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The Davis United World College Scholars Program is the world’s largest privately funded international scholarship program. [1] [2] It awards need-based scholarship funding, aka the Shelby Davis Scholarship, to graduates of schools and colleges in the United World Colleges (UWC) movement to study at 106 select partner universities in the United States.
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]
The United World Colleges (UWC) is an international network of schools and educational programmes with the shared aim of "making education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future."
All UWC students are selected based on merit, promise and potential. Each of the nearly 160 United World College National Committees makes recommendations for admission to UWC schools independently and according to their individual selection procedures. Admission is competitive and is deliberately intended to reflect diversity in all respects.
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]
The Faculty of Dentistry at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) is the largest dental school in Africa. [1] Located in Belville, near Cape Town the UWC Faculty of Dentistry offers the BChD (DDS) Degree, degree in dental hygiene, and post-graduate MChD, MSc(Dent) degrees. Dean, Professor Osman Tygerberg Medical Campus, as viewed from above
The United World College, USA (UWC-USA), officially the Armand Hammer United World College of the American West, is a United World College school in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. It was founded in 1982, with financial support from businessman Armand Hammer .
UWC Mahindra College offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma. Students can also choose to do the UWC Mahindra College Project Based Diploma by pursuing a research project during their two years of study. [9] College Meeting, May 2005. The following IB subjects are available at MUWCI, though offerings may change slightly year to year: [10 ...