to help develop global curriculum in schools
Teachers from around the world are in Leeds this week to find out more about and help implement a global aspect to learning in the city’s schools.

11/10: Leeds honoured with Chinese friendship award
Leeds’ ongoing partnership work with Hangzhou in China has been recognised with an award at a national ceremony held in Shanghai.

06/10: Making A Difference Awards 2010
Leeds International Relation is shortlisted for work with Brno.

27/09: Lord Mayor’s Pakistan floods appeal
The campaign Pakistan finishes its successful fund-raising spell in October, raising over £40,000 and urges people to continue to donate.

21/09: Celebration in Siegen
Leeds partner city Siegen, in north Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, was host to the region’s 64th birthday celebration this September.

27/08: University of Leeds donation to South African schools
£3300 was donated to schools in Durban to spend on school uniforms, enabling children to access education.

23/08: Leeds on the map in South African world cup host city
Our South African partner city Durban has put Leeds firmly on the map, placing it on three new signposts placed around the city.

18/08: Leeds-Durban schools seminar
The Minister of Education from Kwazulu Natal province in South Africa attended a schools seminar in August.

09/08: Summer Newsletter out now
The new, redesigned International Leeds newsletter is out now and can be downloaded here.

27/07: South African guests help Leeds get into Olympic spirit
Three leading athletes from South Africa were given a special honour in Leeds this week as the city celebrated two years to go to the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

26/07: Construction networking event provides rare insight
Local businesses in the construction industry have had a rare insight to help them win tenders in the public and private sector.

19/07: Leeds students join Prince Charles at WWI commemoration ceremony in France
They gathered at the Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial in northern France, to pay tribute to the contribution of Muslim, Sikh and Hindu soldiers from the British Indian Army during the First World War.

09/07: Leeds-Brno partnership meet for Gypsy Roma Traveller month
A delegation from Brno, the Czech Republic, visited their partner city Leeds last week as part of celebrations for Gypsy Roma Traveller month.

01/07: Leeds attended Cities Against Poverty seminar in Ghent
As part of the 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion, a seminar was held in Ghent, Belgium on 7 and 8 June 2010.

28/06: German urban renewal developers visit Leeds
A group of 20 urban renewal developers, consisting of managing directors and key personnel from major public as well as private real estate companies from across Germany, visited Leeds on 19th June.

21/06: Leeds-Brno partnership showcase embroidered depiction of Roma life
On the 7th of June, the Lord Mayor opened a very special exhibition at Leeds’ West Park Centre by embroidery artist Marketa Sestakova from Rokycany, who depicts Roma life in her works.

02/06: Leeds attends fifth National Fairtrade Forum in Lille
The Chair of the Leeds Fairtrade Steering Group and the Leeds Procurement Initiatives and Projects officer deliver presentation at the Fairtrade Conference in Lille.

25/05: Power Words – Leeds author joins Ruhr Capital of Culture 2010 project
A series of artistic projects and events are running this year in Leeds partner city Dortmund.

25/05: International Relations delegation visits Durban
Leeds City Council's International Relations team led a successful delegation to Durban this month to cement practical partnership activities between the cities.

24/05: Young football stars to channel their talent
A junior Leeds football club headed over to France this weekend to take part in an international football tournament.

19/05: CEBN seminar - Engineering and Manufacturing Opportunities in the Czech Republic
Are you interested in doing business in the Czech Republic? Join the experts to receive honest and specific advice.

12/05: Lord Mayor to receive anglo French older persons exchange
A group of older people from Leeds' French partner city of Lille will visit Leeds on Monday 17 May as part of an ongoing community exchange between the two cities.

05/05: Leeds African Cup of Nations
As 2010 sees South Africa host the World Cup, Leeds will play host to the African Cup of Nations (LACoN) this June.

21/04: Leeds art exhibited in Durban
A Leeds visual and graphics artist, Bruce Rimell, visited Durban in March to see his artwork on display at a UN backed exhibition on anti-racism and xenophobia.

19/04: Leeds delegation returns from a successful visit to Brno
A Leeds delegation has returned from a highly successful visit to Leeds' partner city of Brno in the Czech Republic.

13/04: International Leeds article on BBC Leeds website
An article by BBC Leeds has been published on their website regarding the work of International Leeds.

12/04: A Flavour of China, 27 April 2010
The Lord Mayor of Leeds, is hosting the charity fundraising event, ‘A Flavour of China,’ at Headingley Stadium on Tuesday 27 April from 6pm.

09/04: Connecting Classrooms: UK, Uganda and Senegal
Teaching staff from Robin Hood Primary School, Rothwell and Westfield Juniors, Yeadon, returned last week from a week long visit to partner schools in Uganda as part of a British Council-funded Connecting Classrooms project.

31/03: Leeds to say bonjour to foreign languages
Primary school teachers from Leeds visited Lille to form new partnerships with the cities Schools.

23/02: Czech students work with Leeds College
A South Leeds further education College hosts Czech students.

23/02: Leeds welcomes a good practice visit from Stockholm
A delegation from Stockholm will visit Leeds this week.

22/02: Leeds Fairtrade Fortnight 2010
Join in the fun for Fairtrade Fortnight in Leeds!

01/02: Leeds Host UK Eurocities Meeting
Last Tuesday Leeds hosted a meeting of the UK members of the Eurocities network.

27/01: Delegation from France's North Sub Region Visit Leeds
Leeds City Council is hosting an inward visit by a high level visit from the North Sub-Region in France from 27 – 29 January. The North Sub-Region is the administrative sub-region which encompasses the City of Lille and the city region which surrounds it.

11/01: Leeds and Lille Schools Area Link
A visit to Lille in northern France this month marks the first step in an area link between our schools.

11/01: Leeds Invites Visitors to Brno Tourism Fair to 'Czech out' Leeds
Leeds will once again exhibit at the annual Region Tour and Go! Tourism Fair in our Czech partner city of Brno.

03/12: Louisville Visitor Commemorates Frederick Douglass Project
Leeds commemorates historic figure Frederick Douglass.

24/04: The latest newsletter available now
Download the April 2009 issue of the International Leeds newsletter.

28/01: New Romanian partnership for Leeds' schools
Two teachers talk about their expereinces in Romania during a recent trip as part of a new partnership between Leeds and the country.

26/11: Business in the Baltics
Over 40 people from local businesses attended CEBN’s latest seminar, 'Doing Business in the Baltics'.

27/08: East Street Arts to particpate in the 'Leeds in Brno' Festival
Leeds based contemporary arts organisation to show artworks in Leeds’ partner city of Brno, Czech Republic, in September.

15/07: European funding brings world’s first virtual city guide to Leeds
Leeds has launched the world’s first fully interactive city guide this year known as ‘LeedsCast’.

07/07: Dance group boogies on down to Brasov
Bennu Youth Dance Group of Leeds participated in the City of Braşov’s first annual “Festival of the Sister Cities” in Romania on the weekend of 5-6 July.

01/07: International Youth Celebration
Young people from three continents came to Leeds at the end of June to meet with friends from their partner schools.

01/04: New business network gets Ambassador's approval
Leeds reasserted its close trading ties with Europe this March as the newly appointed Romanian Ambassador to the UK came to visit.

09/03: Choose Today, Choose Fairtrade
The Choose Fairtrade bus stop in Leeds city centre for a day of musical performances and mouth-watering samples provided by stallholders and local businesses

01/03: African adventures
Three Leeds teachers got the chance to further their links with Africa by visiting Namibia.

11/02: Leeds Initiative supports local democracy in Jamaica
Leeds Initiative has supported development of newly elected Councillors in Jamaica.

14/12: Northern Ballet Theatre touches down in China
Northern Ballet Theatre embarks on a four-week tour of China.

25/11: Grand welcome for international students
Five hundred international students were welcomed to the city by the Lord Mayor of Leeds.

01/10: A new International Strategy
International Leeds has launched its strategy for 2007 and 2008.

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