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College/University Partners, Current Scholars, UWC High Schools, Education & Research, Social Impact, Interview/Profile
When Yuvraj Shah’s (United Kingdom, Li Po Chun UWC of Hong Kong, Middlebury ’26) grandfather migrated from India to Kenya in 1895, he joined more than 35,000 Indians who helped build East Africa’s infrastructure.
Alumni, College/University Partners, UWC High Schools, Health & Medicine, Social Impact, Technology, Interview/Profile
Cecilia Wallace (USA, UWC-USA, Oberlin College ’19) graduated with a biology major and computer science minor, launching a career dedicated to healthcare equity and serving vulnerable populations.
Alumni, College/University Partners, UWC High Schools, Education & Research, Social Impact, Interview/Profile
Rahul Sharma (India, UWC Mahindra, College of Idaho ’14) has been awarded a coveted research scholar position at The Metropolitan Museum of Art—an achievement he credits to his formative years in Caldwell, Idaho.
College/University Partners, Current Scholars, UWC High Schools, Business & Economics, Social Impact, Technology, Interview/Profile
When Rosalia Mwidege (Tanzania, UWC East Africa, Princeton University ’26) arrived at Princeton from Mbeya, Tanzania, she intended to major in economics.
College/University Partners, Current Scholars, UWC High Schools, Business & Economics, Social Impact, Technology, Interview/Profile
As the 5-Colleges Campus Director of the Hult Prize in 2024, Prince Bashangezi (Zimbabwe, UWC Southern Africa, Pomona College ’27) supported students across the Claremont colleges in applying for start-up funding through a competition partnering with the Clinton Global Initiative.
Alumni, College/University Partners, UWC High Schools, Politics & Law, Social Impact, Interview/Profile
Jingze Wang (China, UWC Atlantic, Bates College’24) says, “Studying abroad in Kyoto was the happiest time of my life, and it unexpectedly introduced me to what would become my lifelong passion.”
College/University Partners, Current Scholars, UWC High Schools, Politics & Law, Social Impact, Interview/Profile
From Réunion, a French island near Madagascar, Maellynn Karuranga’s (France, UWC Mahindra, Earlham ’26) path to international law began with a chance conversation.
College/University Partners, Current Scholars, UWC High Schools, Education & Research, Health & Medicine, Social Impact, Interview/Profile
A biophysics and critical diaspora studies double major, Eli Lesher (USA, UWC Thailand, Johns Hopkins University ’27) has immersed themself in humanitarian aid research at Johns Hopkins.
College/University Partners, Current Scholars, UWC High Schools, Politics & Law, Social Impact, Technology, Interview/Profile
As his family endured two months of Russian occupation in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine, “hearing explosions and constantly fearing for their life,” Ivan Dudiak (Ukraine, UWC East Africa, Harvey Mudd ’26) began to wonder if drones could be used to safely scan his homeland for landmines.
Alumni, College/University Partners, UWC High Schools, Social Impact, Technology, Interview/Profile
After he had earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in petroleum engineering at the University of Oklahoma, Raymos Kimanzi ’17 (Uganda, Waterford Kamhlaba UWC) felt torn. He wanted to build more experience in the U.S.’s well-developed oil and gas industry—but he also longed to be back home
