It is my great honour to welcome you to UWC Mostar. At UWC Mostar, the UWC mission meets real practice, as we are given the opportunity to share our school with the local community...
UWC schools, colleges and programmes deliver a challenging and transformative educational experience to a diverse cross section of students, inspiring them to create a more peaceful and sustainable future.
Youth Ambassadors in the Local Community
Anastasija Gogić- Youth Ambassador of the educational system in the Local Community of Mostar
UWC Mostar - "Building bridges between people and cultures through inspiring, quality education"
United World College in Mostar (UWC Mostar) was founded in 2006 as the core part of the Foundation Education in Action. It is one of the 18 colleges within the UWC movement.
UWC Mostar offers a practical demonstration of education that unites, inspires and engages students and the wider community to strive for a peaceful and sustainable future through active local partnerships. UWC Mostar aims to develop educational practices relevant for post-conflict and transitional societies.The college educates students to learn and appreciate their differences, while promoting equality, tolerance, and critical thinking.
UWC Mostar students come from all over the world, as well as from all ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region. All students live, study and serve in the community together creating a unique example of integrated education in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina. The College also serves as the Centre for Professional Development of BiH Teachers who receive training in international educational standards.
UWC Mostar is accredited by Penta International - one of the leading independent providers of educational training, consultancy and inspection services in the United Kingdom and overseas.
As you already know, UWC Mostar participated in The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference - COP27! Our students Farah Šertović, Oliwia Kaluzna and Imman Kajtazović and teacher Emina Alibegović had the opportunity to meet experts and leaders in different sectors and present the values of the UWC movement, UWC Mostar, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Take a look at what our Imman and Farah have to say about their amazing experience in Egypt! Thank you to Kenan Kečanović and RTV USK for hosting us!
We wrapped up this term with a great and significant event "History without borders" - Teaching history through a multiperspective approach in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In case you missed it, make sure to watch the recording and hear the opinions of our expert panelists and close to 200 participants! Webinar "History without borders' proved how great interest for history education is present in BiH. So many participants, from BiH and abroad, lively discussions and especially conversation in the chat raised so many important questions. I believe that the BiH education system(s) is privileged for having UWC in our country. Being open to sharing best practices and IB model of teaching with educators in BiH, learning from each other is a space for mutual benefit". Bojana Dujković Blagojević, EUROCLIP BiH With close to 200 participants, "History without borders" covered the topics of history teaching, creating a curriculum that allows multiple perspectives and main challenges for history teachers in BiH with expert panelists: Dr Pilvi Torsti, UWC Mostar Co-Founder, Adjunct Professor, Bojana Dujković Blagojević, EUROCLIO HIP BiH, Mirna Jančić Doyle, Member of the UWC Mostar Governing Board, Hendrik Flier, Director of Academics at UWC Mostar, Dženan Hakalović, History Teacher at UWC Mostar and Avinash Kashyap, History Teacher and IBDP Curriculum Consultant. "The debates on the interpretations of how history, as a subject, should be taught within Bosnia and Herzegovina are often heated, which leads to misunderstanding of the curriculum of the subject of history. This significant webinar promoted interactive dialogue between different views and interpretations of the subject of history." Haris Idriz, Director of Advancement and Outreach, UWC Mostar. This recording of the panel discussion features two parts: the first part of the recording is available in local languages and the second part in English language. Moderated by: Darko Gligorovski, Global Politics, TOK Teacher, UWC Mostar. Recording of the panel discussion will also be available on our official website. Thank you to all of our expert panelists and participants from all over the world!
Dana, 14.12.2023. godine održan je webinar za profesore društvenih i prirodnih nauka u organizaciji UWC Mostar na temu Sistemsko razmišljanje u nastavi. Webinaru je prisustvovalo trideset nastavnika/profesora, stručni savjetnici iz Pedagoškog zavoda Mostar i Zavoda za školstvo Mostar, kao i profesori iz Sjeverne Makedonije. Sistemsko razmišljanje ima za fokus prepoznavanje različitih dijelova nekog sistema, te odnosa između tih dijelova. U praski nastave i obrazovanja sistemsko razmišljanje može da potakne učenike na holistički pristup konceptima, problemima, događajima. Webinar ima za cilj prikazati osnove sistemskog razmišljanja u obrazovanju, prednosti ovog pristupa, te pružiti ideje za njihovu implementaciju u postojećoj nastavi.
Relive the plenary discussion "UWC Mostar: the story of an integrated school in a post-conflict society". UWC Mostar was and is the first UWC with the explicit aim to contribute to the reconstruction of a post-conflict society. In this panel discussion, UWC Mostar co-founder, Pilvi Torsti, and UWC Mostar staff, including Head of the College Sonia Rawat, will share the founding story of this integrated, international school in a formerly divided city, Mostar. "