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Gerwel was succeeded in 1995 by Cecil Abrahams, who was succeeded by Brian O'Connell in 2001. UWC retained the status of an autonomous university during the education restructuring of 2002. UWC is the only African institution that is a member of the OpenCourseWare Consortium (OCWC), and was voted onto the OCWC board in 2007. [citation needed]
For example, Cornell University has an application fee of $80 and Penn State’s application fee is $65. Costly application fees may initially deter students from applying to certain institutions ...
UWC values experiential learning alongside providing its 16–19-year-old students with the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, an internationally recognised pre-university educational programme developed in close collaboration with UWC in the late 1960s.
In late 2007, The Wall Street Journal identified UWC-USA as one of the world's top 20 schools for its success in preparing students to enter top American universities. [8] In 2010, UWC-USA was ranked a “Top Ten Program” by U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy. [9]
Aerial view of Li Po Chun UWC Campus. Li Po Chun UWC admits students from over 110 countries in addition to students from many local Hong Kong schools. The student body is made up of roughly 42% local and 58% overseas students. [1] [10] In the year 2020–2021, students coming from all 6 inhabited continents represented 90 countries in the ...
UC Merced, Davis, Santa Barbara and Riverside extended their application deadlines until Jan. 15 of next year for students wanting to enroll in the Fall 2024 semester.
Students from over 90 countries participate in UWC Atlantic's two-year programme, in which they combine academic studies with activities and service. [18] Admission into United World Colleges, and scholarship awards, are decided by national UWC committees around the world and the Global Selection Programme. [19] [20]
It is among the newest members of the United World Colleges (UWC) movement, one of eighteen colleges around the world, having started accepting students in September 2014. [1] The mission of the UWC movement and of the school is to "make education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future".