Second Cohort of Uzbek Students Earn Places at UWC’s Global Schools
ERIELL Group, an international oilfield services group and Enter Engineering (“Enter”), one of the largest EPC contractors in Uzbekistan are pleased to announce a second cohort of Uzbek students has successfully gained places at United World Colleges (“UWC”) schools, due to organisational and financial support from both companies.
The UWC National Committee of Uzbekistan (“UWC Uzbekistan”) enables gifted Uzbek students to widen their horizons and study in UWC schools globally. The program is financially and operationally supported by both ERIELL and Enter and led by Nigora Ibadova – Advisor to the Chairman of ERIELL and Enter and the chairman of the national committee of UWC Uzbekistan.
After a rigorous, multi-phase process of selection overseen by UWC Uzbekistan with the ongoing support of ERIELL and Enter, 3 Uzbek students among 182 applicants, have successfully earned places at:
- UWC Dilijan (Armenia) – 2 students
- UWC Li Po Chun (Hong Kong) – 1 student
The three students follow in the footsteps of the inaugural cohort of eight Uzbek students, four of whom began their education at UWC schools in Italy, India, Hong Kong, and Great Britain, in September 2020 with the remaining four deferring their studies for next year.
Bakhtiyor Fazylov, Chairman of ERIELL Group and Enter Engineering, said:
“I congratulate the three students who have secured the brilliant opportunity to study at UWC schools in Armenia and Hong Kong. I have no doubt they will be excellent representatives of Uzbekistan.
“Uzbekistan is demographically the youngest country in Eurasia. Our companies ERIELL and Enter strongly support Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s policies focusing on the education and on new opportunities for the young, along with his recommendation that 2021 be declared the ‘Year of Supporting Youth and Strengthening the Health of the Population’.”
Founded in 1962, UWC’s network now has 10,786 students from over 160 countries in their 18 schools on four continents. UWC schools complement the high academic standards of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, which UWC helped develop, by prioritising experiential learning, community service and outdoor activities.
UWC’s President is HM Queen Noor of Jordan. Its alumni include Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and recently appointed Finance Minister of Canada and Jostein Solheim, former CEO of Ben & Jerry’s.
