Media Kit

Media Enquiries

If you are a journalist and want to know more about UWC Mostar and our take on global education, speak with someone from the school or get in touch with a member of our inspiring community, contact our PR and Communication Coordinator Adla Velagić at or

We can provide:

  • Further details about UWC Mostar and its current initiatives
  • Interviews with current staff and students
  • Interviews with alumni and supporters
  • Information regarding community and social initiatives of UWC Mostar
  • Additional images, videos and other media

 

About us:

The United World College in Mostar (UWC Mostar) was founded in 2006 with the aim of supporting the peace process in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region. This unique project relies on over 50 years of UWC and IBO experience in international education through the International Baccalaureate Program and is intended for high school seniors from all over the world.

UWC Mostar gathers students from all over the world, and there are currently 18 UWC schools with a unique mission: to make education a force that unites people, nations and cultures in the service of peace and a sustainable future. 

UWC Mostar is the only UWC school in the Balkans and was established with a unique mission - to contribute to the development of a post-conflict society. The college educates its students to value diversity while promoting equality, tolerance and critical thinking. Students come from all over the world as well as from all parts and nationalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region. All students live together, attend classes and volunteer in the community, providing a unique example of integrated education in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

UWC Mostar offers a practical example of education that unites, inspires and encourages students and the wider community to strive for a peaceful and sustainable future through active cooperation. The college develops educational practice of importance for post-war and societies in transition.

The college also serves as a Centre for professional development of teachers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, offering them professional training in accordance with international educational standards. 

Check our History page to learn more about UWC and how it came about. 

 

Key Facts

  • 18 international boarding schools on 4 continents
  • Founded by Kurt Hahn in 1962 
  • President of UWC: HM Queen Noor of Jordan
  • Former Presidents of UWC: Nelson Mandela, HM King Charles III, Lord Mountbatten 
  • True diversity: Students from all over the world, all backgrounds and walks of life - from refugees to royalty 
  • The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is the formal academic curriculum, which UWC contributed to develop.
  • >4,000 volunteers in >155 countries select UWC students locally
  • # of students at UWC in 2023: 11,642 (5,160 in the IBDP years)
  • Financial aid: 82.1% of national committee selected IBDP students on a scholarship in 2023
  • >60,000 alumni worldwide, including Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada; Jostein Solheim, former CEO of Ben & Jerry's; Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands; Juan Pablo Di Pace, actor, director and singer; Akihiko Hoshide, astronaut; Anne Enright, author. 
  • Pathway to university: The Davis United World College (UWC) Scholars Program is the largest international scholarship programme for undergraduates in the world. 
  • More data is available in the UWC International Annual Review. 

What others say about us

“In today's social landscape, where we are witnessing the re-emergence of alt-right groups, the seemingly never-ending rise of extremist groups, and an increasingly-out of touch governments introducing misplaced anti-terror schemes, surely it's never been more important to have diversity in our schools, to ensure our future leaders are open-minded and well-informed.” - Huffington Post

“It made me feel responsible for my own future’: The life of a third-generation Tibetan refugee. A fortuitous online search led her to find a high school, the United World Colleges (UWC), which places international students in its network of campuses across the world.” - BBC

“Under an astonishing sun at the beginning of February, in the school courtyard, the teenager cannot hide her joy of studying in this establishment. Joining one of the 18 UWC schools around the world (in Costa Rica, Tanzania, Japan or even India) makes more than a young French person dream.” - Le Figaro

“A school that could be an anachronism thrives in the age of Trump.” -  Forbes