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." The organisation was founded on the principles of German educator Kurt Hahn in 1962 to promote intercultural understanding. Today, UWC consists of 18 colleges on four continents. Young people from more than 155 countries are selected through a system of national committees and pursue the International Baccalaureate Diploma; some of the schools are also open to younger years. UWC runs the world's largest scholarship programme in international secondary education, with over 80% of students selected by UWC national committees to attend one of the colleges receiving financial support. To date, there are almost 60,000 UWC alumni from all over the world. The current President of UWC is

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(1995–present). Former South African President

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was joint-President (1995–1999), alongside Queen Noor, and, subsequently, Honorary President of UWC (1999–2013). Former UWC presidents are

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(1968–1977) and, when he was Prince of Wales, King

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(1978–1995). The movement, including the colleges and national committees, are linked and coordinated by UWC International, which consists of the UWC International Board, the UWC International Council, and the UWC International Office (UWCIO), based in London and Berlin. These entities work together to set the global strategy for the movement, oversee fundraising, and approve new colleges. Faith Abiodun, who joined the movement in 2021, serves as executive director of the International Office, and Musimbi Kanyoro has been the chair of the International Board since 2019.

History

UWC was originally founded in the early 1960s to bridge the social, national and cultural divides apparent during the

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, and exacerbated by the

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. The first college in the movement, UWC Atlantic College in

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, was founded in 1962 by Kurt Hahn, a German educator who had previously founded Schule Schloss Salem in

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, the Outward Bound movement, and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme. Hahn envisaged a college educating boys and girls aged 16 to 19. He believed that schools should not simply be a means for preparing to enter university, but should help students prepare for life by developing resilience and the ability to experience both successes and failures. The selection would be based on personal motivation and potential, regardless of any social, economic or cultural factors. A scholarship programme would facilitate the recruitment of young people from different socio-economic backgrounds.

was involved with Atlantic College from its early days, and encouraged the organisation to adopt the name ''United World Colleges'' and to open an international office with operations distinct from that of Atlantic College, to indicate a global reach and ambition beyond a single college. In 1967, he became the first president of United World Colleges, a position he held until 1977. Lord Mountbatten supported the organization by gaining support from heads of state and politicians and in fundraising activities. Under his presidency, the United World College of South East Asia was established in

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in 1971 (formally joining the UWC movement in 1975), followed by the United World College of the Pacific in

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, in 1974. During the tenure of Prince Charles (now King

) as president, he supervised the rapid growth of the movement, until it encompassed nine schools around the globe. Of Charles, UWC said, "his work in raising the profile and vision of the UWC movement is still felt today".

The Colleges

There are currently 18 UWC schools and colleges in operation, with an international office in London and Berlin. UWC Simón Bolivar was a member of the movement until its closing in 2012 by the Venezuelan government. The location and opening date (and, for those that joined the UWC movement after being founded as an independent institution, their joining year) for each United World College is given below: * United World College of the Atlantic ''( Llantwit Major,

),'' 1962 *

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''(

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),'' 1974 * UWC South East Asia ''(

)'', two campuses: one founded 1971, joined UWC 1975, and another built in 2008 * Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa ''(

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)'', founded 1963, joined UWC 1981 * UWC-USA ''( Montezuma, New Mexico)'', 1982 * UWC Adriatic ''(

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)'', 1982 * Li Po Chun United World College ''( Wu Kai Sha,

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)'', 1992 * UWC Red Cross Nordic ''( Flekke,

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)'', 1995 * UWC Mahindra College ''(

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)'', 1997 * UWC Costa Rica ''( Santa Ana,

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)'', founded 2000, joined UWC 2006 * UWC Mostar ''(

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)'', 2006 * UWC Maastricht ''(

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)'', founded 1984, joined UWC 2009 * UWC Robert Bosch ''(

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)'', 2014 * UWC Dilijan ''( Dilijan,

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)'', 2014 * UWC Changshu China ''( Changshu,

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)'', 2015 * UWC Thailand ''(

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)'', founded 2008, joined UWC 2016 * UWC ISAK Japan ''( Karuizawa,

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)'', founded 2014, joined UWC 2017 * UWC East Africa ''( Kilimanjaro and

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)'', founded 1969, joined UWC 2019

Academics

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. The IB Diploma Programme was co-developed in 1968 by the United World College of the Atlantic, the International School of Geneva (Ecolint), and the United Nations School in New York City (UNIS), and aims "to develop students who have excellent breadth and depth of knowledge – students who flourish physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically". Today, UWC and the IB Organisation continue to work closely together to develop new curricula and shaping international education. Five UWC schools ( UWC Thailand, UWC South East Asia in

, UWC Maastricht in the

, UWC East Africa in

, and Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa in

) also offer non-residential educational programmes for younger students aged between 18 months and 15 years. Meanwhile, some UWC schools and colleges offer a Pre-IB Year as a preparation year for students before they begin their

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. UWC schools and colleges that offer the Pre-IB Programme include, UWC Changshu in

, UWC South East Asia in

, Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa in

, UWC Thailand, UWC ISAK Japan and UWC East Africa in

Co-curricular Activities

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.

Short courses

In addition to its colleges, UWC organises short courses on a range of topics. Short courses are hosted by UWC colleges, national committees in their home regions and UWC alumni groups. They embody the same experiential learning philosophy as the colleges, but without the academic programme, and usually have a duration of 1 – 4 weeks. Short courses were wholly in-person programmes until 2020 when the coordinators of Transforming Identity and Building a Sustainable Future short courses created the first online versions. Since then, online short courses have multiplied and become a core offering of UWC. The longest continuous running short course is the afforementioned Building a Sustainable Future, run by the National Committee of Germany, which has happened every year since 2016. In 2022, 889 participants between 14 and 20 years old attended 23 short courses (15 residential and 8 online) worldwide.

Funding

The UWC model relies heavily on funding support of different philanthropists as well as national governments. In its early years, the United World College of the Atlantic and the UWC International Office were funded by the donations and grants from the

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, the Dulverton Trust, and the Bernard Sunley trust, in addition to the British and West German governments, and many smaller funders; the site for Atlantic College, St Donat's Castle, was donated for the college by Antonin Besse II. The colleges in Italy and Canada, in particular, receive significant support and funding from their national and local governments to this day, while the college in Mostar is a collaborative initiative with the IB Organization and was founded with support from various International organizations (including the

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, the EU, the CEB, and the UN). More recently, the Davis-UWC Scholars Program was launched by Shelby M.C. Davis in 2000 and now supports UWC graduates to study at 99 selected US colleges and universities, and has grown to become the world's largest, privately funded, international scholarship programme. In 2018, the Davis-UWC Dare to Dream Programme was launched with the support of Shelby M. C. Davis. In 2020, UWC announced a partnership with the Schmidt Futures and the Rhodes Trust, the Rise Programme, through which 15 students with refugee backgrounds will receive all-inclusive scholarships to attend across 3 years from 2021 to 2023, and further educational programmes will be delivered at Kakuma refugee camp in

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Notable alumni

Politics and government

* Douglas Alexander: British politician, who served as Scottish Secretary, Transport Secretary, and International Development Secretary in the Blair and Brown cabinets *

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: second child and daughter of the King of the Netherlands * Niki Ashton: Canadian Member of Parliament * Marina Catena: Director United Nations

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and Lieutenant Italian Army * João Pedro Cravinho: Foreign Affairs Minister of Portugal, and former

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: former New Zealand Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister, and Leader of the Opposition * Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant: heir to the Belgian Crown * jkvr. Corinne Ellemeet: Dutch Member of Parliament * Lene Feltman Espersen: former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Denmark *

Chrystia Freeland Christina Alexandra Freeland (born August 2, 1968) is a Canadian politician and journalist who has served as the Member of Parliament (Canada), member of Parliament (MP) for University—Rosedale (federal electoral district), University—Rose ...

: Former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Foreign Trade, and member of the Canadian Parliament. Journalist and author. * Paul Francis Grimes: senior Australian public servant. Former Secretary of the Australian Government Department of Agriculture * Wang Guangya: Chinese diplomat, former Director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the

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* Khairy Jamaluddin: Former Minister of Health, Malaysia * Kim Han-sol: Grandson of Kim Jong-il * Ian Khama: Former President of

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* Lousewies van der Laan: Dutch politician, Vice President of the European Liberal Democrats, Chief of Staff to the President of the

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: heir to the Spanish Crown * Nadiem Anwar Makarim: current Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the

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* Princess Zenani Mandela-Dlamini: sister-in-law of the King of eSwatini and daughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela *

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: Welsh politician, member of the

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and former member of the

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* Tim Owen: British human rights barrister * Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece: eldest son of the former and last king of Greece, Constantine II *

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2017-2021 and astronaut * Princess Raiyah bint Hussein: the younger daughter of King Hussein of Jordan * David Moinina Sengeh: Minister of Education and Chief Innovation Officer, Sierra Leone * Lindiwe Sisulu: Minister of Defence and Military Veterans in South Africa * Elisa Spiropali: Minister of State for Relations with Parliament, Albania * Xochitl Torres Small: Current U.S. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development, Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico's 2nd congressional district * : Finnish politician and historian * Jakob von Weizsäcker: German politician, chief economist of the German Ministry of Finance, Member of the European Parliament *

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: King of The Netherlands * Yuen Pau Woo: Singaporian-Canadian academic and politician * Princess Purnika of Nepal: Former Princess of Nepal; Former heiress to the throne- Purnika Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah

Business

* Hakeem Belo-Osagie: Nigerian businessman (energy, finance and telecommunications) * Jhr. : Belgian entrepreneur and CEO of the holding company Sofina * Robin Chase: co-founder and the first CEO of

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* Darren Huston: Canadian businessman, former president and CEO of Priceline and Booking.com * Pentti Kouri: Finnish economist and venture capitalist * Robert Milton: Chairman, President and CEO of

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Inc. and Chairman of

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* Mira Murati: CTO of

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* Eyal Ofer: Israeli businessman (real estate and shipping) * Jorma Ollila: former chairman and CEO of Nokia Corporation * Todd Sampson: CEO of

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, Sydney, co-creator of the

Earth Hour Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature, World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The event is held annually, encouraging the individuals, communities, and businesses to give an hour for Earth, and additionally marked ...

initiative * Peter Sands: CEO of

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* : CEO of Norfund

Arts and media

* Lina Attalah: Egyptian journalist * Nicholas Dawes, South African journalist and editor * Juan Pablo Di Pace: Argentinian actor * Saba Douglas-Hamilton: conservationist and TV presenter * Sally El-Hosaini: Award-winning Film-maker,

Screen International ''Screen International'' is a British film magazine covering the international film business. It is published by Media Business Insight, a British B2B media company which also owned '' Broadcast''. The magazine is primarily aimed at those involv ...

's UK Stars of Tomorrow 2009. * Anne Enright: Irish author, 2007 winner of the

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for '' The Gathering'' * Richard E. Grant: Swazi-English actor of '' Withnail and I'' fame and 2019 Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor for '' Can You Ever Forgive Me?'' *

Luke Harding Luke Daniel Harding (born 21 April 1968) is a British journalist who is a foreign correspondent for ''The Guardian''. He is known for his coverage of Russia under Vladimir Putin, WikiLeaks and Edward Snowden. He was based in Russia for ''Th ...

: British journalist and author * Sophie Hawley-Weld: Singer for band

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* Hernán Jiménez: Comedian and film director from

* Ashraf Johaardien:

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from

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* Sonam Kapoor: Indian actor * Fanny Ketter: Swedish actress * Eric Khoo: film director from

* Nakkiah Lui: Australian actor, writer, and comedian * Valeria Luisello: Writer from

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* Aernout, Baron van Lynden: Dutch-British journalist/war correspondent * J. Nozipo Maraire: Zimbabwean-born doctor, entrepreneur and writer. * Karen Mok: Hong-Kong singer, actress and songwriter, three-time Golden Melody Award-winner * Wangechi Mutu: Kenyan artist and 2010 Deutsche Bank Artist of the Year * Latif Nasser: Canadian-American director of research and co-host of '' Radiolab'', as well as host of the

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series '' Connected'' * Iqbaal Ramadhan: Indonesian actor and musician * Aki Sasamoto: New York-based Japanese artist * Tara Sharma: Indian actress * Jkvr. : Dutch journalist and author * Emma Tucker: British journalist, editor of ''

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Academics

* Ruha Benjamin: Professor of

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* Orsola De Marco: Professor of

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Macquarie University Macquarie University ( ) is a Public university, public research university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the Sydney metropolitan area. ...

Alison Donnell Alison Donnell is an academic, originally from the United Kingdom. She is currently Professor of Modern Literatures in English and Head of School of Humanities at the University of Bristol. Donnell was previously Professor of Modern Literatures ...

: English Professor and Head of School of Literature and Languages at

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* Tamar Herzog: Monroe Gutman Professor of Latin American Affairs at

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* Stephan Klasen: Professor of Development Economics,

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* Jonathan Michie: Director of the Department for Continuing Education and President of Kellogg College, University of Oxford * Gina Neff: Professor of Sociology, Oxford University and Senior Research Fellow,

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* Howard Newby: Vice-Chancellor of the

University of Liverpool The University of Liverpool (abbreviated UOL) is a Public university, public research university in Liverpool, England. Founded in 1881 as University College Liverpool, Victoria University (United Kingdom), Victoria University, it received Ro ...

* Jukka-Pekka Onnela: Finnish scientist * David Rueda: Professor of Comparative Politics at Nuffield College, Oxford University * Shawkat Toorawa: Professor of Arabic Studies,

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...

* Alan Whiteside: South African academic, researcher and professor, especially known for his work on AIDS in Africa. *

Ghil'ad Zuckermann Ghil'ad Zuckermann (, ; ) is an Israeli-born language revivalist and linguist who works in contact linguistics, lexicology and the study of language, culture and identity. Zuckermann was awarded the Rubinlicht Prize (2023) "for his researc ...

: Chair of Linguistics and Endangered Languages,

University of Adelaide The University of Adelaide is a public university, public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third-oldest university in Australia. Its main campus in the Adelaide city centre includes many Sa ...

Other fields

* Akihiko Hoshide: Japanese astronaut * Malaika Vaz: youngest explorer to reach

Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. ...

and

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. * Mayumi Raheem: Sri Lankan swimmer, three times gold medal winner at the

2006 South Asian Games The 2006 South Asian Games (also known as the 10th South Asian Games) were held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 18 August to 28 August 2006, in the Sugathadasa Stadium with more than 2000 sportspersons competing in the record 20 disciplines of Sports. ...

* Paul Colton: Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, Ireland * Andreas Loewe: Dean of Melbourne in the Anglican Church of Melbourne * Bhushan Tuladhar: Renowned Nepali Environmental Engineer

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