For Kumba Seddu, the deadly 2014-15 Ebola crisis in her homeland may have pointed her toward a pathway for making a difference.

A biology major and premed student, Nathanael works as a residential advisor to younger students and is a leader in the campus Christian Fellowship.

Majoring in history and biology, Rebecca Konijnenberg assumed she’d need to choose a career path in either science or the humanities. But when she began studying the ocean in some depth, her interests began to converge.

“The moment I came to Hood, I realized that this is a great opportunity—I’m going to use it to the fullest,” says Ana Filipovic (Bosnia & Herzegovina, UWC in Mostar, Hood College ’16).

Paul- Miki’s innovation — an inexpensive, solar-powered cell-phone charger — could create new opportunities all over his home continent.

Having grown up as a member of Vietnam’s largest ethnic group, Linh Tran came to Brown wondering how to make a difference for those from less-developed regions of her country.

As glaciers melt and sea levels rise, “At the core of a sustainable future is green and nonpolluting power and electricity production,” writes David Urnes Johnson (Norway, Red Cross Nordic UWC, U. Florida ’11).

“It’s really hard for people of color to get the opportunities or train themselves as software developers,” EJ explains. “I try to help them build the confidence they need, and look out for side projects they can work on.

“Stories have been a vital part of every single culture since the beginning of humanity — this is how we make sense of the world around us,” says Weronika Jurkiewicz (Poland,
Li Po Chun UWC, Columbia ’15).

Zaheena Rasheed (Maldives, Mahindra UWC, Middlebury ’11.5) is a working journalist in one of the world’s most dangerous places to be a working journalist.

During a recent visit to the UWC of South East Asia, program co-founder Shelby Davis shared some words of wisdom with the students.

Working in India for Africair, Inc., a Florida-based firm that provides over 70 countries with U.S.-made equipment such as aircraft and all-terrain vehicles, Hormuz serves clients as regional manager for East Africa and the Indian Ocean islands.

When he was eight years old, Charles Benson Data Alemi fled the war in southern Sudan, his homeland.

“Creativity has to exist in the engineering mind-set. If you don’t get a little creative, you can’t possibly improve what already exists,” says Union engineering major Hristina Milojevic.

Shelby and Gale Davis continue to support leadership and the UWC movement with a $15M donation to the Davis-UWC IMPACT program.

“I just follow my interests, and it’s worked out for me,” says Lake Forest College senior Akua Agyei. “I’ve learned to listen, and to observe what’s going on around me before I act.”

Growing up in rural Uganda, Muyambi Muyambi (Uganda, UWC Red Cross Nordic, Bucknell University ’11) saw that a durable, simple bicycle can change a life.

UWC alumni gather at the 2014 Clinton Global Initiative University conference at the University of Phoenix, Arizona. 

Habibullah Rezai embarked on an incredible journey in pursuit of higher education, leaving behind his family in Afghanistan.

A Zawya article celebrates the growing global scope of the UWC movement, including the voices of students whose lives were transformed by the program.

Joining forces with Clinton Global Initiative University, Davis UWC Scholars are making commitments to projects to improve lives around the world. 

As an Albright Institute Fellow, Wellesley senior Siwen Chen helped prepare an in-depth briefing on meeting global energy demands

Pranav Ramkrishnan harnessed his technological skills to make medical care more efficient through the use of mobile phones. 

In the global United World College community, Astrid Stuth has an uncommon distinction: she’s a second-generation UWC graduate.

Ajla Karajko built a playground to bring together a war-damaged community in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

St. Olaf College celebrates its UWC Davis Scholars and the abundance of insights and global experiences that they bring to the educational community.

Samantha Wai Sze Wong led a team of students in developing markets for energy-efficient radar technology developed at the University of Oklahoma.

Aaron Bos-Lun is not waiting until he graduates from Wheaton College to apply the UWC mission.

Anjali Appadurai was chosen from hundreds of youth to deliver their final statement to the UN climate-change summit. Her speech made global news.

Fabiola Miakassissa has had a tremendous impact on her classmates—bringing a very different perspective from the developing world.