![In Memoriam - Dr. Vartan Gregorian]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1618827652/uwcdilijanorg/znishrpfsoeps7lrrg5d/VartanGregorian00.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1618827652/uwcdilijanorg/znishrpfsoeps7lrrg5d/VartanGregorian00.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1618827652/uwcdilijanorg/znishrpfsoeps7lrrg5d/VartanGregorian00.png","width":600}])
Dr. Vartan - a leader, educator, scholar, humanitarian and a great friend of the UWC Dilijan community died on Thursday, 15 April, in Manhattan.
News & Events
![Dr. Vladimir Yakunin]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1623671732/uwcdilijanorg/gpyyt8vhtkd645tcwawg/Yakunin.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1623671732/uwcdilijanorg/gpyyt8vhtkd645tcwawg/Yakunin.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1623671732/uwcdilijanorg/gpyyt8vhtkd645tcwawg/Yakunin.jpg","width":600}])
We are grateful to Dr Vladimir Yakunin and Endowment Fund “ISTOKI” for supporting Russian students to study at UWC Dilijan.
![Ameria Bank]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1623669645/uwcdilijanorg/dnwfnpowgqofb3cyy7pc/ameriabank.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1623669645/uwcdilijanorg/dnwfnpowgqofb3cyy7pc/ameriabank.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1623669645/uwcdilijanorg/dnwfnpowgqofb3cyy7pc/ameriabank.png","width":770}])
Every year Ameriabank allocates two full scholarships for Armenian students to study in the college. In addition, the leadership team collectively supports another student from Armenia.
![Anna and Noubar Afeyan]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1623669236/uwcdilijanorg/wqx5uiosdhlap2xnodok/AnnaNubar.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1623669236/uwcdilijanorg/wqx5uiosdhlap2xnodok/AnnaNubar.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1623669236/uwcdilijanorg/wqx5uiosdhlap2xnodok/AnnaNubar.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1623669236/uwcdilijanorg/wqx5uiosdhlap2xnodok/AnnaNubar.jpg","width":886}])
Noubar and Anna Afeyan are Founding Patrons of UWC Dilijan and have been part of the school from the very beginning.
![Nikita Mishin and Dar Foundation]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1610108459/uwcdilijanorg/ci1iwexeuklgkesgouvq/NikitaMishinandDarFoundation.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1610108459/uwcdilijanorg/ci1iwexeuklgkesgouvq/NikitaMishinandDarFoundation.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1610108459/uwcdilijanorg/ci1iwexeuklgkesgouvq/NikitaMishinandDarFoundation.jpg","width":538}])
Dar Foundation and Nikita Mishin have supported UWC Dilijan since the very beginning. To this point, four students - Sophia Bikbaeva, Evgeny Ivanov, Liudmila Paymukhina and Artem Novikov - have been beneficiaries of the Dar Foundation scholarships.
![Sergey Sarkisov and Rousudan Makhashvili]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1610108084/uwcdilijanorg/bpmv6vhuqp9anefkivle/SergeySarkisovandRusudanMakhashvili.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1610108084/uwcdilijanorg/bpmv6vhuqp9anefkivle/SergeySarkisovandRusudanMakhashvili.jpg","width":298}])
Sergey Sarkisov and Rousudan Makhashvili have been supporting two Georgian students a year since UWCD establishment in 2014.
![Karen and Anna Sarkisov]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1610108274/uwcdilijanorg/jnrsoib8shp3bo0lz6ly/KarenandAnnaSarkisov.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1610108274/uwcdilijanorg/jnrsoib8shp3bo0lz6ly/KarenandAnnaSarkisov.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1610108274/uwcdilijanorg/jnrsoib8shp3bo0lz6ly/KarenandAnnaSarkisov.jpg","width":542}])
Karen and Anna Sarkisov have generously supported the 5th anniversary campaign by providing a special fund to be at the disposal of the college leadership.
![Polish NC and alumni join to support UWCD]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1610109588/uwcdilijanorg/yn8nxvsdtuzzjieipwbu/Zofia.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1610109588/uwcdilijanorg/yn8nxvsdtuzzjieipwbu/Zofia.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1610109588/uwcdilijanorg/yn8nxvsdtuzzjieipwbu/Zofia.jpg","width":800}])
UWC Dilijan College is grateful to Piotr Maciej Hołysz and UWC National Committee Poland for a wonderful initiative in support of UWC Dilijan. All the Polish alumni of UWC Dilijan joined to make a gift for UWC Dilijan’s Covid-19 fund. Piotr matched their gifts.
![Ruben Arutyunyan]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1593450663/uwcdilijanorg/oryzddephx4z2clkl8gv/Ruben-Arutyunyan.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1593450663/uwcdilijanorg/oryzddephx4z2clkl8gv/Ruben-Arutyunyan.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1593450663/uwcdilijanorg/oryzddephx4z2clkl8gv/Ruben-Arutyunyan.jpg","width":800}])
Ruben Arutyunyan, together with his wife Anahit Antonyan, have supported the school from the very beginning.