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UWC Mahindra College

Coordinates: 18°32′29″N 73°35′09″E / 18.54139°N 73.58583°E / 18.54139; 73.58583
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Mahindra United World College India
Location
Map
Paud

Maharashtra

India
Information
TypeIndependent, Coeducational, Boarding
MottoUWC makes education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future
Established1997
Head of CollegePelham Lindfield Roberts
Faculty27
Number of students240, (boarding)
Student to teacher ratio9:1
CampusRural, 175 acres (0.71 km2)
NewspaperMUWCI Times
AffiliationUnited World Colleges
Websitewww.uwcmahindracollege.org

UWC Mahindra College is a prestigious International Baccalaureate (IB) pre-university college, located 40 km west of Pune in Maharashtra, India. It is one of the 16 United World Colleges. Established in 1997, the college has a population of about 250 students from all around the world who live together on campus for two years. Alongside academic performance, international experience and community service play a central role in the school's educational concept.

History

On 28 November 1997, Queen Noor of Jordan and Nelson Mandela inaugurated the UWC Mahindra College in India as one of the now sixteen United World Colleges (UWC) and the third UWC in Asia. It had been made possible largely due to financial donations (approximately US $8m) and personal efforts by the Mahindra industrial family (especially the late Harish Mahindra, deceased 1999).

The founding Head of College, Dr. David Wilkinson, had previously founded the Li Po Chun UWC in Hong Kong together with his wife Dr. Veronica Wilkinson. In 2009, Dr Jonathan Long, a well known educator from the UK, became the Head of the College. Since 2011, Mr Pelham Lindfield Roberts has been the Head of College. Mr. Roberts has taught at UWC Atlantic College for many years and was the Head of School in Boca Prep International School (IES Group) in Florida, USA and Hout Bay International School (IES Group) in South Africa, and Head of College in Salem International College, Germany.

Location

The college is located near the village of Paud in the Taluka Mulshi region of the western state of Maharashtra, India. It is around 40 km from the city of Pune (which, in turn, is around 100 km south-east of Mumbai), is located at approximately 18°32′29″N 73°35′09″E / 18.54139°N 73.58583°E / 18.54139; 73.58583. The MUWCI campus is situated on a hill surrounded by rural communities and overlooking the valley of the Mula river near Mulshi Dam with beautiful panoramic views seen from the campus.

Campus

View of one of the staircases leading to the main academic quadrangle.

The campus is broadly divided into a residential and an academic area. The campus of the school was designed by architect Christopher Charles Benninger. The design incorporates traditional elements and local building materials and won him the Designer of the Year award in 1998.[1] In 2000, the campus also won the American Institute of Architects/Business Week/Architectural Record Award for excellence.[2]

Academics

A view of the academic area

UWC Mahindra College offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma. Motivated students can also opt for a UWC Project Based Diploma by choosing a research project to pursue during two years of study.[3] In addition to the normal academic curriculum all first year students are required to attend a seminar each on 'This is India' and 'Global Affairs'.[3]

College Meeting, May 2005

The following IB subjects are available at MUWCI:[4][5]

  • Group 1: The Students' Best Language - English Literature (HL/SL), English Literature and Language (HL/SL), English Literature and Performance (SL), Spanish Literature (HL/SL), Hindi Literature (HL/SL), Language Self-Taught (HL/SL)
  • Group 2: Modern Language Acquisition - English B (HL/SL), Hindi B (HL), Beginner's Hindi (SL), Spanish B (HL/SL), Beginner's Spanish (SL)
  • Group 3: Individuals and Societies - Psychology (HL/SL), Philosophy (HL/SL), Global Politics (HL), History (HL/SL), Economics (HL/SL)
  • Group 4: Experimental Sciences - Physics (HL), Chemistry (HL/SL), Biology (HL/SL), Environmental Systems and Societies (SL), Computer Science (HL/SL).
  • Group 5: Mathematics - Mathematics (HL/SL), Mathematical Studies (1 year or 2 years) (SL)
  • Group 6: The Arts - Visual Arts (HL/SL), Film Studies (HL/SL), Theater (HL/SL). Apart from formal subjects, the CAS component (known as Triveni at MUWCI) forms a significant part of the students' educational learning experience.

Students

Students in UWC Mahindra College represent many different nationalities. The batch of 2014-2015 represents over 56 countries.

Administration

David Wilkinson was the founding Head of College since the inception of UWC Mahindra College in 1997. In 2009, Dr. Jonathan Long was appointed as the Head of College and remained until 2011 when Mr Pelham Lindfield Roberts joined.[6] Mrs. Soraya Hassen is the Head of Academics.

References

  1. ^ Miller 2005, p. 23. (more information here)
  2. ^ Business Week/Architectural Record award
  3. ^ a b "UWC Mahindra College - Academics". UWC Mahindra College. UWC Mahindra College. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  4. ^ "The International Baccalaureate Diploma". Components of the IB Diploma. Mahindra UWC of India. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  5. ^ IB Diploma Programme#Subject groups
  6. ^ A message from the Board of Governors of UWCMC

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