The British Council and the British Embassy are calling for bids from UK universities to partner for the Think Great Cities: Photo and Design Competition , as part of the Great British Festival in February next year. The UK partner must be offering short courses (introductory and professional levels) in areas of creative economy, graphic design, photography, architecture, urban planning or transportation.

The competition will be part of the Great British Festival happening on 24-26 February 2017. In the past years, the Festival has received about 350,000 of foot traffic throughout the weekend, of which the profile of the audience includes young adults planning to study overseas.

Several media partners also participate in the Festival. This ensures substantial media mileage for the event, with an estimated GBP 102,000 worth of media and PR value in 2015.