The UWC Dilijan was listed among Forbes‘ compilation of top five schools created with the assistance of Russian billionaires.

Founded by Ruben Vardanyan and his wife Veronika Zonabend, the college is the 14th member of the UWC (United World Colleges) movement, one of seventeen colleges around the world. The college matriculated its first 96 IB1 students in September 2014.

Situated in a city of the same name in Armenia’s north, UWC Dilijan is a boarding school for talented children from around the world, Forbes says.

“After the entrance exams, the selection committee may send a student to study in another country that also hosts such a school from the same network.

“198 students from a total of 72 countries currently study at the school in Armenia,” Forbes said.

Also included in the list of schools established by billionnairs from Forbes’ “rating of the rich” are Letovo School (founded by Vadim Moshkovich), The First Moscow Private School (Elena Baturina), the educational center Sirius (Talent and Success foundation of Sergey Roldugin), as well as PERImeter educational and cultural center in Dagestan (Peri charity foundation of Russian billionaire Ziyaudin Magomedov), scheduled to open in September 2017.

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan wants for Azerbaijani students to likewise get an education at the United World Colleges (UWC) Dilijan College in Armenia.

The President expressed such a wish at Saturday’s official opening of this school.

“I’m confident that this day will come, and I want this day to come as soon as possible,” he added.

Sargsyan congratulated the College staff and students, and thanked all those who had assisted in the construction of this school.

“We [, Armenia,] are not planning on competing with anyone with natural resources and exploiting the mineral resources of one’s own country. Mineral resources are limited. We [, on the other hand,] will consistently develop the human capital,” the President specifically stated.

He added that since the UWC Dilijan College is an international school, students from a variety of countries will be getting an education there, and this will create new opportunities for Armenia.

Serzh Sargsyan also donated two books on Armenia’s monuments to the school, and formally unveiled the plaque of the UWC Dilijan College.

UWC Dilijan in Armenia included in Forbes’ top five schools

Armenia President hopes Azerbaijanis also study at UWC Dilijan College