Our Partners
UWC Dilijan has close links with a number of organisations in its ecosystem and is delighted to have an opportunity to work with them for the common good locally and globally.
International Partners
UWC
UWC Dilijan College is the 14th member of the United World Colleges movement with a mission to make education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future. For more information on our sister schools please visit https://www.uwc.org/schools.
UWC National Committees
UWC Dilijan like other UWC schools depends on the dedication and expertise of a network of volunteers to identify and select students in over 150 countries worldwide. We work especially closely with volunteers from UWC National Committees in Armenia, Georgia, Russia and Uzbekistan. For more information on UWC national committees please visit here.
Scholae Mundi Foundation
UWC Dilijan is fortunate to have a close working relationship with Scholae Mundi (cio), a charity registered in the United Kingdom which, in addition to its worldwide educational activities, supports the College financially and by promoting it and working closely with the UWC national committees. The Board of Trustees of Scholae Mundi are all associate members of the Board of Governors of UWC Dilijan and at least three Scholae Mundi Trustees are full Board Members.
RVVZ Foundation
The RVVZ foundation was established in 2007 by philanthropists Ruben Vardanyan and Veronika Zonabend, UWC Dilijan Founders. The RVVZ Foundation is striving to build a community of people aware of their influence and responsibility, ready to implement projects aimed at improving the world and building a future in which we would all like to live. The three priority areas of the foundation are Global Education, Territory Development and Philanthropy Infrastructure. Apart from UWC Dilijan, the projects initiated by the Foundation include Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO, the Tatev Revival Project and the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative.
Regional Partners
IDeA Foundation
UWC Dilijan is a beneficiary of the Initiatives for Development of Armenia (IDeA) Foundation, which is a private, non-profit foundation that focuses on the implementation of large-scale projects, designed to advance Armenia – with its ancient history and rich culture – as a modern nation. The IDeA Foundation was established by UWC Dilijan Founders Ruben Vardanyan and Veronika Zonabend. IDeA engages both local community and international stakeholders in the creation of sustainable programmes that have long-term positive socio-economic impact for Armenia.
Aurora Humanitarian Initiative
UWC Dilijan has access to the humanitarian work by the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative and welcomes opportunities to participate in its activities. Founded on behalf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviours, the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative seeks to empower modern-day saviours to offer life and hope to those in urgent need of basic humanitarian aid anywhere in the world and thus continue the cycle of giving internationally. The Initiative’s programmes include: The Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, the Aurora Dialogues, the Aurora Humanitarian Index, the Gratitude Projects and the 100 LIVES Initiative. The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative is the vision of philanthropists Vartan Gregorian, Noubar Afeyan and Ruben Vardanyan who have been joined by thousands of supporters and partners.
FAST
Our students and staff benefit from the activities of the Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST), an ecosystem facilitating innovation to lead scientists, technologists, and innovators in Armenia and beyond to success on the global stage.
Matena
Matena is an Armenia-based international school that contributes to the development of professional skills and leadership qualities through collecting and sharing the best knowledge and the leading world practices for those who permanently pursue improvement and excellence in their professional fields. In cooperation with the world-renowned partners and through combining the best local expertise with the top-level international experience, Matena seeks to become one of the leading centres of professional education both for Armenia and for the region.
Local Partners
Dilijan Community Centre
UWC Dilijan students and staff are involved in the local initiatives through the Dilijan Community Centre, which provides resources, expertise, knowledge and information to drive the development of the Dilijan city. The Centre’s educational initiative includes language courses, art and performing arts classes. The Centre also provides training programmes and special seminars for teenagers, women, teachers and other groups. The Centre has become a meeting place for UWC students and the local youth, and a platform for the discussion of new ideas, initiatives and shared problems. Therefore, conditions were created for the exchange of knowledge and experience, as well as for building mutual understanding between members of different cultures.
Host Families
We are delighted that many families from around Armenia are willing to participate in the Host Family Programme and welcome our students into their homes. For students, it is a respite from campus life and a chance to develop close relationships with Armenian families. For the local families it is a unique opportunity to meet young people from around the world.
Latest News
- Stories of Supporters
DigiFence, a cybersecurity technology and IT support company, is generously sponsoring our robotics team to compete in the First Global international robotics competition in Athens. Our special thanks to the Co-Founder and CEO Artur Martirosyan.
- News
- Stories of Supporters
We are grateful to Pink Berry and its founding CEO Ani Ghazaryan, who generously provided ice cream for the graduation. Long queues did not deter anyone from enjoying the most delicious and beautifully presented ice cream. Thank you, Pink Berry.
- Stories of Supporters
UWCD Founding Patrons Noubar and Anna Afeyan, through the Afeyan Initiatives For Armenia Foundation, are providing funding for scholarships for students from Nagorno-Karabakh and are subsidising the costs of the JDI summer camp for children from Nagorno-Karabakh. In total 22 children will benefit from their generous gift.
- Stories of Supporters
UWC Dilijan and particularly the TedxYouth team are very grateful to Losh Restaurant, which has made a generous in-kind donation for the upcoming TedxYouth event on 6 April. Thank you to Losh and its founder Varda Avetisyan.
- Stories of Supporters
The Star for Life Foundation, which has been supporting scholarships for South African students since 2014, made a commitment for a UWCD scholarship for a student from Namibia, along with a scholarship for a student from South Africa.
- Stories of Supporters
Partners at DeepWhite established the DeepWhite Scholarship for a student from Artsakh. UWC Dilijan is honoured to partner with DeepWhite to provide young people with educational opportunities - the best gift anyone can give.
- Stories of Students
Christian Moboko is a Rise Scholar and our second year student from Kenya who spent last summer in London attending the Rise Residential Summit. Here is his reflection on the time he spend in London attending the summit.
- Stories of Supporters
We are very grateful to Mr. Gevork Gaboyan who has been supporting UWC Dilijan and its Armenian students for many years now. Of Armenian origin, Mr. Gaboyan is the founder of a prominent chain of pharmacies based in Russia. We appreciate his commitment to providing educational opportunities for Armenian youth in our school, including students from Artsakh and the Armenian Diaspora.
- Stories of Supporters
Last week we had a visit from Levon and Ana Afeyan, who in 2014 kindly provided the school with an in-kind contribution of chairs made by their company Seatply Products. They were glad to see that the chairs are still in good condition.
- Stories of Supporters
Nieves Mantecon is one of the alumni parents who made significant contributions to UWCD. Nieves’s daughter Lucia is a graduate of 2016, our first, and very special, class. Acknowledging the quality of Lucia’s education and eager to ensure that other students have a chance, Nieves made several donations towards the student hardship fund. We are deeply grateful to Nieves for singling out UWCD as a worthy cause to support.
- Stories of Supporters
We are very grateful to Mr. Alexander Tynkovan who has established and generously supported the first-ever scholarship for Moldovan students in UWC Dilijan. Mr. Tynkovan’s tremendous generosity enables us to maintain ethnic diversity, the cornerstone of the UWC ethos, bringing people together to foster mutual understanding and peace.
- Stories of Alumni
Anano who came to UWC Dilijan visit her younger brother Gurami (UWCD’24) shared her reflections on the opportunities afforded to her by the family of Sergey Sarkisov and Rousudan Makhashvili, who supported Anano’s scholarship as well as scholarships of other Georgian students since 2014. Please watch the video.
- Stories of Supporters
Mr. Andrey Dobrov and his family are generously supporting scholarships for students in UWC Dilijan starting from this academic year. In June, Mr. Dobrov visited our campus for the first time to get to know the school and learn about the UWC educational model. This led to Mr. Dobrov and his family establishing a special scholarship programme. We welcome Mr. Dobrov and his family to the UWCD community and are honoured to have them among our donors.
- News
The Board of Governors of the UWC Dilijan is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Adam Armanski as Head of College and Director of DISA (Dilijan International School of Armenia) Foundation, effective 1 August 2023.