Armenia hosts UWC int’l governing meetings for the first time
17 January 2019
The UWC Dilijan School has for the first time hosted the UWC educational network’s international governing bodies meetings, the IDeA foundation said in a press release.
The annual meeting of UWC Governing Body, as well as the regional meeting of UWC national committees for Middle East and North Africa took place in the Dilijan School October 21-28.
More than 100 representatives of UWC, including executives of 17 UWC colleges from four continents, arrived in Armenia for the meetings. The executive director of the UWC international office was also in attendance.
A number of issues concerning UWC college activities, student admission and exchange of experience were discussed.
The UWC executives also visited a number of historic sites and sightseeing locations in Armenia to get to know the Armenian culture and history on the sidelines of the meetings.
“The fact that this meeting takes place proves that Armenia is strengthening its position on the global education map thanks to the activities of the UWC Dilijan School,” Chair of the Board of Governors of UWC Dilijan College Veronika Zonabend said.
Students presented the example of a peaceful coexistence of different cultures and traditions under the UWC Dilijan roof during an event for the guests.