UWC Mahindra College
The Mahindra United World College of India ( MUWCI ) is one of over 13 United World Colleges. It is located 40 km west of Pune in the Indian state of Maharashtra. 220 students from 75 countries live and learn together on a central campus. Is completed the two-year school with the internationally recognized as a university entrance qualification International Baccalaureate. In addition to the academic challenge and the international experience of emphasis is placed particularly on the social commitment of the students.
Introduction
The Mahindra UWC was founded in 1997 with the financial support of Mahindra & Mahindra Limited as the tenth of the United World Colleges. The goal was to create a "world-class " are training with the ideals of intercultural and international understanding and the pursuit of a more peaceful world, are part of the educational philosophy of all United World Colleges to connect. The 70 -acre site is located on a ridge at the river Mulla about 40 km west of the district capital of Pune.
Student
The MUWCI brings students from over 75 nations, together with their respective cultural and religious backgrounds and from different social backgrounds. These are selected by a global system of approximately 180 national committees. Candidates will be exclusively on the basis of their personal aptitude and motivation, regardless of their financial background, selected, and usually get scholarships.
International and Intercultural Education
Students live, learn and spend their leisure time together. The daily life together leaves no room for artificial boundaries that may arise from religion, social origin, gender, or nationality. As part of a comprehensive education, students are encouraged to take concrete social or focused on sustainable development initiatives. In addition, all student support activities in the neighborhood, thus making a concrete contribution to development.
The College comprises teachers from Argentina, Australia, Ecuador, Germany, France, Great Britain, India, Italy, Japan, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, South Africa and the U.S., with at campus life. The teacher-student ratio is 1:9.
Campus and facilities
The campus consists of classrooms, including library, Computerram, modern laboratories and workshops, public buildings and accommodation for teachers and students. These four so-called " Wada " have their own characteristics, respectively. As sports facilities, a swimming pool, tennis courts, basketball, volleyball, football and cricket courts and a small gym are available. The successful mix of modern architecture and local materials, the architect Christopher Charles Benninger has won several awards, such as 2000 with the American Institute of Architects / Business Week / Architectural Record Award for excellence or 2001 with the Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Social Commitment
All students are involved in addition to their regular artistic and sporting activities in social services in the area and charitable work in college. The " community service " program includes, for example Help to orphanages and homes for the disabled, support for seniors in Pune and other neighboring villages, literature and English classes for children and adults as well as the construction of schools in the area.
All students take an introductory course in Hindi, to be prepared for the activities in the environment.