uwc atlantic college middle east scholarship programme

UWC ATLANTIC COLLEGE
MIDDLE EAST SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVE
EDUCATION FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
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THE MIDDLE EAST
SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVE
A five year £15 million scholarship programme that
will enable 250 high-potential students from across the
Middle East to study for two years at UWC Atlantic
College in Wales – gaining the IB & Atlantic Diplomas
Educating future leaders for peace and prosperity from
across the region and its divides
Focus on students from Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan,
Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Syria and other countries
impacted by prejudice and conflict
An ambitious and inspiring concept, bringing together
high-potential students from the Middle East alongside
students from around the world and all walks of life, all
selected on merit and potential
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“UWC Atlantic College’s mission ‘to make education a force to unite
people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future’
remains increasingly relevant in today’s world - nowhere more so
than in the troubled region that is the Middle East.
As the founding college of a global education movement, with a
distinctive philosophy and curriculum and with a proven track record
in international pre-university education, it is ideally and uniquely
placed to bring together talented students from across the Middle East
and its divides to provide an education for peace”
JEREMY BOWEN, BBC NEWS - MIDDLE EAST EDITOR
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CONTENTS
1
THE MIDDLE EAST SCHOLARSHIP
INITIATIVE
2
UWC ATLANTIC COLLEGE
3
THE UWC MOVEMENT
4
UWC ATLANTIC COLLEGE AND THE
MIDDLE EAST REGION
5
THE VALUE OF THE INITIATIVE
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SECTION 1
THE MIDDLE EAST
SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVE
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THE OBJECTIVES
To utilise UWC Atlantic College’s unique heritage
and location to educate future leaders from across
the Middle East region
To enable more students from the region to attend
the college, an increase from the current 10% of the
student body to 25%
To enable UWC to make a profound contribution
towards long term peace and reconciliation in the
Middle East region
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THE AMBITION
To create a long-term partnership with donors and
philanthropists who identify with the initiative and
share a common ambition to contribute to peace
through education
To establish a 5 year sustainable scholarship
programme through broad-based support from
across the Middle East and ongoing alumni
engagement and contribution
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SECTION 2
UWC ATLANTIC COLLEGE
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UWC ATLANTIC COLLEGE
‘UWC Atlantic College …. an international
school in a 12th Century castle atop a stunning
coastline in South Wales, UK ….. reshaping
secondary schooling in England’
The Times, October 2012
‘outstanding …. unsurpassed …. unique
….exemplary ……’
Independent Schools Inspectorate Report,
September 2012
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A PIONEER IN INTERNATIONAL
PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
A renowned international IB college, located 3 hours
west of London, established in 1962 with the objective
to unify the Cold War ridden world of the 1960s
Provides a demanding and distinctive 2 year education
programme, focused on promoting peace, international
understanding, conflict resolution, social justice and
environmental responsibility
The founding college of UWC, the global education
movement, supported by HM Queen Elizabeth, HRH
Prince of Wales, the late Lord Louis Mountbatten, HM
King of Netherlands, HM Queen Noor and the late
Nelson Mandela
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DIVERSITY DRIVES THE UWC
ATLANTIC COLLEGE EXPERIENCE
A deliberately diverse student body - racial,
gender, ethnic, religious, national, cultural and
economic - that all reflect tensions within and
between societies and countries
350 students from 90 countries attend UWC
Atlantic College (175 students per year)
Selected on personal merit and potential with
over 60% supported by scholarships
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A UNIQUE EDUCATION PROGRAMME:
THE ATLANTIC DIPLOMA
UWC Atlantic College, one of the three founding
IB schools, has a unique academic programme
based on the IB, with a demanding and parallel
co-curricular programme
Strong academic results, with an average IB
score of 36 points. 60% of students do not have
the English language as their mother tongue
Pioneering new courses include World
Religions, Global Politics, Peace & Conflict
Studies and Environmental Systems. Academic
subjects include Arabic and History of the
Middle East
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THE CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMME
Four Co-curricular Faculties: focused on Global
Affairs, Physical Challenge, Social Development
and Sustainability
Emphasises personal challenge and
development, youth leadership, team-building
and strong service ethos
Students can link their academic studies with
their co-curricular programme, such as:
• Arabic and History of Middle East as IB
academic subjects
• project week in the Middle East and working
with refugees in South Wales as part of a cocurricular programme
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IMPACT ON UWC ATLANTIC COLLEGE
ALUMNI
‘A life-changing experience that made me realise that
we are all much more alike than we are different’
Matthew Goodman, Former Economic Advisor at The White House
‘It gave me a totally different perspective on world
affairs’
Jorma Ollila, Chair Royal Dutch Shell
‘I learnt to think global and act local – with passion,
compassion and tolerance’
Marg Mayne, Chief Executive, VSO
‘ It made me a citizen of the world, proud of my
Nigerian heritage but not bound or defined by my
origins’
Hakeem Belo-Osagie, Former Chair of United Bank for Africa and
Chair of Etisalat, Nigeria
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VALUED BY THE WORLD’S LEADING
UNIVERSITIES
‘UWC Atlantic College students are certainly
bright but beyond that …… they arrive here with
practiced ability to listen carefully to others, to
diplomatically disagree and to incorporate
another point of view’
Middlebury College, USA
‘.. come to Yale with open minds …. I’m struck
by their ability to transition and adapt and by the
sincerity with which they approach new
relationships with faculty and fellow students’
Yale College, USA
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UWC ATLANTIC COLLEGE
GRADUATES AT IVY LEAGUE,
OXBRIDGE, LSE and SOAS 2005 - 13
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SECTION 3
THE UWC MOVEMENT
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"Education must enable young people
to effect what they have recognized to
be right, despite hardships, despite
dangers, despite inner scepticism,
despite boredom, and despite mockery
from the world."
“I refuse to arrange a world war in every
generation to rescue the young from a
depressing peace. Let us rather plan
their life at school so that they can
discover and test their hidden powers.”
Kurt Hahn, UWC Founder
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THE UWC MOVEMENT
12 schools and colleges in 6 continents with 3
new school projects opening in 2015 and 2016 –
in Armenia, Germany and China.
The most comprehensive scholarship
programme available at pre University level, with
UWC’s annual worldwide scholarship provision
in excess of US$60 million
150 National Committees engaged in student
selection and alumni relations
Successful candidates demonstrate high
potential and motivation, regardless of
opportunities available to them
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UWC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
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NATIONAL COMMITTEE SELECTION SYSTEM
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STUDENTS FROM THE BROADER MIDDLE
EAST/NORTH AFRICA REGION AT UWC
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES 2003 - 2013
180
170
160
150
140
130
120
110
165
100
No. of
90
80
82
79
70
60
65
50
40
30
0
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48
40
50
43
20
10
84
5
28
16
15
2
6
19
23
12
4
5
SECTION 4
UWC ATLANTIC COLLEGE AND
THE MIDDLE EAST
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STUDENTS FROM THE BROADER MIDDLE
EAST/NORTH AFRICA REGION AT
UWC ATLANTIC COLLEGE 2003 - 2013
18
16
14
Intake
2013
2012
12
No. of
10
8
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
6
2006
2005
4
2
0
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2004
2003
ANALYSIS OF CURRENT STUDENT
NUMBERS AT UWC ATLANTIC
COLLEGE
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UWC ATLANTIC COLLEGE INITIATIVES
IN THE REGION
Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors to the UK
visited the college in 2012 & 2013
Student-led college conferences on the Middle
East in November 2012 and 2013
Academic subjects include Arabic and History of
the Middle East at Higher IB Level
Students’ Annual Project Week include
engagement and community initiatives in Egypt,
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine
Scholarships recently provided for two Pakistani
female students, injured alongside Malala
Yousafzei in Swat Valley
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RECENT MIDDLE EAST ALUMNI
Created Yalla Palestine Initiative - endorsed by
Bill Clinton - a micro-finance initiative,
empowering women in Palestine economically
and socially. Palestinian & Jordanian alumni.
Class of 07
Involved with Road Map for Peace, helping to
devise The Gaza Disengagement Plan in the
early 2000s. Israeli alumnus. Class of 96
Speaker at Davos World Economic Forum on
Middle East – Jordan 2009 – on ‘The
Importance of Role Models and Youth’ in the
region.
Palestinian alumnus. Class of 07
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SECTION 5
THE VALUE OF THE INITIATIVE
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VALUE OF THE MIDDLE EAST
SCHOLARSHIPS INITIATIVE
50 scholarships per year for 5 years, 250 in total,
for students from the broader Middle East region.
100 students will be at the college in any one year
£15 million is needed to fund the 250 scholarships
Existing donors and alumni are providing funding
for 6 students annually from the Middle East region
Israeli alumni are funding 5 annual Israeli
scholarships
The target is to raise an additional £12 million for
the Middle East Scholarship Initiative
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OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT UWC
Worldwide UWC Scholarships
• AMAN Foundation is supporting Pakistan
National Committee and funding 10 Pakistani
scholarships annually for students to attend
UWC
New UWC Colleges
• RVVZ Foundation is funding the new UWC
Dilijan (2014) in Armenia and supporting the
Russian & Armenian National Committees
• The Bosch and Braun Foundations are funding
the new UWC College in Germany (2014)
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CONTACT DETAILS
John Walmsley, Principal
[email protected]
Teleri Roberts, Development Director
[email protected]
Manfred Schepers, CFO EBRD,
UWC Atlantic College Governor
[email protected]
UWC Atlantic College
St Donat’s Castle
St Donat’s
LLANTWIT MAJOR CF61 1WF
UK
+44 (0) 1446 799000
www.atlanticcollege.org
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