UWC Short Courses
Live the MUWCI experience
Please note that our Summer Programmes/UWC short courses are currently on pause, as the campus infrastructure is undergoing an upgrade.
A summer of experiential learning
An immersive, intensive, exciting series of socially relevant learning experiences
Our Summer Programmes started in 2009 with a mission to give the UWC experience to a broader audience. Students from around the world — Argentina, Colombia, the USA, Korea, and other countries — have attended our Summer Programmes since its inception.
Every year, young students from around the world enrol in our Summer Programmes to tackle important social issues such as social justice, sustainability, identity, and more in a first-hand UWC experience.
We’ve taken the best aspects of a UWC school — living in a diverse community; experiential education with a strong focus on real-world issues; engagement with causes we’re passionate about; and excellent teachers, facilitators, and partner organizations — and then put them into an immersive, intensive, exciting series of socially relevant learning experiences!
Applying for the Summer Programmes
Eligibility, deadlines, and application details
Who can apply?
Students between the ages of 16 to 19, who are currently enrolled in high school can apply. We consider requests to attend if you fall outside the specified age criteria on a case-to-case basis.
When?
Summer Programmes are usually organised in the month of June (all programmes will have different durations), and it is possible to combine back-to-back programmes for a truly immersive UWC experience.
Where?
These programmes are held on the MUWCI campus, however, in some cases, they may be held online or in hybrid mode (online and on campus).
Previous MUWCI Summer Programmes
Stories from our Summer Programme alumni
Kappiri Shrines
Mattancherry, Kochi We turn ominous corners steeped in historic moorings as brooding shadows creep into the nooks and crannies of the Gujarati Road. For Kochi’s most syncretised neighbourhood, Mattancherry evenings have an impressive affinity for quiet and...
Squirrels in Symmetry
Ahmedabad, Gujarat Not all squirrels are blessed. Dozens and dozens of them I had seen in my time in India — they were touched by Lord Rama. A bridge needed to be built. Lord Rama put to that task the monkey army, also called varanas. They were hefty creatures and...
To finding Nirvana in Delhi and writing Destiny in Rishikesh
Journeys to faraway places tend to awaken a longing in people to find answers. A longing for hope of an epiphany or for new revelations and realizations sneakily hidden behind crowded streets and soaring mountains. Even though I started my journey with the same hopes,...