UWC Mahindra College

Mahindra United World College India

UWC makes education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future
Location
Paud
Maharashtra
India
Information
Type Independent, Coeducational, Boarding
Established 1997
Head of College Pelham Lindfield Roberts
Faculty 27
Number of students 240, (boarding)
Student to teacher ratio 9:1
Campus Rural, 175 acres (0.71 km2)
Newspaper MUWCI Times
Affiliation United World Colleges
Website www.uwcmahindracollege.org

UWC Mahindra College is an 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 is a two-year programme with a population of about 250 students.

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. The school was largely funded by donations (approximately US $8m) from the Mahindra family, especially Harish Mahindra.

The founding Head of College, David Wilkinson, had previously founded the Li Po Chun United World College in Hong Kong together with his wife Veronica Wilkinson. In 2009, Jonathan Long became the Head of the College. Since 2011, Pelham Lindfield Roberts has been the Head of College.

Campus

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). The MUWCI campus is situated on a hill surrounded by rural communities and overlooking the valley of the Mula river near Mulshi Dam.

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

The campus is 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.[1][2]

Academics

A view of the academic area

UWC Mahindra College offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma. Students can also opt for a UWC Project Based Diploma by choosing a research project to pursue during two years of study.[3]

College Meeting, May 2005

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

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, Jonathan Long was appointed as the Head of College and remained until 2011 when Pelham Lindfield Roberts joined.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Miller 2005, p. 23. (more information here)
  2. ↑ Business Week/Architectural Record award
  3. ↑ "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

Coordinates: 18°32′29″N 73°35′09″E / 18.54139°N 73.58583°E / 18.54139; 73.58583

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