Thank you for selecting United World Colleges for your application. We are thrilled to welcome you as a prospective candidate and extend our best wishes for your journey ahead.
This section contains important information regarding the application process. Please read it carefully. If you have any questions, please contact application@mz.uwc.org and we will do our best to answer them as quickly as we can.
Please allow 3-4 hours in total to complete this application. You have the flexibility to save your progress at any point and return to it at your convenience.
We strongly recommend that you review both the selection process information on our website and the application guide before you begin filling it out. This will ensure that you are well-prepared and informed about the entire process.
SELECTIONS PROCESS OVERVIEW
You are applying to study at one of 18 United World Colleges for two years, which will see you gain an International Baccalaureate Diploma. This is equivalent to the final two years of high school.
This is the first of five stages of the selections process. You will be asked to fill out the application. You will also be required to answer a number of questions about yourself, write a series of short essays, and provide us with references from your teacher and activity leader. These will then be assessed by us, and a number of candidates will be shortlisted.
The application form, as well as all references, must be in English or Portuguese. We will not accept applications written in any other language.
If you are shortlisted, you will be invited to the second stage of selections, which will involve you attending a personal assessment in January 2025. The assessment will consist of a series of activities and tasks for you to complete and will take place either online, or in person. UWC Mozambique will then allocate the successful applicants to colleges in April/May 2025. Students will then attend their UWCs from September 2025 (or January 2026 in the case of Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa).
UWC SELECTION CRITERIA
Each of our schools and colleges has its own distinct character and identity, influenced by their host country, the specific setting, cultural context and their community. What makes each one of them a UWC is a deliberately diverse student body, with students coming from all over the world, bringing with them very different backgrounds to learn and live together - and their joined mission to make education a force for peace and sustainability.
Each year, we look for applicants to join our schools, who bring the following:
Intellectual curiosity and motivation: You love learning about the world around you - both inside and outside the classroom. You have at least one academic area that you are passionate about, and would like to explore further. You are able to recognise global and local issues, and analyse them critically.
Active commitment: You share UWC’s values and show a commitment to follow UWC’s code of conduct. You have humility and the ability to listen to, and value, other people’s opinions. You appreciate that although others may have different points of view, they may also be right. You promote UWC’s values in your daily life, and act as a global citizen of the world.
Social competence: You interact respectfully with others, understanding and appreciating their viewpoints and perspectives, and you are able to work within a team to find solutions to problems. You know how to express yourself appropriately in different situations and to different people.
Resilience, self-awareness and independence: You can look after yourself physically and emotionally during challenging situations, for example in a boarding school environment. You have developed good coping strategies, and you are not easily overwhelmed. You also know when to ask for help for yourself, and for others.
Personal responsibility and integrity: You can express and examine your own values, and you are ready to contrast and reflect on them in comparison to the values of others. The way you behave within your family and community reflects your values and beliefs. You can communicate your own needs and are mindful of those of others, demonstrating a sense of communal responsibility.
Academic robustness: You have the potential to meet the rigorous demands of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme or the International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme.
PARENTAL CONSENT
We will need one of your parents or guardians to fill out the parental consent form which forms part of this application.
AGE REQUIREMENTS
- Applicants must be at least 16 years of age by 1 September 2025.
- Applicants must be at most 17 years of age by 1 September 2025.
DEADLINE
The deadline for submitting your application is the 29th of November 2024 at 11:59PM CAT. We will only assess your application if by that point:
- You have filled out all sections of the application;
- Your parents/guardians have sent us their consent form;
- Your referees have submitted their references.
- You have clicked ‘Submit’ at the end of the application and have received a confirmation email from us.
We will send reminders to both you and your referees to ensure that your application is submitted by the deadline.
Please utilize this guide to aid you in completing all sections of the application form.
UWC Mozambique 2025-2027
Thank you for selecting United World Colleges for your application. We are thrilled to welcome you as a prospective candidate and extend our best wishes for your journey ahead.
This section contains important information regarding the application process. Please read it carefully. If you have any questions, please contact application@mz.uwc.org and we will do our best to answer them as quickly as we can.
Please allow 3-4 hours in total to complete this application. You have the flexibility to save your progress at any point and return to it at your convenience.
We strongly recommend that you review both the selection process information on our website and the application guide before you begin filling it out. This will ensure that you are well-prepared and informed about the entire process.
SELECTIONS PROCESS OVERVIEW
You are applying to study at one of 18 United World Colleges for two years, which will see you gain an International Baccalaureate Diploma. This is equivalent to the final two years of high school.
This is the first of five stages of the selections process. You will be asked to fill out the application. You will also be required to answer a number of questions about yourself, write a series of short essays, and provide us with references from your teacher and activity leader. These will then be assessed by us, and a number of candidates will be shortlisted.
The application form, as well as all references, must be in English or Portuguese. We will not accept applications written in any other language.
If you are shortlisted, you will be invited to the second stage of selections, which will involve you attending a personal assessment in January 2025. The assessment will consist of a series of activities and tasks for you to complete and will take place either online, or in person. UWC Mozambique will then allocate the successful applicants to colleges in April/May 2025. Students will then attend their UWCs from September 2025 (or January 2026 in the case of Waterford Kamhlaba UWC of Southern Africa).
UWC SELECTION CRITERIA
Each of our schools and colleges has its own distinct character and identity, influenced by their host country, the specific setting, cultural context and their community. What makes each one of them a UWC is a deliberately diverse student body, with students coming from all over the world, bringing with them very different backgrounds to learn and live together - and their joined mission to make education a force for peace and sustainability.
Each year, we look for applicants to join our schools, who bring the following:
Intellectual curiosity and motivation: You love learning about the world around you - both inside and outside the classroom. You have at least one academic area that you are passionate about, and would like to explore further. You are able to recognise global and local issues, and analyse them critically.
Active commitment: You share UWC’s values and show a commitment to follow UWC’s code of conduct. You have humility and the ability to listen to, and value, other people’s opinions. You appreciate that although others may have different points of view, they may also be right. You promote UWC’s values in your daily life, and act as a global citizen of the world.
Social competence: You interact respectfully with others, understanding and appreciating their viewpoints and perspectives, and you are able to work within a team to find solutions to problems. You know how to express yourself appropriately in different situations and to different people.
Resilience, self-awareness and independence: You can look after yourself physically and emotionally during challenging situations, for example in a boarding school environment. You have developed good coping strategies, and you are not easily overwhelmed. You also know when to ask for help for yourself, and for others.
Personal responsibility and integrity: You can express and examine your own values, and you are ready to contrast and reflect on them in comparison to the values of others. The way you behave within your family and community reflects your values and beliefs. You can communicate your own needs and are mindful of those of others, demonstrating a sense of communal responsibility.
Academic robustness: You have the potential to meet the rigorous demands of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme or the International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme.
PARENTAL CONSENT
We will need one of your parents or guardians to fill out the parental consent form which forms part of this application.
AGE REQUIREMENTS
- Applicants must be at least 16 years of age by 1 September 2025.
- Applicants must be at most 17 years of age by 1 September 2025.
DEADLINE
The deadline for submitting your application is the 29th of November 2024 at 11:59PM CAT. We will only assess your application if by that point:
- You have filled out all sections of the application;
- Your parents/guardians have sent us their consent form;
- Your referees have submitted their references.
- You have clicked ‘Submit’ at the end of the application and have received a confirmation email from us.
We will send reminders to both you and your referees to ensure that your application is submitted by the deadline.
Please utilize this guide to aid you in completing all sections of the application form.