United World Colleges

E487778

educational movement international school network non-profit organization

United World Colleges is a global educational movement of international schools and colleges dedicated to promoting peace, intercultural understanding, and social responsibility through the International Baccalaureate and experiential learning.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
United World Colleges canonical	4
United World Colleges movement	4
UWC	1
UWC Dilijan College	1
UWC South East Asia	1
UWC colleges	1
UWC schools	1
United World College Red Cross Nordic	1
United World Colleges (UWC) movement	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5037466 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United World Colleges
Context triple: [UWC Atlantic College, firstOf, United World Colleges]

A. UWC Atlantic College
UWC Atlantic College is an international residential sixth-form college in Wales known for its rigorous International Baccalaureate program and emphasis on peace, sustainability, and global citizenship.
B. Universia
Universia is an Ibero-American university network and online platform that connects higher education institutions across Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries to promote collaboration, academic resources, and educational services.
C. Universitas 21
Universitas 21 is an international network of leading research-intensive universities that collaborate to promote global higher education and research excellence.
D. Council of International Schools
The Council of International Schools is a global membership organization that provides accreditation, professional development, and support services to international schools and higher education institutions committed to high-quality, internationally focused education.
E. United College
United College is an affiliated college of the University of Waterloo that provides academic programs, residence, and community-focused learning experiences for students.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United World Colleges
Target entity description: United World Colleges is a global educational movement of international schools and colleges dedicated to promoting peace, intercultural understanding, and social responsibility through the International Baccalaureate and experiential learning.

A. UWC Atlantic College
UWC Atlantic College is an international residential sixth-form college in Wales known for its rigorous International Baccalaureate program and emphasis on peace, sustainability, and global citizenship.
B. Universia
Universia is an Ibero-American university network and online platform that connects higher education institutions across Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries to promote collaboration, academic resources, and educational services.
C. Universitas 21
Universitas 21 is an international network of leading research-intensive universities that collaborate to promote global higher education and research excellence.
D. Council of International Schools
The Council of International Schools is a global membership organization that provides accreditation, professional development, and support services to international schools and higher education institutions committed to high-quality, internationally focused education.
E. United College
United College is an affiliated college of the University of Waterloo that provides academic programs, residence, and community-focused learning experiences for students.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (75)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	educational movement ⓘ international school network ⓘ non-profit organization ⓘ
abbreviation	UWC ⓘ
coreValue	action and personal example ⓘ celebration of difference ⓘ compassion ⓘ integrity ⓘ international understanding ⓘ mutual responsibility ⓘ personal challenge ⓘ personal responsibility ⓘ respect ⓘ respect for the environment ⓘ sense of idealism ⓘ service ⓘ
educationalApproach	International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme ⓘ experiential learning ⓘ outdoor education ⓘ service learning ⓘ
focusesOn	intercultural dialogue ⓘ peace education ⓘ sustainability education ⓘ
foundedInYear	1962 ⓘ
founder	Kurt Hahn ⓘ
fundingSource	government support ⓘ philanthropic donations ⓘ scholarships ⓘ
governedBy	International Board ⓘ
hasAdvisoryBody	UWC International Council ⓘ linked to: UWC
hasAlumni	Chico Mendes’ children ⓘ Julie Payette ⓘ King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands ⓘ linked to: Willem-Alexander Queen Noor of Jordan ⓘ
hasNetwork	UWC national committees ⓘ
hasPart	Li Po Chun UWC of Hong Kong ⓘ UWC Adriatic ⓘ UWC Atlantic College ⓘ UWC Changshu China ⓘ UWC Costa Rica ⓘ UWC Dilijan ⓘ UWC East Africa ⓘ UWC ISAK Japan ⓘ UWC Maastricht ⓘ UWC Mahindra College ⓘ UWC Mostar ⓘ UWC Pearson College ⓘ UWC Red Cross Nordic ⓘ UWC Robert Bosch College ⓘ UWC South East Asia ⓘ linked to: United World Colleges UWC Thailand ⓘ UWC USA ⓘ UWC of the Adriatic ⓘ linked to: UWC Adriatic Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa ⓘ linked to: Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa
headquartersCountry	United Kingdom ⓘ
headquartersLocation	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
legalForm	charity ⓘ
motto	UWC makes education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future ⓘ
offersProgram	secondary education ⓘ two-year pre-university education ⓘ
operatesIn	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ Oceania ⓘ South America ⓘ
purpose	promote intercultural understanding ⓘ promote peace ⓘ promote social responsibility ⓘ provide transformative education ⓘ
selectionBasis	merit ⓘ potential ⓘ
selectionPrinciple	need-blind admission in many national committees ⓘ
website	https://www.uwc.org ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

UWC Atlantic College → firstOf → United World Colleges ⓘ

Noor → memberOf → United World Colleges ⓘ

Lisa Najeeb Halaby → memberOf → United World Colleges (UWC) movement ⓘ