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UWC Thailand becomes a full member in the Global UWC movement O n 16 April 2021, UWC Thailand was officially granted full member status to the United World College (UWC) movement, ending its probationary status which it has held since 2016 when it first joined. The UWC International Board recognised that there has been a significant positive change with regard to the governance structure, personnel and funding of UWC Thailand, as well as an agile response to the difficult current year. Jens Waltermann, Executive Director of UWC International, said “UWC Thailand for many years has made important and innovative contributions to UWC education, be it through its Mindfulness programmes or Arrowsmith. After its impressive transition to becoming a school firmly rooted in, and carried
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by, its school community, we have also seen a recommitment to scholarship provision and to building a true residential community on the beautiful UWC Thailand campus. I am more than happy – on behalf of the UWC International Board – to reconfirm UWC Thailand’s status as one of the 18 UWCs around the globe.” As a full member, UWC Thailand will continue to extend the distinctive UWC educational model, vision and mission to this part of the world and offer more students access to its progressive global programme. “We would like to thank everyone in the UWC International Office, the International Board and the Probation Panel for their decision and endorsement of our school. We are excited windowonphuket.com
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