Applications for the selection process for United World Colleges (UWC) are open until September 16th — international colleges located in several countries, whose mission is to promote peace and understanding among peoples through education.
UWC offers full and partial scholarships to young people aged 15 to 18 who are in their first or second year of secondary school.
Registration must be done online, on the UWC website. The selection process consists of four stages: after registering and filling out a personal presentation form, students take a test with 70 multiple-choice questions on Portuguese, Mathematics, General Knowledge and Logic. In the third stage, online interviews are conducted. The last phase consists of a face-to-face period lasting a weekend in November 2024, in which several group dynamics are used to get to know the candidates better.
Student profile for studying high school abroad
Students accepted into the UWC residential program live on campus and study there for two years. There are schools in countries such as the United States, Costa Rica, Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany and China, among others.
UWC seeks candidates who essentially identify with the school’s purpose of creating a mindset conducive to the development of peace among peoples. The curriculum includes, for example, social service, in which students must develop projects to help improve the community in which they live.
Among the skills and characteristics valued in candidates are: maturity, responsibility, leadership skills, motivation, perseverance and openness to other cultures and people, in addition to good academic performance.
About UWC
UWC is a non-profit association of secondary schools in 18 locations (Wales, Singapore, Canada, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), United States, Italy, Hong Kong, Norway, India, Costa Rica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Netherlands, Germany, Armenia, China, Japan, Tanzania and Thailand). Each year, applications are open to students from all over the world. The aim is to bring together people of all races and cultures in one place, so that they can learn together and discuss how to promote global peace.