United World College in Mostar
| United World College in Mostar | |
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| Location | |
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Mostar, Herzegovina-Neretva Canton 88000 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Coordinates | 43°20′35″N 17°48′26″E / 43.343007°N 17.807290°ECoordinates: 43°20′35″N 17°48′26″E / 43.343007°N 17.807290°E |
| Information | |
| Type | International Baccalaureate |
| Established | September 2006 |
| President | Elizabeth Rehn |
| Headmistress | Valentina Mindoljevic |
| Number of students | 190 |
| Affiliation | United World Colleges |
| Website | www.uwcmostar.ba |
The United World College in Mostar (UWC Mostar)(Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Latin: Koledž Ujedinjenog svijeta u Mostaru) was established in 2006 and officially opened by Queen Noor of Jordan. UWC Mostar is the first UWC with an explicit aim to contribute to the reconstruction of a post-conflict society and also the first to be housed within an existing public school (see also Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina). UWC Mostar is the twelfth college in the United World Colleges family and the fourth college in Europe.
UWC Mostar was founded as a joint initiative of UWC and the International Baccalaureate Organization with the aim to support the peace process in the country and the region. The college is implementing recognizable model of post-conflict education, practically demonstrating a convincing, fully integrated curriculum, thus offering a milestone for broader educational reform in the county and the region. From January 2011, UWC Mostar is part of Foundation Education in Action which is a legal successor of UWC-IB Initiative in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
UWC Mostar shares the building with Gimnazija Mostar. Before the war this school, also known as the Old Gymnasium, built in 1898 during the Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina, was one of the finest schools in ex-Yugoslavia. However, as consequence of the Bosnian War, nowadays Gymnasium Mostar teaches two national separate secondary school curricula, intended for Croat and Bosniak students. UWC Mostar students come from all ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as from the region and abroad. All students live, study and serve the community together creating a unique example of integrated education in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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