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A view of the UWC-USA campus. American mogul Armand Hammer's The Armand Hammer Foundation purchased the property to establish a United World College in the United States in 1981. Major renovations of existing buildings preceded the school's opening in the fall of 1982, an event that was attended by King Charles III , then Charles, Prince of ...
The UWC education nurtures students' whole person development by having the 'Creativity, Activity, Service' Programme (CAS) at its core. Each UWC school and college offers CAS activities under different names but similarly offers a wide range of both faculty and student led activities.
Thanks to a wide network of sponsors and supporters and a need-based scholarship program, the national committees can select students irrespective of the financial situation of their parents. At UWC Robert Bosch College, over 70% of the students receive a full scholarship, while the rest are on partial scholarships or self-funded.
The Model UN program, at UWC East in particular – is the largest in South East Asia, and they organise two MUN conferences each year, with delegates flying in internationally. Other notable programs include SEASAC, an annual competition held between High School Students in South East Asia, Project 0, and the Student Council.
The United World College Costa Rica (UWC Costa Rica, also known by its acronym UWCCR) (Spanish - Colegio del Mundo Unido Costa Rica), located in the Santa Ana suburb of San José, is the 11th college in the UWC movement and the first to offer instruction in both English and Spanish.
The United World College of the Adriatic (also known as UWC Adriatic, UWCAd, or in Italian, Collegio del Mondo Unito dell'Adriatico) [1] [2] is an international school in Italy, and a member of the United World Colleges, a global educational movement that brings together students from all over the world with the aim to foster peace and international understanding.
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.
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.