Trinis awarded UWC schols
THREE students have been awarded scholarships at the United World Colleges (UWC), which offers a unique pre-university experience for young people between the ages of 15 and 18, dedicated to boosting international understanding and cooperation. The sponsors UWC (Trust) TT in collaboration with the Venezuelan Embassy, the CDB, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Schlumberge and CMMB said the process was highly competitive and was awarded based on merit alone. The recipients are Ashley Jaghroo of Naparima Girls’ High School who recieves a full scholarship funded by the Schlumberge Foundation to the Lester B Pearson, UWC, Canada; Khadija Watche of North Eastern College who also received a full scholarship funded by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to the Simon Bolivar, UWC, Venezuela and Sarah-Leigh Gouralal a student of the Naparima Girls’ High School who recieved a scholarship funded by Li Po Chun UWC and CMMB to the Li Po Chun UWC, in Hong Kong. There are ten UWC’s where students at nine of them study towards the International Baccalaureate (IB) for two years. At the college in Venezuela, students obtain an Agricultural Farm Management Diploma in three years. The IB is well recognised all over the world and gives access to universities in 110 countries, including the UWI.
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