UWC in Mostar

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United World College in Mostar
High school Mostar 1898-1902 Gimnazija Mostar damaged B-War renovated 2009 United World College Photo Wolfgang Pehlemann DSCN6157.jpg
type of school United World Colleges
founding 2006
place Mostar
entity Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates 43 ° 20 '35 "  N , 17 ° 48' 26"  E Coordinates: 43 ° 20 '35 "  N , 17 ° 48' 26"  E
carrier Foundation Education in Action
student 165
management Jasminka Bratić
(Chair of the College Board)

Pilvi Torsti
(Chair of the Governing Board)

Website www.uwcmostar.ba

The United World College in Mostar (UWC Mostar, Bosnian , Croatian , Serbian Koledž Ujedinjenog svijeta u Mostaru ) was opened in 2006 by Queen Noor of Jordan as the twelfth United World College . UWC Mostar is the first UWC with the immediate goal of contributing to reconciliation in a war- torn country. In contrast to the national schools, here the children of the hostile ethnic groups learn together in one class. They are supplemented by students from another 50 nations, who are selected by independent UWC national committees solely on the basis of aptitude and talent.

The college wants to show that things can go well with each other and thus makes a direct contribution to overcoming ethnic segregation in the educational system. The two years at college are completed with the International Baccalaureate Diploma, an internationally recognized university entrance qualification.

The college

The school building

The school is the result of a joint initiative by the United World Colleges and the International Baccalaureate Organization. The aim was and is to promote the peace process in the country and in the region. Since January 2011 the UWC Mostar has been part of the Education in Action foundation, which is the legal successor to the UWC-IB initiative in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The UWC school exists parallel to the Mostar grammar school in the same building, which was built for the grammar school between 1898 and 1902 and which was restored for a construction phase until 2009 after being destroyed in the war in Bosia. As a political consequence of the Bosnian war, the Bosniak and Croatian students are taught in separate classes - but united in school - at the Mostar high school according to the principle of " two schools under one roof " to overcome ethnic boundaries . The Qymnasium Mostar attend a total of around 650 students. The 165 to 200 UWC Mostar students, on the other hand, come from all ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina and from over 50 countries around the world. They live and learn together and thus serve as an exemplary example of an integrative upbringing in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is still marked by war.

The main objectives of UWC Mostar are:

  • Showing a convincing school model as an example for a broader educational reform in BiH.
  • Participation in a dialogue to develop an educational and curriculum in post-war society in BiH and beyond.
  • Promoting mutual understanding in the city of Mostar.
  • Use of the sporting, artistic and general-benefit activities prescribed in the IB to promote the integration process and community building in Mostar and beyond

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 pupils

In the 2014/2015 academic year, the college was attended by 165 students from 47 countries. The 103 girls and 62 boys came from the following countries: Afghanistan (2), Egypt (1), Albania (2), Armenia (1), Ethiopia (1), Bangladesh (1), Barbados (1), Belgium (1 ), Bosnia and Herzegovina (64), Brazil (1), Denmark (1), Germany (7), Finland (2), France (4), Greece (1), Great Britain (4), Hong Kong (1), India (1), Iraq (1), Israel (4), Italy (2), Yemen (1), Canada (1), Kosovo (1), Croatia (1) Lebanon (1), Mexico (1), Mongolia ( 1), Montenegro (2), Nepal (1), Netherlands (4), Norway (2), Austria (5), Palestine (1), Poland (2), Portugal (1), Russia (1), Serbia ( 2), Slovakia (3), Spain (1), Swaziland (2), Syria (1), Czech Republic (2), Turkey (3), Ukraine (1), United Arab Emirates (1), United States of America (10).

The place

Old bridge

The UWC Mostar is located in the city center of Mostar , the center of Herzegovina , a historical landscape in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mostar's landmark is the "Old Bridge" or Stari most over the Neretva, which was built between 1556 and 1566. The "Old Bridge" was in the Bosnian war destroyed on 9 November 1993 massive shelling of the Croatian side, rebuilt after the war and in the 2005 World Heritage list of UNESCO included. Stari Most is supposed to be a symbol for the peaceful coexistence of the different peoples in Mostar and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Mostar is therefore the ideal place for a school geared towards international understanding.

Classes and college meetings are held in modern rooms in the Mostar High School building. The extensive sports facilities can also be used here. There are also separate buildings for language classes and a cafeteria. Unlike many other UWCs, the college does not have its own campus. Instead, the students live in large dormitories in different parts of the still ethnically separated city.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christine Burtscheidt: The war in the mind. "Making peace through education": The United World College in Mostar brings young people from all over the world together - and makes international understanding a major subject. sueddeutsche.de, May 17, 2010, accessed on September 27, 2014 .
  2. ↑ Tong-Jin Smith: Money doesn't matter. Global learning for the globalized world. Der Tagesspiegel, May 31, 2011, accessed on September 27, 2014 .
  3. ↑ Azra Hromadzic: Discourses of Integration and Practices of Reunification at the Mostar Gymnasium, Bosnia and Herzegovina . In: Comparative Education Review . Special Issue on Education in Conflict and Postconflict Societies. tape 52 , no. 4 , November 2008, p. 561 , doi : 10.1086 / 591297 . JSTOR 10.1086 / 591297
  4. ↑ Mirna Skrbic: The World Under One Roof. An international school in Bosnia has shown that students here do not have to be segregated. Transitions Online, February 28, 2007, accessed September 27, 2014 .
  5. ^ Bosnia and Herzegovina: UWC-IB initiative. (No longer available online.) International Baccalaureate Organization, archived from the original on June 15, 2010 ; accessed on October 3, 2014 .
  6. ^ Adila Pasalic Kreso: The War and Post-War Impact on the Educational System of Bosnia and Herzegovina . In: International Review of Education / Internationale Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft / Revue Internationale de l'Education . tape 54 , no. 3–4 , 2008, pp. 356-357 , doi : 10.1007 / s11159-008-9087-y .
  7. ↑ Mary Hayden; Jeff Thompson: International Schools and International Education: A Relationship Reviewed . In: Oxford Review of Education . tape 21 , no. 3 , September 1995, p. 336-337 , doi : 10.1080 / 0305498950210306 , JSTOR : 1050876 .
  8. ↑ Volker Gieritz: Overcoming boundaries. (PDF) The United World Colleges (UWC) make young people of all nations fit for peaceful globalization - German students are also involved. (No longer available online.) In: FOCUS SCHULE (5/2009). 2009, pp. 112-113 , archived from the original on October 6, 2014 ; accessed on September 27, 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uwc.de
  9. ^ Davis UWC Scholars Program. Retrieved September 27, 2014 .
  10. ^ UWC in Mostar: Facts and figures. UWC in Mostar, accessed October 3, 2014 .
  11. ↑ Old Bridge Area of ​​the Old City of Mostar. In: World Heritage List. UNESCO, accessed October 3, 2014 .
  12. ^ UWC in Mostar: College Premises. UWC in Mostar, accessed October 3, 2014 .