- United World College in Mostar
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established =September 2006
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president =Elizabeth Rehn
headmaster = Paul Regan
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students = around200
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location = Španski trg 1,Mostar , 88000,
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website = [http://www.uwc-ibo.org/ www.uwc-ibo.org]The United World College in Mostar, UWCiM ( _bs. Koledž ujedinjenog svijeta u Mostaru, _hr. Koledž ujedinjenog svijeta u Mostaru, _sr. Колеџ уједињеног свијета у Мостару) is the twelfth
College in the UWC family and the fourth College inEurope . The College was established as a part of UWC—IBO Initiative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is the first College located in a post-conflictcountry .The school shares the building with Mostar Old Gymnasium. Before the
Bosnian War , this gymnasium was the finest school inYugoslavia . The building is fromAustro-Hungarian time s and is deeply influenced byTurkish architecture .Students live in two spacious residences: Sušac House and Musala House (each for approximately 100 students). Houses are on both banks of the
river Neretva . The College does not have a separated campus according to its location in the city. Catering is provided by two school canteens (one next to the school building to provide breakfast and lunches, the other in Susac House responsible for dinners).The International Opening Ceremony of UWCiM was held on
May 22 ,2007 . This event was attended byQueen Noor ofJordan ,Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina ,Nikola Špirić , and many other important guests.Location
The UWCiM is located in the city of
Mostar which is a centre ofHerzegovina , a historical region inBosnia and Herzegovina . The post address isUWC in Mostar , Španski trg 1, 880 00Mostar .The IBO at UWC in Mostar
Recently (2007/2008) the UWCiM runs these subjects in each of the IBO groups:
* Group 1 (Language A1): Bosnian A1, Serbian A1, Croatian A1, English A1, German A1, Spanish A1, Italian A1; other
language s may be taken as "self-taught" subjects.* Group 2 (Second Language): English B, English A2, French B, French Ab Initio, German B, Spanish Ab Initio.
* Group 3 (Individuals and societies):
Economics ,History ,Psychology ,Anthropology .* Group 4 (Sciences):
Biology ,Chemistry ,Physics , Environmental Systems (will be replaced withEcosystems andSocieties starting in September2008 ) .* Group 5 (Mathematics):
Mathematical Studies, Mathematics Standard Level, Mathematics Higher Level.* Group 6 (Arts):
Visual Arts ,Theater Arts.All the subjects are taught by experienced IB
teacher s. The staff includes teachers fromBosnia and Herzegovina ,Croatia ,France ,Islamic Republic of Iran ,Ireland ,Italy ,Kenya ,the Netherlands ,Norway ,Spain andUnited Kingdom . UWC-IBO Initiative in Bosnia and Herzegovina also provides a Trainee Program for local teachers.The CAS Program
The post-conflict society eleven years after the
Dayton Agreement is now completely safe. On the other hand, there are still possibilities to contribute to the restoration of the community in the city of Mostar. CAS (Creativity, Actions and Service) has the potential to therefore play an important and interesting role in the local community.Services:
Mostar Community Foundation , Special School, Egyptian Village (village for children without parents financed by the Egyptian Government), Roma Neretva - work withRoma people , Refugee Camp, working in a hospital and in kindergartens, Amnesty International Organization...Activities: Bowling, Hiking, Skiing, Rafting, Cycling, Yoga, Balet, Modern Dance, Volleyball, Basketball, Indoor and Outdoor Soccer, Gym, Rugby.
Creativities: Model United Nations (representatives attended also International MUN Conference in Geneva, Atlantic College MUN Conference and are preparing
UWCiM MUN Conference in Mostar which was held between 11th and 13th April 2008), Newspaper (the official school newspaper is called BUZZ), United World Religions at UWCiM, Photography, Astronomy, local languages lessons provided by students, Music Instruments Tutorials, Voice Tutorial, Chess.Leaders of the CAS activities are IB teachers, volunteers, students or local supporters.
The Student Body
In 2008, United World College in Mostar welcomes already the third generation of students. About 105 of them are Bosnian citizens (
Bosniaks ,Croats , andSerbs ) and 95 are international students. International students come fromAlbania ,Belarus , Hong Kong (China),Croatia ,Czech Republic ,Denmark ,Egypt ,Finland ,Germany ,Iraq ,Israel ,Italy ,Lebanon , Macedonia, theMaldives ,Montenegro , theNetherlands ,Palestine ,Poland ,Romania ,Russia ,Rwanda ,Serbia ,Slovakia ,Spain ,Tajikistan ,Turkey , theUK , and theUSA . New nationalities were added to the student body as of September 2008. These includeAfghanistan ,Ethiopia ,Belgium ,Norway ,South Sudan andSwaziland .External links
* [http://web.mac.com/scodrington/UWC/Mostar.html United World College in Mostar]
* [http://www.tol.cz/look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=207&NrSection=3&NrArticle=18380#author Скрбич М. Мир под одной крышей. Skrbic M. The World Under One Roof // Transitions Online. 28 February 2007.]
* [http://jordanroyals.punt.nl/ Queen Noor marks the Official Opening of UWC in Mostar // The Royal Famile of Jordan. 04 Juli 2007.]
* [http://svetlahorsk.belarda.org/local_news/data/ic_87/353/ Дзяўчына з Гомельшчыны пачала вучыцца ў Босніі і Герцагавіне // Гомельская праўда. 2007.09.08. С. 9. Be]
* [http://www.wieninternational.at/en/node/5711 „Weltschule“ in Mostar. "World College" in Mostar. // WienInternational.at. 2007-11-08.]
* [http://see.oneworldsee.org/article/view/151032/1/2491 UWC Graduation Ceremony in Mostar // OneWorld Southeast Europe.]
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