Our alumni network is a testament to the enduring nature of the UWC experience. With over 3,900 alumni scattered across the globe, the community remains active and engaged long after leaving Duino.
Many continue to seek meaningful ways to stay involved and support the College, whether through financial contributions or by delivering talks or mentoring students intending to pursue similar careers.
A special reunion open to alumni who graduated up to 1992 in Duino and to the early staff members who helped shape the life and spirit of the College in its formative years.
We are delighted to invite our alumni community -particularly those who graduated up to 1992 – to a special reunion in Duino, dedicated to the early staff members who helped shape the life and spirit of the College in its formative years.
Taking place from 3 to 5 October 2026, and coinciding with the UNESCO-designated World Teachers’ Day, the gathering will offer a meaningful opportunity to reconnect, reflect, and celebrate the lasting impact of those who guided not only your academic journeys but also your personal growth.
The programme will culminate in the Opening Ceremony of the College (on Monday 5 October 2026), creating a shared moment of recognition and gratitude. Alumni are warmly encouraged to join us for this unique occasion.
Reunions are usually held yearly in July, when alumni celebrating 10, 20, 30 or 40 years from graduation return to Duino and contribute to new scholarships for the incoming UWC Adriatic generation.
All alumni, of course, are invited to attend regardless of their year of graduation.
For further information, email us.
In 2026 we hosted four reunions: the 30 Year Reunion (generations 1994-96 & 1995-97) & the 25 Year Reunion (generations 1998-00 & 1999-01); the 40 Year Reunion (generations 1984-86 & 1985-87). Alongside the 40th Reunion, we also hosted a group of European UWC USA alumni (14-16 & 15-17), who will celebrated 10 years since their graduation.
Thanks to the generosity of our alumni, this year’s Reunion Gift Campaign has raised the funds needed to cover the first year of Marah’s scholarship.
Marah, a student from Syria, will now be able to join UWC Adriatic in Duino this August and begin her UWC journey.
To everyone who contributed: thank you. Your support has already opened the door to a life-changing opportunity.
We now ask you to help us complete Marah’s scholarship by contributing towards the cost of her second year.
Carolina Melis
Cleo Diakouraki
Douwe van der Stroom
Leon Khachatryan
Cesare Onestini
Many alumni continue to seek meaningful ways to stay involved and support the College, whether through financial contributions or by serving on their UWC National Committees, contributing to finding new generations of UWC students. Others visit Duino as often as they can, enjoy meeting students and teachers and deliver talks or mentor students intending to pursue similar careers.
Fully aware of the opportunity that the college has offered them, our alumni constitute the vast majority of the college’s individual donors, generously giving their support every year to enable future students to follow in their footsteps.
All individual donations of €1,000 and above are matched by the Annual Fund Challenge Committee, a group of donors who jointly challenge the UWC Adriatic community to support the College’s fundraising campaigns.
Whether you attended UWC Adriatic with us here in Duino or any of the other UWC colleges we are all part of one big UWC family and we want to keep in touch!
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