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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.
UWC Robert Bosch College is a college in Freiburg, Germany. 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 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 .
Mountbatten was an enthusiastic UWC supporter and encouraged heads of state, politicians and personalities throughout the world to share his interest. [4] He was personally involved in founding what became the third UWC – the United World College of South East Asia – in Singapore in 1975, [ 11 ] following the founding of the second College ...
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 ...
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". More than 100 students are selected for each annual intake for the two-year program. In 2023-24, students represented over 100 countries and territories. [2]
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 ...
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]