United World College Summer Short Course
AUGUST 3-15 2014 in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
UNITED WORLD COLLEGE
THE COLLEGES
UWC was founded in 1962 with the vision of bringing together young people whose experience was of the political conflict of the cold war era, offering an educational experience based on shared learning, collaboration and understanding so that the students would act as champions of peace. We remain committed to this goal today but have expanded our reach to embrace the tensions and conflicts that exist within as well as between societies.
UWC has 12 schools and colleges educating students aged between 2 and 19, with 2 more due to open in 2014. The education at UWC schools and colleges is underpinned by shared guiding principles. UWC short programmesoffer a condensed UWC experience and take UWC’s mission and values to a wider audience. UWC schools, college and programmes all have distinctive characters but share the same commitment to UWC’s mission and values.
We welcome students from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. At UWC, diversity extends to differences in socio economic background, culture, race and religion as well as nationality. UWC students are united in their commitment to positive social action to build a more equitable and fairer world.
A UWC education reaches far beyond a student’s time at a UWC school or college or on a UWC short programme. Our students share a lifelong commitment to our values. Many see their time in our classrooms and on our campuses as the beginning of their UWC journey: a transformational time in which they find ways to achieve a more peaceful and sustainable future – a commitment that will continue throughout their adult lives as UWC alumni.
Canada
New Mexico
Costa Rica
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Whales
Germany
Armenia
Norway
Italy
Maastricht
Swaziland
Singapour
Hong Kong
India
