In partnership with The United World College in Mostar 48 School year 2017/2018 News Contents 48 NEWS COLLEGE EVENTS A word from 3 International Day of Tolerance - a 13 UWC Mostar – the lighthouse of cooperation with OSCE Mission to education the editor... BiH 13 Promotion at the Education Fair 4 Šantić Residence and Diplomatic Winter Bazaar in am pleased to introduce the 4 €1 Alumni Giving Campaign Sarajevo first 2018 edition of the UWC 4 Cooperation with Booking.com - 14 Successful international Mostar Newsletter. This edition going on holiday and supporting cooperation continues the tradition of shar- UWC Mostar 14 History, Culture and Politics of ing UWC values and mission, INTERNATIONAL DAY OF TOLERANCE Switzerland at UWC Mostar Ipresenting articles on topics of inter- 5 Project weeks 2017 est related to the academic and ex- 6 Praise for organization of the 14 Workshops for Mostar Student - A COOPERATION WITH OSCE MISSION TO BIH tracurricular activities and projects at European Researchers’ Night in Council UWC Mostar. You can enjoy stories mostar 15 Supporting a good cause related to student organized events, SCE Mission to Bosnia and promotion of tolerance, multiculturalism of Mostar” said Valentina Mindoljević, success of our alumni as well as the 8 Helping people in need – UWCiM x Herzegovina in cooperation and respect. UWC Mostar Headmistress. Head Adviser great impact UWC Mostar brings to Refugees in Serbia ALUMNI STORIES with civil society coalitions and UWC Mostar students participated in of the City of Mostar Radmila Komadina the local community with organiza- 10 UWC X Campus Volunteers in 16 Interview: Learn, Earn and Return organizations marked the Inter- the event with traditional dances from stated that our city can be a great example tion of events intended for both Onational Day of Tolerance in Mostar. Brazil, Nepal and Scotland as well as a of promoting tolerance and respect of Mostar local and international community 17 UWC Mostar alumna – recepient of Coalition in Mostar “Super citizens” has performance of a song of the Nordic people diversity. of Mostar. 12 Mapping the medieval monuments the International Student Award very successfully worked on a number of Saami and a beautiful recital from the 11th “City of Mostar greatly supports the in Herzegovina The first issue of the re-designed 16 Alumni Holiday Event projects, including the first half-marathon Century about tolerance and peace. initiatives of young people and NGOs and Newsletter will be directly linked to in Mostar, and many exchanges with other ‘’This is also a way that UWC Mostar is open for cooperation and projects that our official social media platforms, Thank you to Ms Jelena Athanasiou and balkanlifestylesite.wordpress.com for cooperation. cities and organizations. The International students help the process of integration contribute to the promotion of tolerance”, making it available to a wider audi- Day of Tolerance is closely linked to the and development of tolerance in the City concluded Ms Komadina. ence at any time. With the new year UWC Mostar also introduced a new monthly segment - "UWC Mostar in the media", which presents the most important monthly media coverages and stories of UWC Mostar's work and impact. You can subscribe by visiting our official webpage www. uwcmostar.ba. You are always welcome to con- nect with us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, or by email adla.velagic@ uwcim.uwc.org and share the UWC spirit! Adla Curic PR & Communications 2 UWC Mostar Newsletter 48 School year 2017/2018 3 News News Šantić Residence PROJECT WEEKS IN 2017 tudents organize and participate students, and experience traveling. Let’s talk about Babushkas, Volunteering in weeklong projects — Project Projects weeks are enjoyable and reward- with Refugee Aid Serbia, Collaboration As a part of the long term plan of owning funds for the construction of the student Cooperation with Weeks — around BiH and the region ing, but can also be challenging. There is not and volunteering for the United Nations student residences in Mostar, funds were residence, now known as "Šantić residence" to extend UWC learning into the much that unifies project weeks: each one Development Programme, Robo star, Be a raised in order for the College to secure a (due to be completed in 2019). Booking.com - Sreal world. The possibilities of Project Weeks has its own unique character and strengths, green kid, Dig that man, Explore Tuzla with building with close proximity to the Gimna- It is through support of our donors that range from direct action, such as building and is right for a different student. us, Permaculture at Nesto Vise, Biking, Make zija building/UWC Mostar. The building will we can make the dream of growing the UWC going on holiday houses, to exploring street art in Sarajevo, to Project weeks 2017 included some amaz- Me a Sandwich, Stecak project - mapping me- be transformed into a student residence, community in Mostar possible! adventure-hiking. Be open to opportunities! ing activities and events: Youthful vision of dieval necropolis of Herzegovina, Challenge which will accommodate 55 students. We and supporting Every UWC has its own version of project Bosnia, Photography workshop with SOS Kin- your limits mindfully, Sport, Fun and Nature are very excited to be able to secure our For all inquiries on donations please con- weeks and these valuable experiences are dergarten in Tuzla, Traditional woodworking at Elaphiti island; Lopud, Bosnian-Swedish second student residence and a campaign tact: [email protected] or visit UWC Mostar part of what makes us different from many in Croatia, Unity makes us stronger - IB col- exchange, Expanding UWC reach – Macedo- has been launched and shared with parents, uwcmostar.ba/giving IB schools, allowing you to discover the area laboration, Poetical Herzegovina Landscapes, nia, Heaven on Balkan – Montenegro, Marine cooperants and friends in order to raise We are very excited to announce that surrounds you, bond with your fellow Hiking in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Vukovar, biology, The beholding eye. that UWC Mostar has recently signed a cooperation contract with Booking.com! If you use this link to reserve accommodation on Booking.com, they will automatically donate a percentage of their service fee to UWC Mostar. This fund will support the travel costs for our scholarship students! Every successful accommodation booking made through our UWC Mostar micropage on Booking.com will result in a small donation for our school. More specifically, the funds will go into the 'travel fund' for stu- dents with demonstrated financial need from conflict and post-conflict areas. If you want to support UWC Mostar by bringing together students from over 60 countries worldwide, and travel the world - please book the accommodation for your next jour- ney using the this link. €1 Alumni Giving Campaign he campaign aimed at UWC Mostar to provide scholarships for 75% of the students We are incredibly grateful for the contribu- alumni donations of €1 per month with in the long term. tion of those who have signed up, but as we the purpose of building an alumni en- Up to the end of August (the financial year- have only about 8% of our alumni signed up, dowment for the ‘Bridge to the Future’ end for the endowment) we had: we clearly have more work to do! We really TEndowment Fund. • 68 individual donors donating hope that you will join in and that you will With help of donors, the Endowment has • 53 recurring donations ranging from €1 to encourage your student cohort in joining the been able to increase the number of scholar- €10 (or other currencies) per month campaign: ships from 11 to 16 in the current year and there • In total €1,608 in donations through the are now in total 27 students at UWC Mostar campaign in 3 months http://www.mostarendowment.com/alumni. with a scholarship from the ‘Bridge to the • For the recurring donations, it would approxi- html Future’ Endowment. The plan is to raise funds mate to €3,216 a year 4 UWC Mostar Newsletter 48 School year 2017/2018 5 News News PRAISE FOR ORGANIZATION OF THE EUROPEAN RESEARCHERS’ NIGHT IN MOSTAR Six BH cities -Mostar, Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Bijeljina, Goražde and Travnik joined over one million people who celebrate science in over 300 cities of Europe. uropean Researchers Night in Mostar was once again suc- cessfully organized by UWC and provided an opportunity for promotion of science, scientists, fun games, experiments and competitions. The programme included workshops, presenta- tions, interactive activities, lectures and science fun. The event Ewas officially opened by the Minister of education and science Ms Elvira Dilberović and UWC Mostar headmistress Valentina Mindoljević. Guests and visitors had an opportunity to meet scientists, explore different innovations, scientific researches and projects, but also attend interesting lectures and experiments. Spanish square hosted a number of promotional booths and competition for high school and elementary school students. Along with water rockets, treasure hunts and artistic exhibitions with the topic of science, this year’s programme included a robot and formula 1 presentation. The best scientific projects were awarded at an official ceremony which took place at the Federal Govern- ment building in Mostar. The successful realization of the event was supported by project part- ners: Federal Ministry of Education and Science, City of Mostar, University Džemal Bijedić Mostar, Faculty of Engineering and IT – University of Mostar,