* Deputy of the 13th National People’s Congress of People’s Republic of China

* National Self-Improvement Model

* Outstanding Talent Award of Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province of China (Highest talent award in Suzhou city recognizing someone who has made outstanding contributions to social development in different fields.)

Mark Wang escaped the jaws of death from “Yinchuan 7.23 Air Crash” that happened in Yinchuan city, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China on July 23, 1993.

Aged 12, he suffered great pain from serious injuries and almost lost his mobility. After a 5-year rehabilitation training and determined academic self-study in China Rehabilitation Research Center, he was admitted to United World Colleges (hereinafter referred to as UWC) Red Cross Nordic in 1998 and became the first international student from Mainland China. In 1999, Mark Wang won two gold medals in the 36th World Skiing Championships for Disabled Athletes.

Mark Wang gradually became a household name in Norway because of his moving deeds; he is also affectionately called a Chinese Hero by the Norwegian people.

A chapter of Mark Wang’s autobiographical novel, “Reborn from the Fire, Fly to the Sky”(撐起生命的藍(lán)天》，please note that the English translation version of the composition has not been published.）is selected and adapted as part of the Chinese textbook for public secondary schools in Shanghai Education Edition. His story was also adapted in TV dramas and melodramas, which inspired more and more people.

Wang has been carving out his career in Scandinavia and China. His prodigious entrepreneurial flair shapes himself as a pioneer on expanding UWC brand, and his start-ups experiences lay the foundation for his success.

Wang had been working on building and starting up a UWC in Mainland China since he graduated from UWC Red Cross Nordic in 2000. Fifteen years’ persistent efforts made his dream come true.  United World Colleges Changshu China, the first UWC in Mainland China was established in 2015. In recent years, UWC Changshu China has achieved gratifying results on educational projects. Various teaching innovations have been carried out orderly ad have attracted much attention form the education industry. In order to further expand the UWC brand influence in the society and help more Chinese students experience high-quality international education, China World Academy (hereinafter referred to as CWA) took advantage of the situation and “came to life” with this trend on 23 August 2019.

From 1995 to 2011, Wang Yi worked as a Global Managing Partner in New York, Toronto, and Shanghai offices of McKinsey & Company for China’s banking and securities business. After 4 years, Wang Yi served as a Managing Director of Goldman Sachs and therefore facilitated the cooperation between Goldman Sachs and Beijing Gaohua Securities on onshore asset management in Mainland China.

He, Mark Wang and one other alumnus co-founded UWC Changshu China in 2015, and then they jointly established CWA. At present, Wang Yi is the executive director of Harvard Center Shanghai, responsible for Harvard University’s programs in China. Besides, Wang has dedicated his time and energy. He has also set up a university scholarship program for underprivileged minority girls of Huaguang Girls’ High School that specializes in providing quality education for underprivileged students in Nanning city, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China.

Member of the UWC National Committee of China (as a Selection Coordinator)

Qualified lawyer in Hong Kong and the U.K

Wesley Chiu, a financial sponsor of "UWC Go Make A Difference" program, provides funds to encourage UWC graduates around the world to organize service community projects. He also supports the establishment of CWA’s community service projects and voluntary education.

He worked at Svenska Cellu Aktiebolaget (hereinafter referred to as SCA), a global leading company of consumer goods and tissue, as a General Counsel Asia Pacific. Wesley was also a Board Director of Vinda (HKSE 3331), one of the leading tissue companies in China and was hired as an external postgraduate programme faculty at the Law School of Shanghai Jiaotong University.

Apart from serving at CWA and UWC, Wesley devotes himself to public welfare especially in education. He worked as one of the pioneers and leaders of Project Voluntary Online, a non-profit organization where more than 2000 volunteers have provided quality education to the left-behind children from over 20 remote rural areas in China through online real-time interactive classes.

Mr. Aupoix has accumulated more than 25 years of international education experience. He holds degrees and diplomas from Western Brittany and Grenoble University (France), Lancaster University (UK) and Cornell (USA). He started his career at St Clare’s College Oxford where he moved up the academic steps while developing expertise in the IB Language B examination system. He eventually became IBO Deputy Chief Examiner for French B. He then worked in different schools around the world (Switzerland, Syria, West and Central Africa) at various management levels. He has rich experience in starting up new schools, implementing IBDP authorization and reinforcing IB continuum.

Ms. Isabel Xu possesses more than two decades of teaching and management experience within public schools in both China and the UK, private bilingual schools and international schools for expatriates in China. She has held prestigious positions such as Chinese Principal at Yew Chung International School of Shanghai (Puxi Campus), Principal at Nord Anglia Chinese International School Shanghai, and Educational Director at Asia International Schools Ltd., the operating company for Harrow International Schools, Harrow LiDe Schools, and Harrow Little Lions Early Childhood Education Centers. Ms. Xu serves as an examiner for the IB Diploma Programme's Chinese B course and a member of the accreditation team for the Council of International Schools.

Senior high school mathematics teacher, leader of the mathematics subject in Changshu City, outstanding educator in Suzhou City. Previously awarded the title of "Excellent Leader in Suzhou Who Relies Wholeheartedly on Faculty and Staff to Run Schools" and the "Third-Class Merit" by the Changshu Municipal People's Government. Formerly served as the principal and secretary of Meili High School in Changshu.