The UWC movement was launched at the height of the Cold War by Kurt Hahn, a German educator. While the world was consolidating into two isolated blocks divided by ideology, Hahn realized the way to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past was to bring young leaders from around the world together to learn from and about each other. He believed that if young people from across the world truly understood each other and learned to appreciate their cultural, religious, racial, and historical differences, it would lay the groundwork for a more peaceful world.

Today, UWC has 18 schools and colleges on 4 continents, all dedicated to making education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future.

For more on the UWC movement and mission, see here.

UWC short courses are designed to bring the UWC education and mission to a wider audience. Think of them as shorter, more condensed versions of the UWC experience. UWC short courses are experiential and immersive experiences, bringing together young people from different backgrounds.

For more on the UWC Short Courses, see here.

The course aims to ignite your passion for change by  Coming Together to Build Community. It is Crafted to craft young minds so as to join a thriving global and local network of change-makers, to learn, to explore, and to challenge your worldview. UMOJA will provide an open and challenging learning environment for a diverse group of youth, drawing on experiential teaching methods and engagements with community as well as nature, that empowers participants and endows them with unique skills to become change makers, building strong and sustainable communities. See more on the  Program page.

The course will be held in the first weeks if July.  Workshops will be mainly held for  10 days and  participants will engage with the content through individual and group work in session organized  by facilitators.

Applications are being reviewed and acceptances are sent out on a rolling basis. We hope to have all participants informed of the results at least two weeks after the closing date for applications.

Further information on the fellowship Program and who is eligible to apply can be found here. 

The course will be facilitated by a diverse and professional team from around the world, some of whom are alumni of UWC schools or short courses themselves. In addition to academic expertise, they will also have on-the-ground experience working in the field. Additionally, leaders of local NGOs and other practitioners will be invited to share their expertise.

More information on the organizing team members can be found on our Team page.

Applications for the  team will open in the end of the year or beginning of the year, they are put up on the website as well as all the different social media platforms. Visit our Apply page to see when they will be posted. 
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The Short Course will be taught in English.

Frequent updates about the course, applications, the team and other will be shared on our LinkedIn ,  facebook page and our instagram account. Follow us and stay informed!