![Ruben Vardanyan photo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1661413102/uwcdilijanorg/ij0mym017g7da5nqucyp/Ruben-Vardanyan.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1661413102/uwcdilijanorg/ij0mym017g7da5nqucyp/Ruben-Vardanyan.jpg","width":400}])
Supporters
Celebrating all our supporters since 2014
Founders
For their vision, leadership and generosity
![Veronika Zonabend photo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1588204149/uwcdilijanorg/kh1lt5wlybn5ycmtdnw4/Veronika-Zonabend.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1588204149/uwcdilijanorg/kh1lt5wlybn5ycmtdnw4/Veronika-Zonabend.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1588204149/uwcdilijanorg/kh1lt5wlybn5ycmtdnw4/Veronika-Zonabend.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1588204149/uwcdilijanorg/kh1lt5wlybn5ycmtdnw4/Veronika-Zonabend.jpg","width":1080}])
Founding Patrons
For their commitment from the beginning
![Noubar Afeyan Photo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1588203736/uwcdilijanorg/hwxjouy1exvhcz85xo1p/Noubar-Afeyan.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1588203736/uwcdilijanorg/hwxjouy1exvhcz85xo1p/Noubar-Afeyan.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1588203736/uwcdilijanorg/hwxjouy1exvhcz85xo1p/Noubar-Afeyan.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1588203736/uwcdilijanorg/hwxjouy1exvhcz85xo1p/Noubar-Afeyan.jpg","width":1080}])
![Anna Afeyan photo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1588204190/uwcdilijanorg/tjk5ws1tbhfc0op4tes2/Anna-Afeyan.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1588204190/uwcdilijanorg/tjk5ws1tbhfc0op4tes2/Anna-Afeyan.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1588204190/uwcdilijanorg/tjk5ws1tbhfc0op4tes2/Anna-Afeyan.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1588204190/uwcdilijanorg/tjk5ws1tbhfc0op4tes2/Anna-Afeyan.jpg","width":1080}])
![Gagik Adibekyan photo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1591096083/uwcdilijanorg/aeud7izbiokanlhe2xom/Gagik-Adibekyan.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1591096083/uwcdilijanorg/aeud7izbiokanlhe2xom/Gagik-Adibekyan.jpg","width":450}])
![Vladimir & Anna Avetissian]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1591098332/uwcdilijanorg/mpgztcdcfplgrtxhuba5/Vladimir--Anna-Avetissian.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1591098332/uwcdilijanorg/mpgztcdcfplgrtxhuba5/Vladimir--Anna-Avetissian.jpg","width":450}])
Special gratitude to our partner organisations providing scholarship funding and considerable in-kind support
- Aurora Humanitarian Initiative
- IDeA Foundation
- RVVZ Foundation
- Scholae Mundi Armenia
- Scholae Mundi Russia
We also acknowledge the support of the donors who chose to remain anonymous.
![Lord Ara Darzi]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1656574042/uwcdilijanorg/z3byx4xgafctj8aai4cj/ara_darzi.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1656574042/uwcdilijanorg/z3byx4xgafctj8aai4cj/ara_darzi.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1656574042/uwcdilijanorg/z3byx4xgafctj8aai4cj/ara_darzi.jpg","width":750}])
- Stories of Supporters
Lord Darzi established a scholarship in honour of his mother Digranouhi Darzi. He is an academic surgeon and holds the Paul Hamlyn Chair of Surgery at Imperial College London, specialising in the field of minimally invasive and robot-assisted surgery, having pioneered many new techniques and technologies. Lord Darzi is co-director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation and the NIHR Imperial Patient Safety Translational Research Centre at Imperial College London.
![Geert Duyck & Inge De Lathauwer]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1649054486/uwcdilijanorg/oehggyvhd4iodqme7hm1/GeertDuyckandIngeDeLathauwer.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1649054486/uwcdilijanorg/oehggyvhd4iodqme7hm1/GeertDuyckandIngeDeLathauwer.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1649054486/uwcdilijanorg/oehggyvhd4iodqme7hm1/GeertDuyckandIngeDeLathauwer.jpg","width":600}])
- Stories of Supporters
Geert Duyck and Inge De Lathauwer and their family established a scholarship for an Indonesian student to attend UWC Dilijan starting this September.
![Carol Bagdasarian - Aslanian]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1649054348/uwcdilijanorg/zn0ynzhhtzajvoyhrlab/CarolAslanyan.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1649054348/uwcdilijanorg/zn0ynzhhtzajvoyhrlab/CarolAslanyan.png","width":512}])
- Stories of Supporters
Ms. Carol Bagdasarian Aslanian, President and Founder of Aslanian Market Research, has just finished her term as a member of the UWCD Board of Governors.
![Nieves Mantecon]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1649054205/uwcdilijanorg/nqchbza6opjovfus1tvp/bc06a5dc-e065-695e-0d18-0938ca90b58c.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1649054205/uwcdilijanorg/nqchbza6opjovfus1tvp/bc06a5dc-e065-695e-0d18-0938ca90b58c.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1649054205/uwcdilijanorg/nqchbza6opjovfus1tvp/bc06a5dc-e065-695e-0d18-0938ca90b58c.jpg","width":600}])
- Stories of Supporters
Nieves Mantecon is one of two alumni parents who made significant contributions to UWCD over the holiday season.