TRAINING FOR LEADERSHIP

International baccalaureate scholarships

The collaboration of the Rafael del Pino Foundation with the Foundation of the Spanish Committee of United World Colleges has made it possible each year from 2001 to 2008 to provide a scholarship to finance the studies of an IB student for two years.

The main aim of these scholarships is to help to bring together young people from different countries, beliefs and cultures in order to educate them in the ideals of universal harmony and understanding.

The student awarded a scholarship by the Rafael del Pino Foundation for the two-year period 2008-2010 is Jorge Hernández Barriuso, who is studying at the United World College of the Atlantic (United Kingdom).

The United World Colleges were founded in 1963 by the educator Kurt Hahn. The Foundation of the Spanish Committee of United World Colleges was set up on 11 November 1996 under the patronage of the King and Queen of Spain and the chairmanship of HRH Don Carlos de Borbón, Infante de España. They currently consist of twelve colleges all over the world where pre-university students from different countries can go for two years to study the international baccalaureate. These studies lead to a diploma that gives admission to universities all over the world.

In addition to facing the academic demands and the challenges posed by living with students from other countries and cultures, the students of United World Colleges must make a commitment to the community by performing social and humanitarian services.

Given the interest of the programme and its relevance to the objectives of the Rafael del Pino Foundation, the Foundation has decided to continue providing support for the United World Colleges in 2009-2011.