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• Why UWC?
• UWC around the world
• Academics
• Education Outside of the
Classroom
• Residential
• Application and Selection
Process

Why UWC?
• More than an international
School
• More than an IB Diploma
school
• More than a two year
experience

UWC schools, colleges and
programmes deliver a
challenging and transformational
educational experience to a
diverse cross section of
students, inspiring them to
create a more peaceful and
sustainable future.

UWC believes that to achieve
peace and a sustainable future,
the values it promotes are crucial:
• International and intercultural
understanding
• Celebration of difference
• Personal responsibility and
integrity
• Mutual responsibility and
respect
• Compassion and service
• Respect for the environment
• A sense of idealism
• Personal challenge
• Action and personal example

UWC Around the World

UWC Costa Rica
• Pre-university College
• It is the only bilingual UWC
where the IB is offered both
in Spanish and English
• Strong emphasis on:
• sustainability,
• diversity,
• conflict transformation,
• leadership,
• social responsibility
• healthy life.

UWC Pearson College
(Canada)
• Pre-university College
• Only Full Scholarship College
• Minimum Age 16 (1 September)
• Race Rocks (marine ecological
reserve where the College is
eco-guardians facilitating
educational water activities and
conservation)

UWC-USA
• Pre-university College
• Wilderness Programme
• Constructive Engagement of
Conflict program
• Project week on US/Mexico
border

UWC Atlantic College
(Wales, UK)
• Pre-University College
• Strong emphasis on:
• Environmental
• Global
• Social Justice
• Outdoor

UWC Maastricht
(Netherlands)
• UWC school, students aged 2-
18
• Minimum Age 16 (1 September)
• school of music associated with
the school including
opportunities to audition for the
Maastricht Conservatory
• Strong emphasis on service

UWC in Mostar (Bosnia &
Herzegovina)
• Pre-University college
• Superb modern facility
• Community service focussing
on bringing different ethnic
groups together.

UWC Adriatic (Italy)
• Pre-University college
• College is part of the
Italian/Slovene village of
Duino/Devin
• Physical activities
programme that includes
sailing, kayaking, rock
climbing, skiing

Red Cross Nordic UWC
(Norway)
• Pre-University college
• Three Pillars:
Nordic
Humanitarian
Environmental
• Special commitment to
students with ‘disabilities’
including the victims of
landmines

Waterford Kamhlaba UWC
of Southern Africa
(Swaziland)
• UWC School, ages 11-20
• Emphasis on Community
Service:
• orphan care
• literacy teaching
• construction of soup
kitchens,
• environmental initiatives,
• Caring for HIV/AIDs
victims;

Mahindra UWC of India
• Pre-University College
• Focus on understanding
Rural Development.
• World Studies Extended
Essay by 40-50% of
students
• Biodiversity Reserve

UWC of South East Asia
(Singapore)
• UWC School ages 4-19
• Currently one of alumni,
Akihiko Hoshide, is orbiting
the Earth aboard the
International Space Station
• Outdoor Education
Department oversaw over
600,000 hours of overseas
student expeditions

Li Po Chun United World
College of Hong Kong
• Gateway into China
• A Local International
School
• 42% Hong Kong
students

Academics – IB Diploma

Academics
• Small-class Education (~10-
20): More emphasis on
individual students and their
progress.
• Tutors Groups: tutors who
give advice on student’s
subject choices.
• A wide range of subjects to
choose from.

Academics
• Relatively faster teaching
pace in LPC compared to my
old school.
• Finding out things yourself
rather than spoon feed
education
• Learning by doing

Education Outside of the
Classroom
• Quan Cai Programme
(全才‘the all-round person’)
• Creativity
• Action
• Service

China Week
• All Year 1 students in
Autumn Term
• Students mostly work on
service projects
• Work with ethnic minorities
(Yao Tribe); Leprosy village;
teaching English to
disadvantaged children

Project Week
• Many projects student
initiated – run and plan
project
• Service in Cambodia;
• Kung Fu in China
• Yunan Hike
• Climbing Kotakinabalu

Peace Initiatives
• Initiative for Peace
(Mindanao – Philiipines)
• Sino-Japan Youth
Conference

Residence
• 2 overseas/2 Hong Kong
• Student population of 256
• Each student has a tutor
(all full time staff live on
campus)
• UWC Student Code of
Conduct

My Quan Cai
• Model United Nations
• United World Schools
• Dragon dance
• Sino Japanese Youth
Conference
• Other aspects: COP days
(UWC day), China Week,
Project week

Residential Life
• Jason Dong – New Zealand
• Norbert – Hungary
• Felix Chu – Hong Kong
• Close relationship
•
• Learn to live with others
• Mutual understanding and
respect

Applications from Hong Kong
All Hong Kong applicants apply through the UWC Scholarship
Scheme to any of the 12 United World Colleges (UWCs)
around the world, including Li Po Chun United World College
of Hong Kong (LPCUWC).
To qualify as a Hong Kong applicant, you will need:
a) To hold a Hong Kong Permanent ID Card or dependent
visa; and
b) To be currently studying in Secondary 4 (or its equivalent)
as at September 2012.
Please note that some overseas UWCs have a minimum age
requirement.

Living Outside of Hong Kong
a) Scholarship Entry through UWC National Committees
All students living outside Hong Kong should apply via
their UWC National Committees.
b) Full Fee Entry
If you are living outside Hong Kong, you are eligible for
Full Fee Entry if:
a) you are not a citizen of the country you are living in; or
b) you live in a country where there is no UWC National
Committee; or
c) you have approval from your National Committee to
apply for Full Fee Entry.

• Selection Process
• Application (7 October 2012 to 30 November 2012)
• Aptitude Test (15 December 2012) [The aptitude test will
take approximately 3 hours and will be divided into four
sections: Reading Comprehension, Written Expression,
Mathematical Reasoning and Abstract Reasoning.]
• Challenge Day (3 February 2013)
• Panel Interview (Early to mid-March 2013)
• Notification of Offers (June 2013)

Scholarships
Students are selected on Merit
Needs blind selection
If you have the desire;
aspiration….APPLY

Why UWC?
• More than an ordinary international school – over
80 different nationalities represented living
together for the purpose of international
understanding
• More than an IB school – UWC created the IB,
fully embrace the spirit, with some of the world’s
top results
• More than a two-year education – a
transformational experience that starts a lifelong
journey and a lifetime commitment to leadership,
service and peace
• Our graduates are leaders and champions for
change

Ask yourself:
Do I enjoy challenging myself?
Do the values of UWC resonate with me?
Do I want to make a difference?
We invite you to apply if the answer is YES

“There is more
in you than you think.”
Kurt Hahn
Founder of the UWC Movement