Robert Bosch United World College

Robert Bosch United World College
Location
Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates 47°59′27″N 7°50′49″E / 47.99083°N 7.84694°E / 47.99083; 7.84694
Information
School type International Baccalaureate World School
Established 2012
Rektor Laurence Nodder
Enrollment 200
Information +49 (0)761 429 635 26
kontakt@uwcrobertboschcollege.de
Scholastic affiliation United World Colleges
Website http://www.uwcrobertboschcollege.de/en

The Robert Bosch United World College of Germany (Robert Bosch College) is the among the newest members of the United World Colleges (UWC) movement, one of fifteen colleges around the world, having started accepting students in September 2014.[1] The mission of the UWC movement and of the school is to "make education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future". The college will follow the International Baccalaureate curriculum, covering the two final years of high school.

The college's fully residential campus is located on the newly refurbished Freiburg Charterhouse, a former Carthusian monastery dating to the 14th century.[2]

The college will admit 200 students in total, 100 students per year-group. Of these, 50 places will be awarded to German and 150 places to students from other nations. In Germany, the German National committee is responsible for the selection and admission of applicants, while other students will be selected by the UWC's network of national committees in the students' home countries.

The school is named after German industrialist Robert Bosch, founder of the Robert Bosch GmbH. The company and the Robert Bosch Stiftung foundation contributed around 40 million Euros to the project.[3]

The school "places a particular emphasis on environmental issues. A key question will be how technology can contribute to sustainable, ecological development and peace".[4]

References

  1. ↑ Schmid, Nils. "Welcome to Robert Bosch College". Robert Bosch College. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  2. ↑ UWC Deutschland. "UWC Robert Bosch College in Freiburg". UWC. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  3. ↑ UWC RBC. "Partners UWC Robert Bosch College". Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  4. ↑ UWC RBC. "College UWC Robert Bosch College". Retrieved 19 May 2014.
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