United World Colleges is a group of 10 colleges spread all over the world, will students from 77 different countries. The principle idea is to promote inter-racial peace and understanding through education at high-school level. The international baccalaureate examination at a high academic level is supported by a wide variety of social services in each local community. Students are selected solely on the basis of their qualifications in each subject and their personal qualities, and are sponsored by donations. In Denmark these donations are distributed by the UWC’s Danish National Committee.

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