UWC Dilijan College officially opens
11.10.14
UWC Dilijan College celebrated its official opening on the weekend of 10-12 October, 2014. The opening ceremony was attended by the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, the President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan, the President of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic, founding patrons of the school Ruben Vardanian and Veronika Zonnabend as well as hundreds of guests, many of whom are donors to the unprecedented project.
Welcoming remarks to UWC Dilijan College via video messages were given by HRH The Prince of Wales, who for 17 years headed the UWC movement, as well as the renowned tennis player and philanthropist Andre Agassi.
UWC Dilijan College, where 96 students aged 16-18 currently study, will reach full capacity by 2023, when total enrolment will equal 650 students, with the academic staff exceeding 60 teachers. The academic staff currently has 25 teachers. The post of Founding Head was taken up in January 2014 by John Puddefoot, former Head of the Aga Khan Academy in Hyderabad (India), Warden of S. Thomas’ College, Sri Lanka, and Deputy Head at Eton College (Great Britain). Teaching is in English under the IB (International Baccalaureate) Diploma Programme, recognized by leading universities worldwide. Admission of students aged 13-14 for the IGCSE Programme (an international secondary school qualification) is set to begin in 2017.
