UWC (United World Colleges) includes a network of international schools, colleges and national committees working to make education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future.
Today, 18 UWC schools and colleges on 4 continents offer world class education to students from over 100 nationalities. While four of them include children and young people aged 2-19, the majority focus on the 16-19 year old age group and teach the worldwide recognized International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma. Community services, creative activities and outdoor challenges play an integral part of UWCโs experiential approach to education.
AN EDUCATION INDEPENDENT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC MEANS
UWC believes in deliberate diversity and the importance of education being independent of the studentโs socio-economic means. Currently, over 80% of National Committee-selected UWC students in the IB Diploma years receive either full or partial financial assistance.
A VOLUNTARY-RUN SYSTEM SELECTS STUDENTS LOCALLY WORLDWIDE
Through a wide range of strategic partnerships with governments, educational organizations, youth organizations, orphanages and refugee camps, UWC reaches a high proportion of students who would not otherwise have access to high quality academic programmes. Younger applicants to UWC schools also undergo selection at local level.
MAKING AN IMPACT
A UWC education is the beginning of a lifelong journey guided by the UWC mission to contribute to a more peaceful and sustainable future. To date, UWC has inspired a worldwide network of more than 60,000 alumni, working and acting across the globe in a vast spectrum of areas towards a more peaceful and sustainable future.
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