UWC Dilijan College

UWC Dilijan College
type of school	United World Colleges
founding	2014
address	7 Getapnya Street
place	Dilijan
province	Tavush
Country	Armenia
Coordinates	40 ° 44 '20 "  N , 44 ° 49' 57"  E Coordinates: 40 ° 44 '20 "  N , 44 ° 49' 57"  E
student	213 aged 16 to 19 (October 1, 2017)
Teachers	25 (October 1, 2014)
management	Denise Davidson
Website	uwcdilijan.org

UWC Dilijan College is one of the 17 United World Colleges . It is the first international boarding school in Armenia . At college, the pursuit of peace, conscious interaction with nature and international understanding should not remain just abstract concepts, but should be experienced in everyday life. In addition, around 100 students from over 50 countries and all social classes with their respective cultural, religious and political attitudes live, live and learn together in a village-like community. All students are selected by the independent UWC National Committees solely on the basis of aptitude and ability. Scholarships ensure that parents' income is irrelevant when they are awarded. After two years of college, the International Baccalaureate can be obtained. From 2017 on, 8th grade students aged 13 and over will also be accepted. The academic program is then expanded to include the IGCSE .

The college

The school building is located halfway between the capital cities of Armenia and Georgia . The college was built on 88 hectares on the edge of Dilijan National Park. It was built according to plans by the London architect Tim Flynn.

The school was built according to the latest ecological standards. In addition to using renewable energies and the latest technologies, local materials and construction methods were also used.

Academic orientation

Teaching is in English according to the curriculum of the International Baccalaureate Organization in Geneva. Sport, art and music are an integral part of the offer. This also applies to "Community Services". Through these services, students are encouraged to become involved in their school, the surrounding community and their environment. At the end of the 2 years there is a final examination, which is centrally accepted and assessed worldwide. The International Baccalaureate Diploma is valid for admission to most universities worldwide.

After graduating Graduates can the college one of the Shelby Davis Scholarship apply with whom Bachelor programs in prime US universities such as Princeton University , Brown University , Columbia University , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Harvard University , Dartmouth College and Middlebury College supports become.

The 96 students in the first year came from 50 nations, with 10 students from Armenia. The school is expected to reach its full capacity of 650 students by 2020. From 2017, eighth and ninth graders will be admitted, who will initially be prepared for the Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE).

history

The school was initiated by Rouben Vardanian and his wife, Veronika Zonabend, who invested more than $ 115 million in school development. Other founding patrons are Gagik Adibekyan, Noubar and Anna Afeyan, Vladimir and Anna Avetissian and Oleg Mkrtchyan.

The college officially opened on October 11, 2014. There were u. a. the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan , the Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić and the Supreme Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church Karekin II .

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} International School Officially Opens in Dilijan. In: Asbarez.com. Asbarez Newspaper, October 14, 2014, accessed November 2, 2014 . 
2. ^ ^{A b} Edmond Y. Azadian: When You Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. Editorial. In: The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. October 23, 2014, accessed November 2, 2014 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Armenian President attends opening of UWC Dilijan College. In: panorama >> am. October 11, 2014, accessed November 2, 2014 . 
4. ^ Max Hägler: United World College in Freiburg The anti-elite school. sueddeutsche.de, September 22, 2014, accessed on September 27, 2014 . 
5. ^ UWC Dilijan profile. (No longer available online.) United World Colleges, archived from the original on November 9, 2014 ; Retrieved November 2, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ^ Boarding School. (No longer available online.) In: Projects. Tim Flynn Architects, archived from the original on November 3, 2014 ; accessed on November 2, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
7. ^ Davis UWC Scholars Program. Retrieved September 27, 2014 . 
8. ↑ Key information. (No longer available online.) UWC Dilijan College, formerly the original ; accessed on November 2, 2014 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.