UWC believes that to achieve peace and a sustainable future, the values it promotes are crucial

International and intercultural understanding
Celebration of difference
Personal responsibility and integrity
Mutual responsibility and respect
Compassion and service
Respect for the environment
A sense of idealism
Personal challenge
Action and personal example

“You are so lucky to have the opportunity of learning early on to live with people from all over the world, with different cultures and outlooks, but with the ability to live happily and in harmony together.”

Nelson R Mandela
UWC Honorary President

“Each graduate is potentially a future architect of peace… The fundamental values of a UWC education are increasingly relevant to global stability and peace and I truly believe that the world will be a better place because of the contribution of our Graduates.”

HM Queen Noor of Jordan
UWC President

  “I sailed on rafts across the world’s oceans, with a crew as diverse as you are now. You will learn here what my crew and I found out: that there is indeed only one human family. But you will learn more...”

Dr Thor Heyerdahl
Past UWC International Patron